Colliers Arms, Mossley

The Colliers Arms is a Grade II listed former public house on Lily Lanes on the outskirts of Mossley, a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Built in the late 18th century as a house and altered in the 19th century, it stands on the hillside below Hartshead Pike Tower. It was in use as a pub by the time of the late 19th and early 20th‑century Ordnance Survey maps. The pub closed in the 2000s and was later converted to residential use.

History The building was constructed in the late 18th century as a house, according to its official listing, and underwent unspecified alterations and additions during the 19th century. The 1894 and 1935 Ordnance Survey maps show the building as the Colliers' Arms public house.

On 9 July 1998, the Colliers Arms was designated a Grade II listed building. According to the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), the pub had closed by 2010 and was later converted to residential use. It stands close to Hartshead Pike Tower, on the high ground below the ridge.

Architecture The building is constructed of sandstone with roughly finished blocks and has stone details around the openings. It has chimneys along the main roof ridge and at the gable ends, with the ridge stack later rebuilt in red brick. The roof is covered with stone slates that are laid in gradually smaller courses. The plan consists of two parallel ranges, with a recessed extension attached to the left side of the rear range.

The front has two storeys and three bays. The main entrance is at the right-hand end, set within a stone surround. There are two windows with three lights each, with the centre light wider than the outer ones. On the upper floor are two and three-light windows, mostly with later 20th‑century frames, except for the right-hand window, which has small paired sashes. Another entrance to the building is in a 20th‑century porch against the left gable. Behind this, the extended rear range has tall, narrow two‑light windows arranged one above the other, also with later frames.

The attached outbuilding is slightly taller than the main house and shares the same gable, where small projecting stones sit just above the roofline. At the left-hand end is a tall double door. To the right is a lofted section above what appears to have been a cowhouse or stable, with two ground‑floor doorways framed in stone. There is also an opening to the loft in the left gable.

Colliers Arms, Mossley

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