Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the city The Salford's historic Crescent pub is set roar back to life as The Red Dragon.
And two former customers would definitely approve. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels are believed to have drunk there together as they formulated the ideas of communism in the 19th century.
The Grade II listed pub closed in 2017 and is in a poor state. There were fears it would go the same way as the nearby Black Horse Hotel and be demolished to make way for apartments.
But now its Chinese owners have revealed plans to restore the pub; give it back its original name; and construct a new building at the rear of the premises.
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