The Witchwood
Coordinates: 53°29′12″N 2°5′55″W / 53.48667°N 2.09861°W
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| Address |
The Witchwood, 152 Old Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7SF |
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| Location |
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England |
| Owner | Inventive Leisure[1] |
| Type | Pub |
| Construction | |
| Renovated | 1960s[1] |
The Witchwood is a pub and live music venue in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. Located in Ashton-under-Lyne's town centre, The Witchwood has been a hub for live indie and rock music since the 1960s,[1] and features on North West England's pub music circuit.
Bands that have played at the venue include Lostprophets, Muse, Opeth, The Coral,[1] The Damned, Glenn Tilbrook,[2] The Hamsters, Snow Patrol, Profane, The Ordinary Boys, This is Bracewell, The Seahorses, Ash and Candid Iniquity.
In 2004, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council served a compulsory purchase order on The Witchwood as plans for the regeneration of the surrounding area required the building to be removed.[3] After a campaign to save The Witchwood, supported by regular customers, local amateur musicians, businesses and live venues, live music fans from across the country, Ask Developments – the company regenerating the surrounding area – agreed that The Witchwood would not be demolished on condition that "the exterior would be re-rendered and new windows put in".[3] The campaign to save The Witchwood was led by Tom Hingley and was supported by musicians such as Bert Jansch, The Fall, and The Chameleons.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Sue Carr (15 November 2006). "Save The Witchwood". TamesideAdvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
- ↑ "The Witchwood". Itchy Manchester. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- 1 2 "Witchwood joy after deal struck to save it". TamesideAdvertiser.co.uk. 29 April 2004. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
- ↑ Don Frame (24 January 2005). "Party as stars' pub is saved". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 29 April 2008.