The Lower Turks Head, Manchester

Appears to have been extended at some time into the adjacent building, aparantly formerly a barber’s shop. A fine old style if woody interior with traditional banquette seating, tables and chairs and some odd high seats opposite the counter, which look like ex-church parts. Six pulls four from Holts and two from Bootle 8 keg taps. Three more pulls in the extended part with more seating of a similar nature. Rather more expensive than the Hare & Hounds next door for the same beers.

Holt's pub located directly across from the Shudehill Interchange. Two narrow, elongated bars on slightly different levels (suggesting a previous amalgamation?). Anyway, both parts have a traditional, city-centre look and feel. With all six handpumps in use, I found the usual Bitter, IPA, Mild (£4.10) and Two Hoots plus a couple of Bootleg beers as guests: Chorlton Pale Ale and Fool's Gold.