Lamb Hotel

The Lamb Hotel was constructed in 1906 by Mr Newton of the architectural practice Hartley, Hacking & Co. for Joseph Holt's Brewery, and is one of three pubs in Eccles designed for the brewery by the firm between 1903 and 1906, together with the Grapes Hotel and the Royal Oak. Under CAMRA's new grading scheme, it is now rated three stars and its interior is regarded as being "of outstanding national historic importance". The Lamb Hotel has remained in Holt's ownership since it opened, and has continued to form part of the brewery's tied estate for more than a century.

The building is constructed in red brick with matching terracotta and sandstone detailing, and has a slate roof with red ridge pieces and a small lead‑covered dome. Its footprint is an irregular four‑sided shape suited to its corner plot, and the design is an ecclectic mix of elements. It has two storeys and five bays, with a decorative band below the roofline and a parapet of shaped gables linked by short balustrades. A tall channelled chimney stands in the fourth bay. The central bay contains the main doorway, framed in terracotta and topped by a curved canopy on paired brackets. Above it is a narrow projecting first‑floor window with a small dome and a broken pediment. Higher up, a…