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The Lass
'O' Gowrie
 The Lass 'O' Gowrie pub occupies a
site on Charles Street beside the bridge that carries
the street over the River Medlock and between the
street and the railway viaduct. This area was
once one of the poorest in the city which, based upon
the origin of many of its residents, was known as
"Little Ireland". The pub website says of its
history: "Legend has it that the original
landlord of the pub was not an Irishman, but a
proud, homesick Scotsman who named the pub in
honour of his favourite poem - 'the Lass O'Gowrie'
written by the celebrated Scottish poet Lady
Carolina Nairne."
    The pub appears on the 1844 map of the area.  The Slaters Directory of
Manchester & Salford indicated that in 1895
the Lass 'O' Gowrie's landlord was Charles
Nolan. By 1909 the directory indicated that
James Wagstaffe was the landlord.
The red arrow on the aerial image below indicates the pub in 1946. As you can see the area had a lot more housing in those days.  Close Window |