This large, welcoming Mancunian bench commends the history and service levels of the pub that stands behind it.
Originally a Georgian town house, it first opened as a pub and restaurant in 1870. It was extended and renovated a couple of decades after opening, being completed in 1901 and is now a Grade II listed building.
Thomas’s is one of the remaining chop houses, a reminder of a British eating tradition that dates back hundreds of years – to the sixteenth century apparently. Originally, they were men only establishments where businessmen gathered to negotiate over food, wine and ale.
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 15 November 2015
Travel with Intent 
Is all well with you, Debs? I hoped you might make it to Lumiere.
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Oh dear did not I not send my email reply! I’ll email you …
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No worries, hon. I was just a little anxious about you. 🙂
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it is a great bench, but that building is awesome
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What a great piece of history. Gorgeous bench for this week’s subject.
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Lovely bench and thank you for the history of the building, it looks beautiful. Now I want to know what it is like inside!
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I’m thinking the benches inside the pub may look the same? I like a high, supportive back on my seat.
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Wow that is some bench! And here in Richmond we have a lot of Georgian buildings downtown – so it was. Ice to see the pub photo too – 😊
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