Who founded the chop houses with his wife Sarah in the era when Manchester led the world. THOMAS STUDD was a chef from Shoreditch in east...

IT is one of Manchester’s most iconic pubs – but the historic Mr Thomas’s Chop House, which first opened its doors in 1867, is about to...

By Roger Ward, former MD of BDH/TBWA and now the owner of Manchester’s independent chop houses who has just launched a new website and a...

By all accounts Prince Albert was a bit of lad what with introducing Christmas trees to the UK to, ahem, giving the royal seal of...

Manchester’s Chop Houses have launched a seasonal new menu that’s full of the joys of spring. It’s also full of surprises, as we...

Sam’s Chop House is a long way from south west London.  But it is the place to watch England live on TV, for those in Manchester who are...

How an amateur photojournalist captured the defining images of L.S. Lowry in 1968 By Sefton Samuels, FRPS Sefton Samuels (left), Roger...

INTRODUCTION – Roger Ward WHY I FELL IN LOVE WITH MANCHESTER’S CHOP HOUSES My intention was to put into words why I fell in love with...