The Old Pubs of Hulme and Chorlton-on-Medlock, by Bob Potts

This booklet provides a fascinating history of the pubs in and around Hulme and Corlton-on-Medlock in Lancashire, and is illustrated throughout with several small back and white photographs (the photos are all photocopy quality). The booklet is divided into three parts, and the contents include:

Part One:
The Old Pubs of Hulme
The First Pubs
The Beerhouses
Signs of the Times
Pubs in the News
It pays to advertise
Born in a Pub
Joe Clarkson's Pub
They were family pubs
Happy Man
Darts Days
Memories
We took the dog with us
My Hulme
Piano Days
The Pub on Every Corner Area
A very close-knit family
The Sir Charles Napier
Half Way House
Railway HoteL
The Black Boy
Langham Hotel
Hulme Clearance Area No.1
The Blitz
The Fabulous Fifties and after
St George's Clearance Area
For Hulme the Bell Tolled
Hulme Pubs List
Map of Hulme and C-on-M

Part Two:
The Old Pubs of Chorlton-on-Medlock
The First Pubs
The Closures
Signs of the Times
Nicknames
Pubs in the News
The Lord Stanley
The Artillery Arms
Pal of My Cradle Days
A Publican Family
Eric Smith's Story
The Kings Arms
The Ducie Arms
Window Cleaning Days
Great Exodus leaves four pubs
Chorlton-on-Medlock Pubs List

Part Three:
Breweries and Brewhouses

Condition of the booklet is generally very good. The covers have one or two very minor scuffs but are clean and bright, the staple spine is intact and all pages are clean, intact, unblemished and tightly bound. Has an old price printed on the front cover, a small price sticker on the rear side.