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CHESHIRE - Bollington, Holly Bush

National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors Part One

75 Palmerston Street, Bollington, SK10 5PW

Tel: 01625 573073

Opening Hours: 12 to 11

Draught Beer & Cider: Three Robinson real ales

Pub Food: Meals are planned

Listed Status: Not listed

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Rebuilt c.1935 displaying 'brewers' Tudor' on the first floor and red brick and stone below. It retains the three rooms from the original plan - Tap Room on the left, Snug on the right and, behind this, the Smoke Room with a bar; it is unaltered apart from the replacement of a hatch with a bar counter in the front left room. The Smoke Room at the rear has a servery with three intact usable bar counter screens and a red Formica top from the 1960s, and a bar-back incorporating two tall thin display cases with leaded glazed window. This room is completely wood-panelled with original fixed seating re-upholstered, a baffle at one end, bell-pushes, and a glazed brick and stone fireplace with wood surround. Look for the rose symbols carved into the fielded panelling.

On the front left is the Tap Room, now with a bar counter, formerly a hatch, which was probably changed in c.1960. Take a look at the dado panelling and you see two styles of wood. This small room retains its original fixed seating with a baffle by the door and has a lovely glazed brick and wood surround fireplace. The font right Snug has mock Tudor panels on the walls, a 1930s brick and Tudor shaped stone and rough-hewn wood surround fireplace.

The fielded panelled walls continue through the lobby to the ladies toilet, which has an ante room with a dado of 1930s tiles and original tiled floor throughout. The panelling continues up the staircase to the Club Room on the first floor, which is now a pool room. The bell indicator box with 'Smoke Rm'; 'Snug'; 'Tap Rm'; and 'Club Rm' windows is still there but not linked up. The rear porch has a tiled floor incorporating the signs of the zodiac. The outside gents (modernised) remain but now have a covered walkway to them.