Royal Oak

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Greater Manchester - Oldham

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

This pub is currently closed (since 14/03/2023)

Planning permission granted in December 2023 for conversion to house of multiple occupation.

Listed Status: Not listed

172 Manchester Road, Werneth
Oldham
OL9 7BN

Tel: None

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Real Ale: Yes

Public Transport: Near Bus Stop

Bus: Yes

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UPDATE DECEMBER 2023 Planning permission has been granted to convert the pub to a house of multiple occupation.

This little altered four-room and drinking lobby-cum-hallway pub was built in 1824, was extended in 1888, and the toilet block was added in 1937 when it underwent a refurbishment. The lobby bar has inter-war panelling to three-quarters height. A door on the front right leads to a small room with access to the servery but the counter front is may have previously functioned as a hatch. The small rear right room has fixed seating with bell-pushes above, and Formica-topped tables. The front left room has a lino tiled floor, original wood backed, upholstered fixed seating around the room (but no bell-pushes).

A little altered four room and drinking lobby / hallway pub. Built in 1824, it was extended in 1888 and the toilet block was added in 1937 when the pub underwent a refurbishment. Walk into the lobby bar, an L-shaped room where both the two sides of the servery and the walls have similar (inter-war?) panelling that was originally dark wood but now stained/painted a light/yellow colour. The lobby has inter-war panelling to 3/4's height, a bar back of shelves of no great age attached to (ply) panels possible of the 1970s and Formica bar tops. A door on the front right leads to a small room with another side of the servery but the counter front is modern (1970s?) and maybe was previously a hatch?

It retains fixed seating probably from 1888 with signs of bell-pushes and has small round Formica top tables but has lost its fireplace. The rear right small room has a doorway, original fixed seating with bell pushes above, more Formica topped tables, but has lost its fireplace and what looks like c.1970s panels cover the walls. There is a section of wall removed between front right and rear right rooms 'for supervision'. The rear left small room retains its door, original fixed seating with bell pushes above, the old wood surround fireplace has been blocked up with an electric fire in front and more Formica top tables.

The front left room has a door, a lino tiled floor, original wood backed, upholstered seat fixed seating (all other fixed seating is upholstered) around the room but no bell-pushes and the fireplace is blocked-up. Note the figure '4' on the door to the cellar. Door handles are likely to be from 1927. Gents' has three old-style urinals but has lost its 1930s tiling.

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