Incredible painting hidden for decades under wallpaper helped solve mystery surrounding lost Manchester pub
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"One of the high-profile supporters of the pub was Mike Joyce, the drummer in The Smiths. During a previous protest he told the M.E.N: "We are trying to make people aware of what’s happening with buildings in Manchester – particularly the Smith’s Arms. It’s got an incredible amount of history, like so many buildings in Manchester.
“But this is hundreds of years prior to Victorian times, King George III was on the throne, it was the start of the industrial revolution. It’s just such an amazing heritage.
"I’ve come on board quite late, but like the idea of being able to work in conjunction with the council to get some funding – even just so it could be a façade. It could be a pub, a café, anything – but once it’s gone, it’s gone."
Brief Joyce quote re: pub.
FWD.
Painting hidden under wallpaper helped solve mystery surrounding lost pub
Known locally as The Hammer, the oldest pub in Ancoats had stood for nearly 250 years before it was torn down
"One of the high-profile supporters of the pub was Mike Joyce, the drummer in The Smiths. During a previous protest he told the M.E.N: "We are trying to make people aware of what’s happening with buildings in Manchester – particularly the Smith’s Arms. It’s got an incredible amount of history, like so many buildings in Manchester.
“But this is hundreds of years prior to Victorian times, King George III was on the throne, it was the start of the industrial revolution. It’s just such an amazing heritage.
"I’ve come on board quite late, but like the idea of being able to work in conjunction with the council to get some funding – even just so it could be a façade. It could be a pub, a café, anything – but once it’s gone, it’s gone."
Brief Joyce quote re: pub.
FWD.
And this is Morrissey‘s fault alone!
