Hi Doreen, Well that really does make sense, because one would expect that the numbering would have started at the most important end and of course Oldham Road would have been considered a very important road in those days the same as Rochdale Road. But if you are correct I think we may well be a bit late to see the building that is there now, it is surrounded by scaffolding and the upper floor or roof has gone. I will go and look at it in the daylight, at the moment I have a stinking cold so a little walk will do me good if it is fine tomorrow. My baby son (age 30) still lives with me and he works shifts, when he comes home at 10.30pm he dashes in and changes out of his uniform and then I run him to the Railway for a quick pint and I turn round to come home again right across the road from that building, which is why I know they are pulling it down at the moment, so I had better hurry up and see what a bit of daylight reveals. I have a copy of the pub book but for the life of me I can't find it, I will have put it in one of those safe places, you know the ones you forget about when you need them. I wish you and all of the list a Happy New Year and now I will get a Lemsip and bed. Ivy Middleton Manchester