Bulls Head Hotel, Sale
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Bulls Head Hotel, Sale
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 30 Apr 2021
The Bull's Head dates back to 1809. The inn is thought to have been named after the Massey family, the first 'lords of the manor' of Sale, as a bull's head was part of the family crest. The Public Health Acts of 1848 and 1875 ignited a nationwide movement to improve roads, drainage, and sewerage facilities. School Road was just a narrow lane in the 1800s. Keen to widen the thoroughfare, the Sale Local Board bought part of the Bull's Head property and then had it demolished to enable the widening of the road. George Hardy – of Hardy's, the local brewery company – purchased the land in 1878 and rebuilt the Bull's Head the following year, in the Victorian style in which we see it now following renovation in 1887. (Trafford Heritage: https://exploringtraffordsheritage.omeka.net/exhibits/show/trafford-pub-crawl/the-bulls-head-at-sale ) The pub is now a Craft Union Free House Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.42561
Longitude
-2.325015