Glendower Dr, Manchester, Greater Manchester M40 7TD
The Vine – became The Valley.
A pub by the River Irk, on the edge of an estate.
The Valley it seems ran dry, there was little or nothing to be said:
“When I visited this pub it was called The Vine, this pub is on an estate that seemed fairly quiet when I went here. This pub is a typical estate type pub with a bar and smarter lounge I had a drink in the bar and this was a decent enough room to have a drink in.
This pub used to be a Boddingtons tied house and there was only one real ale on the bar this was Boddingtons bitter and this was a decent enough drink.
This was one of the better pubs I have visited in collyhurst.”
Somebody was dead:
The doors closed.
Wednesday 4th April 2017 and The Valley has returned once again as The Vine, new manager, a fresh coat of paint, very much open for business.
Previously:
Manchester's Estate Pubs 
I was one of the builders on The Vine, around 1974. The local kids were atrocious, somehow destroying during the night part of which we built during the day. Always two steps forward, one step back. We were from Oldham, hadn’t much experience of inner city living, so the pure vandalism by 7 year old kids came as a shock.
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A sorry tale to be sure John.
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