The Birch, Guide Bridge, Ashton-Under-Lyne

The Birch was a large and decent looking pub which was unusually set in the back streets of Guide Brige /Ashtons west end Once inside there was a large smart looking room that was carpeted,the seating was a mix of bench type and normal tables and chairs,there may have been another room but i did/nt see one,there was signs saying there was a downstairs room which was for evenings only,probably for discos. The pub was quite food orientated,but you could sit anywhere. The pub was a Bass tied house,there were no real ales on the bar,i had a drink of keg Toby Light which was a pretty poor drink. The pub has sadly been pulled down,there are now some very ugly looking flats on its site. What a waste of such a nice building. Pub visited 16/5/1998