Bay Mare
| Bay Mare | |
|---|---|
 The pub in 2010 | |
  Location within Greater Manchester | |
General information | |
| Type | Public house |
| Location | Blackburn Road, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England |
| Coordinates | 53°36′12″N 2°25′57″W / 53.6033°N 2.4326°W |
| Year built | c. 1830 |
| Design and construction | |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Numbers 645 and 647 and the Bay Mare public house |
| Designated | 26 April 1974 |
| Reference no. | 1387920 |
The Bay Mare is a Grade II listed public house on Blackburn Road in Astley Bridge, an area of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Built around 1830, it occupies part of a listed terrace, arranged along Blackburn Road and Pemberton Street.
History
[edit]The terrace was built around 1830 as a row of six houses, including two back‑to‑back homes in the return facing Pemberton Street.[1] No public house is shown at the address on or before the 1930 Ordnance Survey map, which records only the terrace.[2] By the time of the 1939 edition, however, the mapping identifies a public house on the site.[3]
On 26 April 1974, the Bay Mare was designated a Grade II listed building, included within the listing of the whole terrace as a single structure.[1] By 1982 the pub was operating as a Matthew Brown establishment.[4] As of 2026[update], the Bay Mare is owned by Admiral Taverns.[4]
Architecture
[edit]The terrace is constructed in stone and topped with slate. The front has two storeys with five window openings.[1] Two entrances to what were originally Nos. 645 and 647 Blackburn Road sit in the middle of the frontage, each reached by a short flight of steps; one has a simple surround and the other has an arched one.[1] Windows sit to either side on both floors.[1]
Further along is the main doorway to the public house, also framed by an arch, with two windows on each floor to its right.[1] The window at the far left belongs to the side wall of the house reached from Pemberton Street.[1]
On the right-hand gable, another doorway is set above steps leading over a cellar, which is lit by small openings at ground level.[1] Throughout the building, two‑pane windows have been fitted back into the original openings.[1]
The left side of the gable contains Nos. 29 and 31 Pemberton Street, which have a similar entrance and replacement windows set where the originals were.[1] No. 29 also includes a small single‑storey addition with a hipped slate roof and its own doorway.[1]
See also
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References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Historic England. "Numbers 645 and 647 and the Bay Mare public house (Grade II) (1387920)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "OS 25 inch England and Wales, 1841–1952 | Lancashire LXXXVII.5". maps.nls.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1930. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "OS 25 inch England and Wales, 1841–1952 | Lancashire LXXXVII.5". maps.nls.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1939. Archived from the original on 28 May 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Bay Mare, Bolton". camra.org.uk. Campaign for Real Ale. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
External links
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- Entry in "Pubs Galore"
- Entry in "British listed buildings"
- Entry on the website of Campaign for Real Ale
- Entry on the website of "Historic England"
- Entry on the website of "Whatpub"
