According to the Stockport Historic Environment Database 10-12 Little Underbank was built in the late C18 or early C19 on the south side of Little Underbank. The 1849 1:1056 Ordnance Survey map shows the building originally abutted a larger building on its east side, identified as the Queen's Head Public House. The latter was demolished when St Petersgate Bridge was built in 1866-8, and it appears that at this point the public house moved into No. 12 Little Underbank. The pub fixtures and fittings confirm this, being of a later C19 date. There has been some late C20 remodelling retaining many original features.
The interior of the Queen's Head has a long narrow plan with an altered later-C19 bar with an original spirits fountain. The L-shaped public bar has fixed seating with matchboard backs. A matchboard partition to the rear separates a small Snug with fixed seating to the left and a small men's lavatory to the right, and a stair with stone steps. At the back is a parlour with fixed upholstered seating and rectangular top light framed by heavy moulded plasterwork.
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ReplyDeleteROG, ABC Wednesday team
Now that's a great name for a pub!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great-looking sign! I like both photos, especially the second one.
ReplyDeleteMaybe J K Rowling got her inspiration for the Hogs Head in Hogsmead for Harry Potter from here... How QUEER !
ReplyDeletePhenoMenon, ABC Wednesday Team
I wonder how many pubs there are in England called The Queen's Head Quite a number, I think.
ReplyDeleteI've been in some pubs in England and find that the older they are, the longer and narrower they are. They have such a special ambiance.
ReplyDeleteLeslie
abcw team
Would it be hard to have fun in a pub where the queen's eyes are gazing at you? We loved the pub names (and the pubs) in London!!!
ReplyDeleteI would love to wander under that bridge and investigate the narrow pub.
ReplyDeleteI love pub signs I actually have a small collection from London UK in my kitchen :)
ReplyDeleteIf you have a wee bit too much to drink, you can roll right our and sit on the bench in front. Pretty pub sign...but I like all the UK pub signs.
ReplyDeleteit looks like a fine old pub! I'm sure I would go in!
ReplyDeletewow, how interesting, and i'd go in and have a drink!
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