Finishers Arms
| Finishers Arms | |
|---|---|
 The Finishers Arms in 2010 | |
  Location within Greater Manchester | |
Alternative names | Finisher's Arms Finishers' Arms |
General information | |
| Type | Public house |
| Location | Church Road, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England |
| Coordinates | 53°35′30″N 2°28′05″W / 53.5916°N 2.4681°W |
| Year built | c. 1830 |
| Design and construction | |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | The Finishers Arms (number 487) and numbers 489–493 |
| Designated | 26 April 1974 |
| Reference no. | 1387968 |
| Website | |
| thefinishersarms | |
The Finishers Arms is a Grade II listed public house on Church Road in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Built around 1830, it incorporates an adjoining house from a later phase of development. The building forms part of a group listing with three neighbouring terraced houses and has continued in use as a public house into the 21st century.
History
[edit]The building was constructed in about 1830.[1] It appears on the Ordnance Survey map published in 1894 as the Finishers' Arms public house,[2] but neither the presence of a pub nor its name is shown on the subsequent maps issued in 1909,[3] 1929,[4] or 1945.[5]
On 26 April 1974 the Finishers Arms was designated a Grade II listed building, as part of a single listing that also included three adjoining terraced houses (numbers 489–493 Church Road).[1] By 1982 the pub was operating as a Greenall Whitley establishment.[6] Since 2008 the Finishers Arms has been owned and operated independently.[7]
Architecture
[edit]The building is constructed of roughly dressed stone laid in regular courses, with a roof covered in stone flags. The pub incorporates an adjoining house that represents a later phase of construction.[1] The frontage has two storeys and four window openings, originally forming two separate small units. The pub entrance is set beside a window with tinted glass, followed by two further windows, the left-hand one having originally been a doorway. Chimneys rise from the end walls.[8]
See also
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References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Historic England. "The Finishers Arms (number 487) and numbers 489–493 (Grade II) (1387968)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- ↑ "OS 25 inch England and Wales, 1841–1952 | LXXXVI.12". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. 1894. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- ↑ "OS 25 inch England and Wales, 1841–1952 | LXXXVI.12". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. 1909. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- ↑ "OS 25 inch England and Wales, 1841–1952 | LXXXVI.12". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. 1929. Archived from the original on 28 May 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- ↑ "OS 25 inch England and Wales, 1841–1952 | LXXXVI.12". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. 1945. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- ↑ "Finishers Arms, Bolton". Campaign for Real Ale. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- ↑ Forbes, Isobel (11 April 2026). "The Finishers Arms finalist in best gastro pub competition". The Bolton News. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- ↑ "The Finishers Arms (Number 487) and Numbers 489–493". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
