This former pub building on the corner of New Bailey Street and Chapel Street in Salford is one that needs regular updating.  It seems that every time I photograph it the occupants have changed.  The image above was taken in October of 2014 at which time it was home to "Caribbean Flavas", a convenience store, and Taes Bar and Cafe.  Taes was closed at the time but expecting to reopen after renovations.

On an earlier visit a large portion of the building was home to the Hotel Inn which claimed on its website to be ideally situated in the heart of Manchester.  In fact, since its address is 187 - 189 Chapel Street, it is in Salford.  It also contained a Tandoori restaurant.

Previous to that it was known as the Copperheads Hotel and, if you look closely at the Hotel Inn sign on the building (see below), you can see that the Copperheads name was still visible beneath the new lettering.

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Much earlier it was the Brown Bull Public House, and it can be traced back to at least 1841 because the Pigot & Slater Directory of Manchester and Salford listed it among the taverns in the area.  The Brown Bull on their list was at this location and Francis Veysey was the landlord.  You can see it in the map extract below which is dated circa 1844.

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