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The Waggon and Horses
Without doubt
the most historic and famous of the Longsight pubs was the Waggon
and Horses on Stockport Road. It
seems
that there was a pub on the site of the modern day Waggon and
Horses as early as 1690. The pub you see above though was not there
at that time, although part of the original cellar existed and the
mounting steps on the corner were thought to be 200 years old. The
pub
was a coach stop for travelers heading south out of the city. It is
also connected with at least one of the explanations of the origin of
the name Longsight. As the story goes, Bonnie Prince Charlie stood
outside of the Waggon and Horses and declared, while looking in the
direction of the city, "What a long sight it is to Manchester."
The picture above was taken in 1983 by Mick Regan
The picture above was donated by John Shorthose. It shows his sister-in-law and his parents in the cocktail bar. The Waggon and Horses was demolished in the dead of night. The image below, taken in 2009, shows the site that was once occupied by the Waggon & Horses.
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