Images unseen for 50 years capture a night out at the landmark Manchester pub which was demolished last week.
Michael Kay was a 21-year-old photography student when he decided to take his camera into Birch Villa, the pub which stood at the junction of Wilmslow Road and Dickenson Road in Rusholme.
Last week the pub, which dated back to 1837 and later became known as Hardy's Well, was demolished after a fire. It's imposing position on one of Europe's busiest bus routes and proximity to MCFC's old Maine Road stadium made it a Manchester landmark.
