Flower Of The Valley

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Greater Manchester - Rochdale

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

Listed Status: Not listed

122 Halifax Road, Smallbridge
Rochdale
OL16 2NJ

Tel: (01706) 645353

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Nearby Station: Smithy Bridge

Station Distance: 1950m

Public Transport: Near Railway Station (Smithy Bridge)

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Much survives from a probably Edwardian layout and associated fittings. At the front entrance porch there is a mosaic floor, tiling on the walls both sides and on the left a lovely ceramic panel showing lily of the valley. The core is a lobby bar with a black and white tiled floor and off which three rooms and one area lead. The servery has a quarter-circle counter which looks old with modern panels on the front. Above are etched and frosted panels so this may once have been a shuttered bar. The bar back may be old. The panelled space at the rear right has been opened up. There are two rooms at the front and at the rear left is a delightful small snug.
Much survives of what is probably an Edwardian layout and associated fittings. At the front entrance porch there is a mosaic floor, tiling on the walls both sides and on the left a lovely ceramic panel showing lily of the valley. The core is a lobby bar with a black and white tiled floor and off which three rooms and one area lead. The servery at the rear has a quarter-circle counter which looks old with modern panels on its front. Above are four etched and frosted panels so this may have been a shuttered bar in the past. All four were covered over for many years and re-exposed in 2015 - the third panel is a replacement. The bar back fittings may be old. The wood panelled space at the rear right has been opened up as there is some modern wood block strips indicating there was a wall / partition here originally. This area has lost its fireplace.

There are two rooms at the front and at the rear left is a delightful small snug. The front left-hand room has a widish doorway still with an etched panel above it, old fixed upholstered bench seating all round and a simple fireplace with modern red tile surround. The curved edging to the lobby tiled floor indicates a circular entrance to the room originally. The front right-hand room (used for pool) has a doorway with an etched panel above, fixed slatted wood bench seating (with padded seats), parquet floor but the fireplace appears to have been removed at some stage.

The small rear left-hand room has 'Snug' in the top panel in the door, old fixed upholstered bench seating and what appears to be a retro metal surround fireplace. There is a fine display of etched Art Nouveau-style window glass but most only date from 2015 with only the centre one on the left is old.
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