A 'quirky' pub in Oldham has stood on a busy street since the 1800s and still features its old-world fixtures.
This week's Pub of the Week has been selected for its strong connection with the community in which it sits.
The Grapes, in Lees, dates back to the 1800s and has had the same licensees for nearly a decade.
Sharon and Wayne Ocleston have been at the helm for eight years and have thoroughly plunged themselves into the festivities there over the years.
With pictures showing Sharon taking up the role of Mrs Claus during the pub's Christmas shenanigans, and the pub sponsoring a football team, it's solidified its place as a family-friendly pub.
Speaking to The Oldham Times on some of their favourite things about the St John Street venue, the pair said: "We enjoy it here as we have got to meet local people who have been brought up in the area and have been frequenting the pub for many years.
"It's quite a quirky pub as it was originally three cottages.
"With the one in the middle being the pub.
"We think the special qualities this pub holds are that it still holds a lot of old structures and fixtures and fittings.
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"Along with two very old cast-iron fireplaces.
"Plus the people and stories we hear through time."
The pub is currently going through building work, with an exterior refurb underway.
Sharon said: "Although the outside may not look appealing at the moment with scaffolding up, it will be worth it in the end.
"We are also having a lot of work done in our beer garden, new benches, a TV, and other things to make the outside area a nice place to sit, eat, drink and be merry."
The Grapes pub is open seven days a week from 12pm until 10pm Sunday to Thursday and 12pm until 11pm Fridays and Saturdays.
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