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Peveril of the Peak, Manchester

127 Great Bridgewater Street
Manchester
M1 5JQ

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peter ashworth left this review about Peveril of the Peak

Truely an outstanding relic of our past,with not many of these pubs left today.It is well stocked with an impressive range of guest beers. I partook in a pint of Copper Dragon which seemed to be on good form. An interesting feature of the pub is the odd shapes of all the rooms.Give it a try.

On 28th April 2009 - rating: 10
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Roger Button left this review about Peveril of the Peak

Without a doubt, one of the UK's must visit pubs, a real working museum piece where the pub traditionalist will find it hard not to punch the air upon stepping through the entrance.

The bright tiled exterior with its bold lettering makes it stand out like a huge wedge of cheese set against a typically drab Lowryish cityscape. The pub is listed in the CAMRA inventory as being structurally unaltered since at least before the war.

The interior is divided into 3 rooms set off a corridor that passes through the centre of the pub. The main bar is basic with built in pews and barely enough room for a couple of tables. The table football game is not just any table football game but a lovingly restored 1950's relic saved from the scrap heap and apparently one of only 3 in existence. On the walls are a selection of celebrity guests from the world of music and stage who presumably count themselves as fans. A small basic TV perched in one corner suggests that the people here prefer to talk about things than watch them! The upper bar frame has detailed decorative coloured glass that fits in nicely with coriidor walls whilst the half curtained windows give the place a quaintly old fashioned working class feel.

On the beer front there are 4 hand pumps (Deuchars, Bombardier and 2 Copper Dragon ales on my visit) although one pump is set away amongst the lager taps and easily missed if there are people at the bar. The lack of any local Ales was probably the only disappointing aspect of the pub but I can live with it!

On the opposite side of the corridor are 2 further rooms, the first a neat and tidy carpeted public bar with pool table, dart board, juke box (Manc Britpop and Indie seems to be the local's choice), old local pictures and the story of the stagecoach after which the pub is named. Completing the interior is a wonderful basic wedge shaped room with sturdy built in high backed settles, an ornate fireplace, old call bells, more old local prints and a few cartoons; very simple, relatively plain but wonderfully charismatic and the sort of room that centres on conversation.

The Pev, as it is locally known, is a gallant survivor in the declining world of real character pubs and one of Manchester's landmark buildings. Along with the Britons Protection, a 2 minute walk down the road, it is difficult not to justify a visit.

On 29th January 2009 - rating: 9
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train man left this review about Peveril of the Peak

Yep, good original feel to the interior, 3/4(?)handpumps sell well-kept beers but a changing micro would improve the selection. The room which houses the aforementioned bar-football table also has many photos of the landlady with different tv celebs, not just from Corrie. Opening hours seem to vary; last visit I went past to the Britons Protection but on my return Peveril was opening at 17:00. This & BP very handy for GMex gigs but will get hammered.

On 22nd January 2008 - no rating submitted
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Mat Nichol left this review about Peveril of the Peak

This is a famous Manchester pub dating from the 1820s and named after the stagecoach which made the run to London. Distinctive green ceramic tiles on its exterior make it very eye-catching, and its a Grade II Listed Building. Its a friendly pub and serves lunches Real Ales, with one or two guest ales.

On 6th December 2006 - rating: 10
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