A Manchester pub facing demolition ahead of local regeneration causes us confusion.
Here is an object lesson in the need to read a whole article and NOT just the headlines.
A story just popped up on our news feed suggesting that Manchester’s Mark Addy pub – a riverside establishment famed for its food – was facing demolition in advance of local regeneration.
Now we saw the words Mark Addy and the mention of food and immediately assumed that the pub was named after or possibly owned by the rotund actor and national treasure from movies such as The Full Monty. Which just goes to show how little we know about North West of England history. For the pub was, in fact, named after named after a 19th century publican famed for rescuing over 50 people from drowning in the River Irwell.
Unlike us, YOU can read the full story here.
