Theatres · North West England
The Moon Under Water
In or near Manchester.
The Moon Under Water in England North West, United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Salford Central · 0.6 km
- Free entry
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
The Moon Under Water is located in Manchester with the postcode M2 7DH. The nearest railway station is Salford Central, which is 0.6 km away. Entry is paid, and the venue is wheelchair accessible.
About
The Moon Under Water is a cinema or movie theatre in England North West, United Kingdom. Britain's listed cinemas span Edwardian picture palaces, Art Deco super-cinemas of the 1930s, and the surviving independent neighbourhood houses.
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Official information
The Moon Under Water is a pub located in Manchester, originally opened as a cinema in 1914. Visitors can enjoy a variety of food and drinks in a venue that retains much of its historical charm from its days as the Deansgate Picture House.
From the Wikipedia article
The Moon Under Water is a pub in Manchester city centre, England, in the building of the former Deansgate Picture House cinema (an ABC cinema) on Deansgate; it is one of the largest public houses in the United Kingdom. The pub is 8,800 square feet (820 m2) and can hold 1,700 customers. It is owned by the pub chain JD Wetherspoon who opened it on 15 August 1995, and named it after George Orwell's 1946 essay, "The Moon Under Water", describing his ideal pub. It is one of 15 Wetherspoon pubs with the same name.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 53.4828, -2.2469
- District
- Manchester
- Parish
- Manchester, unparished area
- Postcode
- M2 7DH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Manchester Central
- Phone
- +44 161 833 9833
- Established
- 1914
- Nearest railway station
- Salford Central — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7752163 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Moon Under Water, Manchester (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Moon Under Water?
- The Moon Under Water is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode M2 7DH), in the parish of Manchester, unparished area.
- What is The Moon Under Water?
- The Moon Under Water in England North West, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to The Moon Under Water?
- The nearest railway station is Salford Central, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode M2 7DH.
- When was The Moon Under Water built?
- Built or established in 1914.
- Who owns The Moon Under Water?
- The Moon Under Water is owned by JD Wetherspoon.
- How do I get to The Moon Under Water?
- The nearest railway station is Salford Central, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode M2 7DH.