The Quarry Bank Inn

There were two quarries in the area and the Inn was named after one that was on the opposite side of Stockport Road. The quarries were the source of sandstone used for walling in the area but became disused in the early 18oo's.

The building to the left of the Inn used to be a blacksmiths and next to that used to be a coal yard.

The Stonemasons Arms

The Stonemason's Arms was built in 1840 and originally had a small shop ( Mrs Martha Renwick's Fancy repository) to its left. This was rebuilt on the other side when the pub was renovated in 1926. It was once owned by a local brewer called Samuel Hardy, although the original owner was probably a stonemason called John Arnold in 1840, when it was known as the Mason's Arms. Three of his sons were also stonemasons.

The pub has a bowling green at the back, and was often referred to as "The Naked Child" because of a carved stone plaque above the front door.

The Moss Trooper

This site used to be occupied by two cottages that had small farms run from them.

The Gardeners Arms

A "no frills" drinking pub. Not especially renowned for its food, this pub is mainly used by locals as a place to meet for "a few beers".

The Hare & Hounds

The Hare & Hounds was not always a pub. It was a farmhouse owned by the Goulden family and became a pub in the early 19th. century, the family still farming the land.

It was used as a meeting place for the town from the 1830's onwards for a while.

The Old Pelican

The original pub on this site probably dates from about 1765, but the pub there now was built behind the original Pelican in the late 1920's. It was thought to have been established by one of the Vaudrey family who was a woolen manufacturer. The pelican was a symbol of the clothworker's company.

The orignal pub was demolished leaving the present forecourt.