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Date of photo: 2013	© Copyright John Topping and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence
The Jack & Jill was situated on Brinnington Road. This pub closed in January 2016 and was demolished in November of that year.
Source: Clare Riley
This was Robinsons’ first post-war house, built in 1957 as a new local for residents at the gateway of the expanding housing estate. Costing £30,000, it was built on the site of The Mount, a regency villa. The original intention was to convert the old house into a pub and call it the Brinnington Mount Hotel, but that idea was eventually shelved due to the costs involved and the house was demolished. In its place was built a long, low flat-roofed public house, with large windows, in a style popular at the time, designed by Stockport architect Gilbert Bullimore. It was named after the nursery rhyme ‘Jack and Jill’, because it was built at the top of a hill. The pub was divided equally into lounge and vault areas, with a beer terrace outside, along with a children’s play area. It served Brinnington for nearly sixty years but closed in early 2016. There was a campaign by locals to try and overturn the ‘reluctant’ closure decision of the brewery, which had decided there was insufficient turnover for the pub to be viable. The Jack and Jill was offered on the open market with Robinsons supporting the idea of it remaining a licensed premises, but there were no takers and the campaign to keep it open was ultimately unsuccessful. It was demolished later that year, with housing built on the site.
Dave Stearn, Opening Times magazine, May/June 2025
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