John Byrom wood plaque

Manchester, Cheshire East, England, United Kingdom

The Old Wellington existed in 1552, when Edward VI was on the throne, in what was then the Market Place and Shambles. It is now the oldest building in Manchester. In 1554 it was purchased by the Byrom family and was part residence and part drapers shop. The third storey was added in the mid 17th Cen

tury. In 1691 John Byrom who developed phonetic shorthand was born here. The building was licensed in 1830 and known as "The Vintners Arms" and later as "Kenyons Vaults". By 1865 the ground floor was

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