Gerald English has posted an image of The Flying Horse Hotel on the website Geograph and added the following information about it  , (based he adds on the contents of the pub’s Facebook page).  "First opened in 1691 on Rochdale's most dangerous street, rebuilt in 1923 and reopened in 1926 the Flying Horse Hotel is the oldest free house in Rochdale and was once the post office and court house. By 1819 amenities included a dwelling house, brew house, garden and cottage, all leased to James Whitehead, innkeeper, of Packer Street. In 1823 the committee appointed to gain a Police Act for the town met there, and in 1854 Rochdale's first Revision Court was held on the premises. ... Demolition of the old Flying Horse Hotel was recorded in the Rochdale Observer of 26th June, 1923 ... The present building, re-named the Flying Horse after a spell as "The Sports," opened in the summer of 1926 with landlord James Berry at the pumps. It was three stories high and boasted a smoke room, commercial room, parlour and bar on the ground floor. On the first floor the dining room fronted onto the Town Hall Square and six second floor bedrooms offered all mod cons to its patrons, including electric lights and heating.”



The pub's website describes itself as , "... Rochdale's number one live entertainment venue. Apart from being the only venue in Rochdale to host live music four nights a week we have also had some of the biggest names in comedy perform on our stage.  'The Flyer' is also the proud sponsor of the Rochdale 'Feel Good festival' which is Rochdale's biggest music event and it happens right on our doorstep every summer."