Red Lion, Denton

Rebuilt in 1926 of red brick and with a layout of a central bar and hatches (only one remains) to a number of rooms and was popular with commercial travellers who met local hat manufacturers. Some years ago the servery was moved to the side of the pub which the original vault occupied which has resulted in some opening out but there are old fittings in two of the original four small rooms off. The main bar is modern. A room with a double width doorway on the Stockport Road side has original fixed seating with bell pushes above and a good inter-war tiled and wood surround fireplace. An open staircase has a very good carved newel post. Note the figure '6' over the cellar door. An next area has more original fixed seating with bell pushes, another good inter war tiled and wood surround fireplace with columns and capitals and a modest domed skylight. There is a small darts room and another on the Hyde Road side but neither have any old fittings. Good original tiled dado in the inner lobby and lots of leaded lights.