Peveril Of The Peak Public House

The Peveril of the Peak Public House is a public house located on Chepstow Street in Manchester, originally built around 1820 and remodeled internally and externally around 1900. The building is constructed of brick and features cladding of colored faience tiles, topped with a Welsh slate roof and ridge stacks. It has an irregular V-shaped plan situated on a corner site, with a bar and servery located in the corner, an S-shaped corridor, and two rooms behind.

The exterior consists of two low storeys beneath a shallow hipped roof. The narrow west facade includes one doorway and one window, while the longer north and south facades feature a dark green tiled plinth and yellow-green tiles, both plain and embossed, on the ground floor, with plain yellow tiles on the first floor. There is one entrance on both the north and south sides, each centrally placed, with elaborate multicolored tiled pilasters surrounding the doorways. A tiled band between the floors displays raised lettering bearing the name of the public house on the north and south sides, and 'Wines & Spirits' on the west face. The ground floor windows have architraves made of raised dark green tiles, while the first floor features similarly detailed brown tiles. A blind window is present on the first floor on the south side towards the west, and a painted sign hangs from a scrolled wrought iron bracket at the right-hand end.

Inside, the corridor is lined with a dado of green and cream tiles, both plain and embossed. The west side of the corridor is defined by a timber and glazed screen that forms the back of the servery, with stained glass in the upper parts featuring florid Art Nouveau detailing. Serving hatches are located on the corridor side, and similar timber and glazed detailing is found in the internal porches on both sides. The bar counter has fielded panels and pilasters, with a superstructure on the bar counter dating from the late 20th century that closely follows the detailing of the bar back. All public rooms include fixed seating, with the easterly rooms equipped with bell pushes. The south-east room features bell pushes and an elaborate fireplace. The Peveril of the Peak is a good example of turn-of-the-century public house remodeling, retaining its contemporary plan, fittings, and decoration.