The Moon Under Water (public house)
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The Moon Under Water is a public house
situated on Deansgate
in Manchester
, in the building of a former cinema. The pub, which is 820 square metres (8,826.4 sq ft) and can hold 1700 customers has been noted by the Guinness Book of Records as being the largest in Britain. Other sources claim it is the largest in Europe.
It is owned by the pub chain Wetherspoons
who opened it as a public house on 15 August 1995, and is named after George Orwell
's essay, The Moon Under Water
describing his ideal pub.
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
situated on Deansgate
Deansgate
Deansgate is a main road through the city centre of Manchester, England. It runs roughly north–south in a near straight route through the western part of the city centre and is the longest road in the city centre at over one mile long....
in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, in the building of a former cinema. The pub, which is 820 square metres (8,826.4 sq ft) and can hold 1700 customers has been noted by the Guinness Book of Records as being the largest in Britain. Other sources claim it is the largest in Europe.
It is owned by the pub chain Wetherspoons
Wetherspoons
J D Wetherspoon plc is a British pub chain based in Watford. Founded as a single pub in 1979 by Tim Martin, the company now owns 815 outlets. The chain champions cask ale, low prices, long opening hours, and no music. The company also operates the Lloyds No...
who opened it as a public house on 15 August 1995, and is named after George Orwell
George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair , better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist...
's essay, The Moon Under Water
The Moon Under Water
"The Moon Under Water" is a 1946 essay by George Orwell, originally published in the Evening Standard, in which he provided a detailed description of his ideal public house, the fictitious Moon Under Water.- Summary :...
describing his ideal pub.