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It could be more than one rover returning and then it should be ROVERS' RETURN. Pedantic I know. 'Return' could be the imperative form of the verb, hence 'Rovers' needs no apostrophe, but does require a comma after it. Or it could be a mere statement, with neither apostrophe nor comma. THE ROVERS RETURN A brief history by Mike Plowman '30 years ago there used to be a Black Maria outside Rovers Return every Sat'd'y night. An' coppers used to walk two at a time down Coronation Street. Annie Walker wouldn't o' lasted five minutes' Ena Sharples. The Korgis - Rovers Return.

Ye Olde Rovers Return was a public house in the Withy Grove area of Manchester, England, constructed in the early-14th century. Demolished in 1958, it was the inspiration for the fictional Rovers Return Inn featured in the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street, first broadcast in 1960.^[1][2]

History[edit]

Construction[edit]

The original timber framed building was completed in 1306, and formed part of the outbuildings of Withingreave Hall, a medieval mansion house that would later become the Manchester residence of the 17th-century philanthropist, William Hulme.^[3][4][5] Following his death in 1691, the inn — along with the adjacent numbers 10 (then used as a warehouse), 14 (a shop) and 16 (the Mosley Arms public house) — passed into the possession of Hulme's Charity, until sold at auction in October 1908.^[6]

At the time of its construction, Manchester was a small medieval market town, mostly consisting of arable land, and Withingreave Hall was built on a lane with a stream and a grove (or 'greave') of willow trees ('withies') running along the opposite side, from which it took its earliest name, 'Withy Greave.'^[7]

Ale house[edit]

Although no records survive to establish when it first became an ale house, it was long claimed that it was the oldest pub in Manchester, a title also claimed by the nearby Seven Stars inn.^[8][9] The Seven Stars was completed in 1326, and first licensed in 1356, but appears to have been destroyed and rebuilt some time around 1500; the licensees of Ye Olde Rovers Return would boast that their pub had supplied the drinks 'to the men who built the Seven Stars.'^[10][11][12] It was also claimed that beer was sold there when the first stones of Manchester Cathedral were being laid in 1421, and 'there the masons retired between whiles to refresh themselves with good home-brewed beer.'^[12] Similarly, the first couple to be married in the cathedral celebrated their wedding breakfast at Ye Olde Rovers Return.^[12]

In October 1905, the pub was sketched by Frank Lewis Emanuel (1865–1948) as part of his series 'Impressions of Manchester' for The Manchester Guardian (later collected and published as Manchester Sketches). His accompanying description reads:^[13]

The name of this quaint little inn suggests brine, the Spanish Main, and the roaring forties, yet its christening probably took place some two or three hundred years before Manchester became a seaport [...] The bowed front of the house lends it a good-natured, enticing appearance, and its little central flight of stone steps are no less than a cordial invitation to walk up and in. Doubtless the crowds who attend the teeming poultry market just outside do not fail to accept the invitation. Young by comparison, yet old and very worn, is the dingy factory that overtops the inn on two of its sides. It is buttressed like some tall cripple on crutches, and by no means interferes with the picturesqueness of the scene.

Closure[edit]

The Seven Stars ceased trading as a pub in June 1911, and Ye Olde Rovers Return surrendered its license in September 1923, leaving the Old Half Moon, first licensed in 1645, to lay claim to the title of the oldest licensed pub in the city.^[12][14][15] Ye Olde Rovers Return retained its name and subsequently operated as a bookshop and an antique shop. By 1946, it was under threat of demolition as part of Manchester and District Regional Planning Committee's 'Manchester Plan' for redevelopment of the city.^[16] It was eventually demolished in 1958; its original site is now beneath the Arndale Centre, where construction began in 1975.

In 1960, it was the inspiration for the fictional Rovers Return Inn featured in the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street.^[1][2]

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References[edit]

1. ^ ^ab'Should These 5 Fictional Pubs be Listed?'. Heritage Calling. Historic England. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
2. ^ ^ab'It's the world's most famous back street pub'. Manchester Evening News. Manchester. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2020 – via The Free Library.
3. ^Worthington, Barry (2005). Discovering Manchester (2nd ed.). Wilmslow: Sigma Press. p. 166. ISBN1-85058-774-4.
4. ^Swindells, Thomas (1906). Manchester Streets and Manchester Men. Manchester: J.E. Cornish.
5. ^'Miscellany'. The Manchester Guardian. Manchester. 9 October 1905. p. 5.
6. ^'Sales by Auction: Shudehill, Manchester'. The Manchester Guardian. Manchester. 10 October 1908. p. 15.
7. ^'THE ROVERS RETURN, WITHY GROVE, WHICH IS SHORTLY TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE AS OCCUPYING A VALUABLE BUSINESS SITE'. The Manchester Guardian. Manchester. 2 April 1909. p. 5.
8. ^Long, George (1937). English Inns and Road-houses. London: T.W. Laurie. p. 26.
9. ^'MANCHESTER LICENSES'. The Manchester Guardian. Manchester. 11 June 1909. p. 14.
10. ^Hawker, K.C. (16 March 2013). 'In Touch'. Manchester Evening News. Manchester. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
11. ^Harper, Charles G. (1906). The Old Inns of Old England. 1. London: Chapman & Hall. pp. 7–9.
12. ^ ^abcd'AN OLD INN'. Otago Daily Times. Dunedin. 13 September 1923. p. 7.
13. ^Emanuel, Frank Lewis (7 October 1905). 'Impressions of Manchester: VI–Ye Olde Rover's Return, Shudehill'. The Manchester Guardian. Manchester. p. 7.
14. ^'The Old Seven Stars'. The Manchester Guardian. Manchester. 15 March 1911. p. 8.
15. ^'LICENSED IN 1306. THE 'ROVER'S RETURN' TO BE CLOSED'. The Manchester Guardian. Manchester. 12 October 1923. p. 5.
16. ^'OLD MANCHESTER INNS'. The Manchester Guardian. Manchester. 5 October 1946. p. 6.

