Circus Tavern, Manchester
| Circus Tavern | |
|---|---|
 Circus Tavern on Portland Street, Manchester | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Public house |
| Address | 86 Portland Street, Manchester, M1 4GX |
| Coordinates | 53°28′40″N 2°14′24″W / 53.477766°N 2.239972°W |
| Year(s) built | Late 18th century or early 19th century with later extension[1] |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Circus Tavern and attached railings |
| Designated | 6 June 1994 |
| Reference no. | 1247057 |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access | Manchester Piccadilly |
| Website | |
| circustavern | |
The Circus Tavern on Portland Street in Manchester, England, is the smallest public house in the city, with one of the smallest bars in the country.[2]
History
[edit]Built in about 1790 and originally a house,[3] it is one of the oldest pubs in Manchester, although it only became a pub in about 1840.[4][5] The pub is owned by Tetley's, a Yorkshire brewery, and contains photographs of former Manchester United players who frequented the pub, including George Best.[6][7]
On 6 June 1994, it was designated as a Grade II listed building.[1][8]
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Historic England. "Circus Tavern and Attached Railings (1247057)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ Cooper (2005), p. 32
- ^ "Circus Tavern, Manchester". CAMRA. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ "The smallest bar in Europe", Visit Britain, 30 May 2011, retrieved 29 November 2017
- ^ Page & Littlechild (2017), p. 157
- ^ Gale, Robert (19 October 2012), "The Circus Tavern, Manchester", Travels with Beer, archived from the original on 1 December 2017, retrieved 29 November 2017
- ^ Bourne, Dianne (26 March 2017), "Manchester's biggest pub and smallest bar – how do they measure up?", Manchester Evening News, retrieved 29 November 2017
- ^ W., Kaleigh (25 September 2015), "Manchester's must-visit listed pubs", TimeOut, retrieved 29 November 2017
Bibliography
[edit]- Cooper, Glynis (2005), The Wharncliffe Companion to Manchester: An A–Z of Local History, Wharncliffe Books, ISBN 978-1-903425-74-9
- Page, Phil; Littlechild, Ian (2017), Secret Manchester, Amberley Publishing, ISBN 978-1-4456-4028-0
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