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The Cow was situated on Middle Street, Beeston. This pub used to be called the Beech Tree Lodge and was one of the oldest pubs in Beeston. Tesco bought the pub in 2004 and demolished it in 2007- the store was finally built 2010 and there is now a Tesco petrol station on what was the pub.
Source: Alan Winfield
In the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and almost certainly for many decades before that, this was not a pub but was a members club belonging to the MUIOOF (Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows) known locally as the Unity Club. There is a large old photograph taken outside of the building hanging in the gents toilet of the Hand and Heart on Derby Road in Nottingham (although I suspect they don't know what it is a photograph of!). I lived in Beeston back in the 50s and 60s and because our family were all members of the Oddfellows we visited the club from time to time. It was famous for its pristine bowls rink and it retained a men only room for many years. I actually held my 21st birthday party there,
Steve Westby (August 2015)
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