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Picture source: Bob Pearce

The North Star was situated at 92 St Mary's Street. It was in a part of the street demolished and redeveloped between 2000 and 2004.

Source: Simon Crook

This beer shop and small brewery (nowadays called a micro brewery) was opened in 1851 with Alfred Ireland as publican. Its address then was 14 Upper St Mary Street. It is thought that the name comes from HMS North Star on which Mr Ireland served. The early 1900’s saw it owned by Welsh’s Hyde Abbey Brewery before being bought by Cooper’s Brewery which in turn was taken over by Watneys. It suffered a severe fire in October 1989 and was boarded up until 1991 when it reopened again, however did last long as it closed and was demolished to make way for housing between 2000 and 2004.

Bob Bates (November 2013)

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