By Mike Plowman

THE ROVERS RETURN INN has faced many changes over the years,the most important ones being the people who have lived and workedin the building. However, there have also been changes in thelayout of the bar and living quarters and in the atmosphere ofthe pub.

Originally,the pub was sectioned off into three separate bars. although theonly entrance into the pub was through the Public Bar. The smallestroom, the Snug, was where unaccompanied women traditionally drank.Up to the First World War, this was the only room the women wereallowed to be served in. Even in 1960, a sign in the Snug warnedthe ladies that they would he thrown out of the pub if they lingeredat the bar. Pensioners like Ena, Minnie and Martha drank in theSnug because the drinks were a half-penny cheaper there than inthe Public.

The other bar in the Rovers was the Select. This room wasreached via a small corridor along the side of the Snug. It doubledas the Street's function room - complete with stage area - anda room where patrons could drink in private away from the crowds,paying a penny more for their drinks and waitress service Hardlyany-one used the facility.

At Christmas the Select would be thrown open to everyonefor shows and sing-songs. Memorable moments include Minnic Caldwellreciting 'The Owl And The Pussy Cat' at a party in 1969(she could not remember more than the first verse) and Rita Littlewood'simpersonation of Marlene Dietrich in a 1972 show.
Rita, a professional singer, also appeared a year later in a showput on by the local ladies as a forfeit for losing a bowls' match.The only problem was that the ladies had to present the cabaretin drag. There were boos and hisses ashen Rita walked on stagein a glittering dress and blonde wig but the men roared with laughterwhen she announced, in a husky voice, that she was Danny LaRue.
The last show to be put on in the Select was the 1984 talent show,in which Percy Sugden presented his terrible farm-yard impressionsand Alf Roberts told awful jokes.

The Public was the largest of the three bars, furnishedwith cast-iron tables and wooden chairs, although most of theregulars preferred to stand at the bar, chatting to the staff.Two doors led off from the Public, one to the gents and the cellar,the other to the ladies' lavatory. There was also a trap-doorto the cellar behind the bar, but this was rarely used.

Space behind the Rovers' bar was at a premium until 1964when a wooden cupboard, used for storing glasses, was removedfrom the middle of the floor. The cupboard had always been inthe way and the barmaids were forever complaining that the splinteredwood kept laddering their stockings, as they tried to squeezeround it..

In 1961, Annie Walker made reference tothe fact that thepub needed complete renovation and drew up plans for alterations,which included knocking the three bars into one.
She faced huge opposition from her husband and customers, wholiked the pub the way it was, and the idea was dropped.

The pub had always been a working-man's local and the traditionalsawdust had only been removed from the floor as late at 1957,along with the spittoons that had stood along the bar since 1902.

The three-bar system remained in operation until that fatefulnight in June 1986 when the Rovers was gutted by fire.
The pub was then completely refurbished by the brewery and thethree bars were knocked into one large one.
The other big change in the layout was in the hall of the prizeate quarters. The fire had caused so much damage to the staircasethat a new one was built going up in the opposite direction.

The original layout of The Rovers Return (1902 - 1986)

The Rovers, gutted by fire!

The new layout of the Rovers Return (1986 - present)

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In 1992. the Rovers' kitchen was condemned by the Healthinspector and was completely modernised to meet the requirementsof new legislation. This has also allowed a larger selection ofbar meals to be served.

Another change took place in May 1993 when bar pumps wereinstalled behind the ban The last bar pumps to be seen in theRovers were taken out in 1968, but now real ale has returned tothe pub, to comply with the new licensing laws which require pubsto offer a larger range of beers to their customers.

One thing has remained constant at the Rovers, customersare always guaranteed a friendly welcome, a shoulder to cry onand scintillating conversation such as this classic line fromthe bar-maid Raquel Wolstenhulme - 'I were always led tobelieve I were equally good at most things. I were told that whenI were at school. They said - 'Raquel - you have no particulartalents.' !'

Reference Source: 'Life and Times at the Rovers Return'. writtenby Daran Little and published by Index. ISBN 3579108642

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