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Belmore

The Belmore is a J.W. Lees pub and hotel on Brooklands Road in Brooklands, Trafford.

Details

Parking

The Belmore has dozens of parking bays, with about four disabled parking bays located closest to the entrance.

Two of the parking bays are affiliated with Be.EV, providing connectors to charge electric vehicles. They each provide a power output of 150 kW and have a tariff of £0.79.[1]

History

Belmore was built in the mid-to-late 1800s. An 1845 map shows the land was a meadow owned by Laurence Wright and occupied by Robert Marsland, but there were no buildings at the time. Belmore is first shown as two adjoined buildings on an 1876 map with a short road coming off Brooklands Road, but both the buildings and short road are unnamed. In a later 1897 map the same buildings are shown, and named as "Belmore".

It's not clear at what point Belmore became a hotel, as its earliest history seems to indicate it was an affluent family home. It's possible that both were true, and a family resided there while renting out rooms in the other building, but this is ultimately unknown.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Belmore was owned by George Howe who lived there with his family. His 22-year-old daughter, Emma Susanna Howe, died at Belmore on 4th April 1898.[2] Just a couple of years later on 31st October 1900, his wife, Helena Howe, also died at Belmore.[3] Then on 11th July 1903, George Howe himself died at his residence, Belmore.[4] In his will, George Howe left Belmore in trust to pay the income thereof between his two surviving daughters.[5]

From 1905 or slightly earlier, Belmore seems to have been owned by the Barber family. On 24th July 1936, James Barber died at Belmore.[6] Following his death, Belmore and its surrounding freehold land was sold by auction.[7]

In early 1964, the Belmore had an ongoing application to convert the basement into a licensed diners' club. The application had over 100 objections raised by local residents, and it became a matter for the Ministry of Housing which held an inquiry on 24th March 1964.[8]

Sources

  1. Find an EV Charging Station, Be.EV website, accessed 18th January 2026. ↩
  2. Evening Chronicle, 5th April 1898, Page 4. ↩
  3. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 3rd November 1900, Page 8. ↩
  4. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 13th July 1903, Page 10. ↩
  5. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 1st October 1903, Page 6. ↩
  6. Manchester Evening News, 25th July 1936, Page 9. ↩
  7. The Guardian, 10th October 1936, Page 24. ↩
  8. Manchester Evening News, 24th March 1964, Page 4. ↩