Beautiful as those feature might be though, it also has a roof and windows in need of repair.
Nevertheless, licensee David Sweeney said he was left shocked when he was given two weeks’ notice of the closure.
“I’ve been here for 16 years now and I’ve enjoyed every minute and the people that have come in here,” he said.
“It’s just Oldham people, they’re so nice, but it’s not my pub, it’s their pub, isn’t it? But not no more.”
He said he understood the need to sell though.
“It’s just not viable for them to continue,” he said.
“It’s the overheads and repairs mainly.
“The walls are bellying, but the walls have been bellying for 150 years.
“There’s only so much money you can pour into it.”
