How forgotten 200-year-old pub with full brandy bottles was found buried under Manchester building site
Throughout the latter part of the 20th century and into the new millennium, Manchester welcomed a boom in the construction of tall buildings that now dominate its landscape.
Read More: Incredible photos taken 50 years ago capture Manchester's shopping streets, estates and life in 1973Also buried deep in the earth were untouched bottles of brandy, keys, pots, quills, pipes, coins, and personalised crockery bearing the former landlord's name. The personalised plates belonged to the pub's landlord, Thomas Evans, who owned the Astley Arms pub in 1821.
James Alderson, Mulbury City site developer, told the M.E.N.: "A lot of bottles have been found, maybe around 20. And three or four of them are full of brandy. According to the Historic England website, Thomas Evans held the license from at least 1816 to 1828 and commissioned his own pottery for the pub. From 1832 to 1849, Thomas Inglesent, - said to be a local character known as 'blind' or 'fiddling' Tom - took over the reigns.
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