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UER Forum > World > Gypsys tent pub Bolton 2015 uk (Viewed 2527 times)
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Gypsys tent pub Bolton 2015 uk
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visited this pub with woopashoopaa credit to him as he spotted it as we went past. So thought we would go take a nosey not really expecting much. But was quite surprised once inside with lots of stuff left behind. Covered the whole pub and living quarters. Some nice features so here's a few pics and history...




The site of the Gypsy's Tent in April 2012 (copyright Google Street View). The pub has been closed for some years and its future is uncertain. According to Bolton Council's empty property list the pub is owned by a company named PJM Trading Ltd, which has since gone out of business.





The Gypsy’s Tent (or Gipsy’s Tent as it was spelt up until the nineties) was built in the 19thcentury. Although the pub’s address is on Deansgate it was severed from the rest of the street when Marsden Road bridge was built in 1877.

During the latter half of that century a band of travelling dentists would extract teeth at the rear of the building. As seems to have been common in Victorian dentistry a brass band was often present and would play tunes in order to drown out the patient’s screams. [1]

The pub came into the hands of local brewers William Tong in the early part of the 20th century before being taken over by Walkers of Warrington in 1923. Walkers merged with Tetley’s in 1961 to form Tetley Walker but in August 1981 it was decided to put the Gipsy’s Tent (as it was then) up for sale. [2]

A local firm, Bandmatic, took over the pub in 1983. They operated pool tables in a number of local pubs and had also bought the Rose Hill on Manchester Road, which they named Churchills. The Gypsy’s Tent was renamed Winston’s when it reopened in September 1984 and a refurbishment saw the former three-roomed pub turned into an open-plan arrangement.

By 1989 Regal Knight Hotels were the new owners [3] and the pub was sold again in 1996 with the upstairs room transformed into Romany’s function room.

The Gypsy’s Tent was closed in 2007 and although it was put up for sale it appears not to have been sold. According to Bolton Council’s empty property list the owner is a company named PJM Trading Ltd although a company by that name based in Widnes was dissolved in 2011. Attempt to sell the pub appear to have been unsuccessful.

The pub is situated on a slight incline leading down to the River Croal and there have been rumours that the foundations are now unsafe.


















































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I have a thing for old bars-Pubs... Really enjoyed this. Your write up was quite interesting. The part about how they use to extract teeth while the band played on...lol. Awesome recessed lighting with stained glass. Looks like it was a nice place to have a beer not too very long ago.




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Not long after my visit some homeless people moved in lol. But I'm glad to say it's sealed up again now hopefully something will happen there soon maybe reopen again.




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