{{Short description|Former pub in Salford, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Use British English|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox building | name = The Crescent | former_name = Red Dragon<ref name="CAMRA">{{cite web |title=Crescent, Salford |url=https://camra.org.uk/pubs/crescent-salford-170856 |website=[[Campaign for Real Ale]] |access-date=19 May 2026}}</ref> | image = The Crescent, Salford.jpg | image_size = | alt = Rendered public house | image_caption = The pub in 2010 | building_type = [[Public house]] (formerly) | coordinates = {{Coord|53.4829|-2.2670|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Crescent ([[A6 road (England)#Manchester city centre–Chorley|A6]]), [[Salford]], England | pushpin_map = Greater Manchester | years_built = Early 19th&nbsp;century | closing_date = 2017 | designations = {{Designation list | embed = yes | designation1 = Grade II Listed Building | designation1_offname = 19, 20 and 21, The Crescent | designation1_date = 18 January 1980 | designation1_number = {{NHLE|num=1386171|short=y|postscript=none}} }} }}

'''The Crescent''' is a [[Grade II listed]] former [[public house]] on Crescent ([[A6 road (England)#Manchester city centre–Chorley|A6]]) in [[Salford]], England. Built in the early 19th&nbsp;century as a [[Terraced houses in the United Kingdom|terrace]] of three houses and later combined and converted into a pub, it is associated in local tradition with visits by [[Karl Marx]] and [[Friedrich Engels]]. The building remained in use as a pub until its closure in 2017, after which it fell into disrepair and became the subject of an urgent works notice in 2025. Its future as of May 2026 is uncertain.

==History== The building was constructed in the early 19th&nbsp;century as a [[Terraced houses in the United Kingdom|terrace]] of three houses before later being combined and converted into a [[public house]], according to its official listing.<ref name="NHLE">{{NHLE|num=1386171 |desc=19, 20 and 21, The Crescent |grade=II |access-date=19 May 2026}}</ref> Local tradition holds that [[Karl Marx]] and [[Friedrich Engels]] were among the pub's notable visitors in the past.<ref name="Burnell">{{cite news |last=Burnell |first=Paul |date=8 October 2025 |title='Unique' former pub must be protected, says council |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78n3vn282zo |access-date=19 May 2026}}</ref>

The 1922 and 1933 [[Ordnance Survey]] maps show the building but do not indicate a designation or name.<ref>{{cite web |year=1922 |title=OS 25 inch England and Wales, 1841–1952 {{!}} Lancashire CIV.5 |url=https://maps.nls.uk/view/126522803 |website=[[National Library of Scotland]] |publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]] |access-date=19 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |year=1933 |title=OS 25 inch England and Wales, 1841–1952 {{!}} Lancashire CIV.5 |url=https://maps.nls.uk/view/126522806 |website=[[National Library of Scotland]] |publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]] |access-date=19 May 2026}}</ref>

On 18 January 1980, The Crescent was designated a [[Grade II listed]] building.<ref name="NHLE" />

The pub closed in August 2017,<ref name="CAMRA" /> and has since fallen into a state of disrepair.<ref name="Burnell" /> In October 2025 an urgent works notice was issued to the private owners, requiring measures to safeguard the building after [[Salford City Council]] determined that intervention was needed to prevent its loss.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 October 2025 |title=Council serves notice on owners of The Crescent pub |url=https://news.salford.gov.uk/news/council-serves-notice-on-owners-of-the-crescent-pub/ |website=[[Salford City Council]] |access-date=19 May 2026}}</ref> After the notice was issued, the owners stated that they would carry out the required repairs themselves, removing the need for the council to intervene and recover the costs.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 February 2026 |title=Works begin to protect historic Crescent pub |url=https://news.salford.gov.uk/news/works-begin-to-protect-historic-crescent-pub/ |website=[[Salford City Council]] |access-date=19 May 2026}}</ref> {{As of|May 2026}}, no publicly available information has been released regarding the pub's current condition or future use.

==Architecture== The building has a [[roughcast]] finish over brick and a roof of Welsh slate. It is of three storeys with six windows across the front.<ref name="Crescent">{{cite web |title=19, 20 and 21, The Crescent |url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101386171-19-20-and-21-the-crescent-irwell-riverside-ward |website=British Listed Buildings |access-date=19 May 2026}}</ref> There are two doorways, each set within a small [[pediment]]ed surround, with fixed windows to the sides and between them, and two four‑pane [[sash window]]s to the right.<ref name="NHLE" /> The upper floors have 12‑pane sash windows, though some have been replaced with fixed panes. The attic level has two windows, one set within a pedimented [[dormer]].<ref name="Crescent" />

===Interior=== The main part of the interior is formed by three rooms grouped around a central island bar. A separate fourth room is provided for functions and other events.<ref name="CAMRA" />

==See also== {{portal|Greater Manchester}} *[[Listed buildings in Salford]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{Commons category}} {{Salford B&S}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Crescent, The}} [[Category:19th-century establishments in England]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Salford]] [[Category:Grade II listed pubs in Greater Manchester]]