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The Two Tubs

17th-century establishments in EnglandBuildings and structures in Bury, Greater ManchesterGrade II listed pubs in Greater ManchesterUse British English from July 2026
The Two Tubbs Inn, Bury
The Two Tubbs Inn, Bury

The Two Tubs (officially listed as The Two Tubs Inn) is a Grade II listed public house on The Wylde in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. Probably built in the late 17th century, it was converted from a private residence into a pub in 1806 and was then known as the Globe Inn. Its present name emerged in the early 19th century after the landlord adopted a halved barrel as an improvised pub sign.

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The Two Tubs
The Wylde, Bury Fernhill

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The Two Tubs

The Wylde 19
BL9 0LA Bury, Fernhill
England, United Kingdom
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Bury Castle, Greater Manchester
Bury Castle, Greater Manchester

Bury Castle was an early medieval moated manor house in Bury, Lancashire (grid reference SD803108). Its remains are listed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The manor house was built by Sir Thomas Pilkington – lord of the manors of Bury and Pilkington, and an influential member of Lancashire's gentry – in 1469. He was given permission by Edward IV to: "'build to make and to construct walls and turrets with stone, lime and sand around and below his manor house in Bury in the County of Lancaster, and to shut in the manor house with such manner of walls and turrets; also to embattle, crenellate and machicolate those towers." It is situated on the top of a slope overlooking the River Irwell in a strong defensive position. Excavations have revealed there were six main construction phases on the site. The first phase was between 1359 and 1400 and produced a house platform surrounded by a moat. The building was razed to the ground (slighted) on the orders of Henry VII after Sir Thomas Pilkington supported the House of York in the Wars of the Roses, particularly the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. On top of this, all of Sir Thomas' lands were confiscated.In 1540, antiquary John Leland described Bury Castle as "a ruin of a castle by the Parish Church in the town". In 1753, Thomas Percival drew plans of the visible foundations of the walls of Bury Castle, measuring 600 feet (180 m) by 270 feet (82 m). The ruins were looted to provide building material for the town of Bury. In 1865, further foundations were discovered, this time of a keep or defensive tower 82 feet (25 m) by 63 feet (19 m) with walls 6 feet (1.8 m) thick.The remains of Bury Castle drew public attention in 1973 when amateur archaeologists uncovered stonework that had previously lain underneath a car park. The site, which is owned by Bury council and has undergone "restoration and enhancement work", has been open to the public since 2000. Bury Castle is about 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) north of Radcliffe Tower, an early 15th-century moated manor house.