Plymouth Grove Hotel
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Vacant (2003–2016)
Restaurant (2016–present)
Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, England
| Plymouth Grove Hotel | |
|---|---|
,_Plymouth_Grove,_Chorlton-on-Medlock,_Manchester_(NHLE_Code_1271094)_(April_2024)_(1).jpg) The building in 2024 | |
  Location within Greater Manchester | |
| Alternative names | Plymouth Grove Chinese Restaurant |
| General information | |
| Type | Hotel-pub (1873–2003) Vacant (2003–2016) Restaurant (2016–present) |
| Location | Plymouth Grove, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, England |
| Coordinates | 53°27′52″N 2°13′24″W / 53.4645°N 2.2232°W |
| Year built | 1873 |
| Renovated | 1887 (extended) c. 2013–2016 (converted) |
| Design and construction | |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Plymouth Grove Hotel |
| Designated | 3 October 1974 |
| Reference no. | 1271094 |
The Plymouth Grove Hotel is a Grade II listed former hotel and public house on Plymouth Grove in Chorlton-on-Medlock, an inner city area of Manchester, England. Built in the early 1870s and later incorporated into the Boddingtons Brewery estate, it closed in 2003 and remained derelict for more than a decade before reopening as a restaurant in 2016.
According to one source, the Plymouth Grove Hotel was built in 1871 for Michael Cummins.[1] However, its official listing gives a construction date of 1873,[2] with extension work undertaken in 1887 for Eliza Jane Cummins.[3] The pub later became part of the Boddingtons Brewery estate, although the date at which it entered the tied estate is not recorded in the available sources.[4]
The building is shown on 1890s and 1920s Ordnance Survey maps as a hotel and a public house, respectively.[5][6]
Imagery from the 1950s shows that the building was then surrounded by housing.[7]
On 3 October 1974, the pub was designated a Grade II listed building.[2]
The building was closed and vacant from 2003,[4] and although Manchester City Council granted planning permission in 2005 for the conversion of the property into ten flats, the scheme was never implemented. The building subsequently fell into disrepair, was boarded up, and became a target for vandalism.[8] In August 2011, Greater Manchester Police raided the derelict premises and discovered a cannabis‑growing operation inside.[8]
The property changed ownership in March 2012, and revised proposals submitted in late 2013 set out plans for a 128-seat restaurant on the ground and first floors, with storage and toilets in the basement and two apartments on the upper floors. The building reopened in 2016 as a Chinese restaurant following restoration.[8]
