All of the lost pubs on the list have been demolished or have seen the building re-purposed
Whether you love them or hate them, you can't deny that Wetherspoons pubs are a massive part of Britain's modern pub culture.
To celebrate these lost giants of Manchester's pub scene, we've put together a list of some of the most impressive 'super boozers' long before Wetherspoons. While this isn't a comprehensive list, it will hopefully serve as a snapshot of the iconic pubs the city's drinkers have enjoyed over the years.
Built in the early 20th century, it was a real community pub at one time, with many holding wedding receptions in one of its spacious rooms. There was plenty of space for customers to relax outside too. The pub, which dated back to the late 19th century, was demolished in the late Noughties. A modern accommodation block now stands in its place.
Land O Cakes The strangely named Land O Cakes on the corner of Great Ancoats Street and Lever Street perhaps didn't quite have the grandeur of some of the other pubs on this list, but it was A legendary Manchester boozer in its own right. The name is a reference to Scotland via Robert Burns' poem 'On The Late Captain Grose's Peregrinations Thro' Scotland': "Hear, Land o' Cakes, and brither Scots..." with the cakes referred to being oatcakes.
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