Former Pitt & Nelson
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Former Pitt & Nelson
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 24 Nov 2009
The former Pitt and Nelson pub on the corner of Market Street and Old Street. It was one of the oldest pubs in Ashton, dating from 1685, when this corner was the junction of the roads from Manchester and Oldham. Originally it was The Smithies Arms then The Grapes and The White Hart. It became the Pitt and Nelson in 1807, shortly after the deaths of Admiral Lord Nelson and Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger. It closed sometime after 1989 and was later re-born as The Bedroom night club. http://ashton-under-lyne.blogspot.com/2008/05/pitt-and-nelson_23.html Since then its license has been revoked and the building has been boarded up for nearly two years. It looks set to reopen as retail premises.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.488667
Longitude
-2.091443