First visited : 10th September 2011
This pub has had a substantial makeover in the last couple of years and now goes by its nickname of "The Bottom Bull" under the brand name Henighan's. Henighan's started as a venture in Little Lever in 2009 where a closed pub The Horseshoe was reopened under the name of its most popular ex-landlord Michael Henighan , some ex-rugby player I'm told. This pub represents their first expansion and they've followed the same formula of gutting the pub of its fittings to create a bright open space, serving food and putting on live music events.
It took three attempts to visit this one as it seems to open when it pleases regardless of the times shown on the board. I noticed that the etched window above the door still says The Bull's Head which was pleasing. Inside it is brash and modern with a lounge to the right and games room to the left. I didn't see anyone eating or indeed any menus so that's perhaps still in the pipeline. There were some adverts for live bands and it was obvious where the stage area is but otherwise it seemed just like the last two visited , a place for chavs to watch Sky.
The "Bottom Bull" thing comes from its geographical relationship to another pub with "bull" in its name which we'll come to shortly.
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