The ghost of the Unity
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The ghost of the Unity by Gerald England as part of the Geograph project.
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The ghost of the Unity
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 24 May 2016
The Unity Inn Image closed in 2011 and has since been converted into housing. If you look carefully above the bricked-up doorway the ghost sign: UNITY INN Robinsons can just be made out. Originally a bakehouse by 1869 it had become a beerhouse. It gained the sign the "Unity" in 1880 when James Barraclough kept the house due it being congregated by people from different walks of life. It was once popular with actors from the Theatre Royal. It only got a full licence in 1962 and at the time of its closure was a Robinsons' pub.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.449756
Longitude
-2.079012