Circus Tavern, Manchester
| Circus Tavern | |
|---|---|
 The pub in 2016 | |
  Location within Greater Manchester | |
General information | |
| Type | Public house |
| Location | Portland Street, Manchester, England |
| Coordinates | 53°28′40″N 2°14′24″W / 53.4778°N 2.2400°W |
| Year built | Late 18th or early 19th century with later extension[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Circus Tavern and attached railings |
| Designated | 6 June 1994 |
| Reference no. | 1247057 |
| Other information | |
Public transit | Manchester Oxford Road |
| Website | |
| circustavern | |
The Circus Tavern is a Grade II listed historic public house on Portland Street in Manchester, England. It is reputed to be the smallest pub in the city and is said to have one of the smallest bars in the country.[2]
History
[edit]Built in about 1790 and originally a house,[3] it is one of the oldest pubs in Manchester, although it only became a pub in about 1840.[4][5] The pub is owned by Tetley's, a Yorkshire brewery, and contains photographs of former Manchester United players who frequented it, including George Best.[6][7] It is three doors away from another small and listed public house, the Grey Horse Inn.
On 6 June 1994, the Circus Tavern was designated a Grade II listed building.[1][8]
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Historic England. "Circus Tavern and attached railings (Grade II) (1247057)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ Cooper (2005), p. 32
- ^ "Circus Tavern, Manchester". CAMRA. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ "The smallest bar in Europe", VisitBritain, 30 May 2011, retrieved 29 November 2017
- ^ Page & Littlechild (2017), p. 157
- ^ Gale, Robert (19 October 2012), "The Circus Tavern, Manchester", Travels with Beer, archived from the original on 1 December 2017, retrieved 29 November 2017
- ^ Bourne, Dianne (26 March 2017), "Manchester's biggest pub and smallest bar – how do they measure up?", Manchester Evening News, retrieved 29 November 2017
- ^ W., Kaleigh (25 September 2015), "Manchester's must-visit listed pubs", Time Out, retrieved 29 November 2017
Bibliography
[edit]- Cooper, Glynis (2005), The Wharncliffe Companion to Manchester: An A–Z of Local History, Wharncliffe Books, ISBN 978-1-903425-74-9
- Page, Phil; Littlechild, Ian (2017), Secret Manchester, Amberley Publishing, ISBN 978-1-4456-4028-0
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