The 'landmark' Northern Quarter pub reopening following huge £200,000 revamp

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A popular Northern Quarter pub and boutique hotel has reopened its doors after a huge £200,000 investment featuring new booth seats and a revamped bar.

The Abel Heywood, located on the junction of Turner Street and Red Lion Street, has been operating as one of the area’s best loved venues since it first opened ten years ago.

The pub just so happens to also be a firm favourite of the likes of Christopher Eccleston and Shaun Ryder too. As part of the renovations to the venue, a former textile warehouse, the existing Victorian-style décor has been updated and new signs and lighting have been added.

Operated by Salford-based brewery and pub retailer Hydes, it is the first venue this year to benefit from the chain’s investment fund to refurbish its properties. READ MORE: The Greater Manchester fish and chip shops named amongst top 50 in the UK “The investment is very welcome and should give the Abel Heywood a renewed lease of life,” General manager Alex Allan, who has run the Abel Heywood for the past 10 years, said. “We’ve come through some very tough trading conditions in the past few years but we’ve remained an important part of the city centre’s social scene, helping to celebrate what Manchester has to offer. “The Abel Heywood is now in a great position to build on the success and reputation it has worked so hard to achieve and maintain since we first acquired it a decade ago.