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The Manchester mural tucked away in the roof garden of a city centre pub – and THIS one’s not just the same old faces

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The artwork has been installed at the Old Nags Head after a mural by new restaurant 20 Stories proved controversial

From musical icons Morrissey and Marr to celebrated wordsmiths John Cooper Clarke and Lemn Sissay, the mural is a celebration of some of the region’s most revered artists.

Maxine Peake, Emmeline Pankhurst, Noel Gallagher, The Stone Roses, Jean Alexander, Steve Coogan and Frank Sidebottom are among others to feature in the incredible piece of artwork.

The pub, off Deansgate in Manchester city centre, is already well-known for its huge collection of images of George Best and other Manchester United stars. [ . . . ]

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The Blue Posts is a perfect pub in the middle of Soho

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Zoe and Layo Paskin – the geniuses behind The Palomar and The Barbary – are doing their bit to spread the good vibes across town.Hot on the heels of launching coffee shop Jacob The Angel next door to The Barbary, they’ve taken over old boozer The Blue Posts two doors down from The Palomar. And clearly in the mood for giving, they’ve turned it into not one but three new venues.

The Blue Posts

First up, on the ground floor, is the pubby part. It retains the original name and much of the character, but has been given a spruce up, had its bar transformed into a dining counter, and craft beer installed on the taps.

The food offering is more or less limited to bar snacks – but there’s much more than mere peanuts (which incidentally come coated in harissa, and are very good indeed). Heavily buttered anchovy soldiers are simple but seductive, homemade sausage rolls are robustly meaty, and a plate of fried Jerusalem artichokes in a tahini-esque hazelnut sauce is a marker of how good vegetable dishes can be.

Flying the flag among a short selection of sandwiches is a New England fried fish sandwich. Encased in brioche and dripping with tartare sauce, it’s a filet-o-fish for the foodie set – and what’s not to love about that?

Somehow, despite its Soho location, it still manages to feel a little bit local. And even the pork crackling is particularly, well, cracking. Simply put, it’s a pretty perfect pub [ . . . ]

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