Station Hotel, Ellesmere Port

Solid railway hotel building that - very obviously - has seen better days. Still has a few features interest on the façade of the original building and the 1908 brick-built side extension, but inside all is very run down on terms of furniture and decor (with just a pool table noted initially within the opened-out three-part layout). However, there are still a few interesting features if you look carefully, including an old decorated fireplace and a matrix of thick glass floor tiles in one slightly raised seating area (presumably letting some natural light into the cellar). Notional beer garden out back. No real ale of course, so made do with a quick pint of the inevitable John Smiths (£2.70)