Was five minutes late for the guided tour
Of Manchester's Victorian pubs, and that
Was quite interesting, though nobody there
Was a friend, recognised two faces that
Had been on the Salford old pubs tour that
I followed two months ago. Steve replaced
Ed last night as the tour guide, started at
The Midland Hotel, followed canals, traced
Our way to Peveril of the Peaks, we slaked
Our thirsts there, then on to the Town Hall where
We saw the courtyard, the very place that
Is often used for filming, for a taste
Of Victoriana, then the Britannia
Hotel, then the Waldorf, then that was that
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