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Queen of Hearts (pub)

1872 establishments in EnglandGrade II listed buildings in ManchesterGrade II listed pubs in Greater ManchesterPubs in ManchesterUse British English from April 2026
Former Holy Innocents School, Fallowfield
Former Holy Innocents School, Fallowfield

The Queen of Hearts (now trading as 256 Wilmslow Road) is a Grade II listed building on Wilmslow Road in Fallowfield, an area of Manchester, England. Designed by Price and Linklater in the Gothic style and built between 1870 and 1872 for the Church of the Holy Innocents as a school, it was later converted into a public house, receiving its listing while serving that role, and now operates as a bar and venue.

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Queen of Hearts (pub)
Wilmslow Road, Manchester Fallowfield

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Wilmslow Road 256
M14 6LB Manchester, Fallowfield
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