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1891 Pubs & Beer Houses


The following list was prepared by a fellow pup enthusiast from Chorley, Paul Topping.


Albion, The
PH
Bolton Street, no 29
Lupton, James
Still there albeit closed down for several years
Alma Inn
BH
Moor Road, no 176
Hulme, Thomas
Still there & converted to two separate houses
Anchor Inn
PH
Market Street, no 24
Barlow, Thomas
Long gone & original building long demolished
Bay Horse Inn
PH
Parker Street, no 66
Wilding, George
Demolished
Black Boy
PH
Moor Road, n26
Hodgkinson, Joseph
Still a pub, now known as Moor Inn
Black Horse
PH
Pall Mall, n252
Farnworth, Daniel
Still a pub
Borough Arms
PH
Bolton Street, no 97
Tillotson, Allan
Demolished
Bretherton Arms
BH
Eaves Lane, n312
Appleton, Thomas
Still a pub
Bridge Inn
BH
Botany Brow, no 96
Berry, William
Demolished
Bridge Inn
PH
Harpers Lane, n23
Bretherton, Mary
Became the Harpers Arms, now closed down
British Oak
BH
Pall Mall, no 129
Cottam, Thomas
Demolished
Brittannia
PH
Water Street, no 68
Bond, Margaret
Demolished
Brookes Arms
PH
Brooke Street, n179
Wilding, James
Demolished
Brown Cow
BH
Market Street, no 110
Smalley, Alexander
Closed down - now the Godfather takeaway
Castle Inn
PH
Lyons Lane, no 59
Tyrer, Richard
Demolished
Clarence Hotel
PH
Cleveland Street, no 9
Gee, Daniel
Demolished – now Dorothy Perkins
Clarence Tap
BH
Chapel Street, n9
Counsell, Sylvester
Closed down decades ago, original building till there
Colliers Arms
BH
Moor Road, n28
Sharples, John
Still a pub
Commercial
PH
Fazackerley Street, no 5
Dorrian, Patrick
Long gone & original building long demolished
Commercial Inn
PH
Water Street, no 196
Fairbrother, Thomas
Demolished
Cordwainers Arms
BH
Livesey Street, no 44
Bannister, John
Demolished
Cotton Tree
PH
Lyons Lane, n168
Houldsworth, Jane
Still there but not been a pub for a long time
Court Tavern
BH
St Thomas’s Road, no 27
Cross, James
Demolished
Craven Heifer
BH
Commercial Road, no 24
Brindle, John
Demolished
Crofters Arms
PH
Knowley Brow, n1
Shaw, George
Demolished
Crown Hotel
PH
Chapel  Street, no48
Allonby, George W
Recently reopened – original building
Cunliffe Arms
PH
Market Street, no 129
Turner, James
Closed down years ago – now the Blue House shop
Derby Arms
PH
Eaves Lane, no  211
Marsden, Hannah
Still a pub
Duke of York
PH
Bolton Street, no 124
Miller, Richard
Original demolished, rebuilt 1920’s, still a pub
Eagle
PH
Bolton Street, no 122
Harter, James
Still a pub
Eagle & Child
PH
Pall Mall, N18
Ollerton, James
Demolished
Euxton Tavern
PH
St Thomas’s Road, no 17
Draper, James
Demolished
Fazackerley Arms
PH
Market Place, no
Hebden, Robert
Demolished
Fox & Goose
PH
Water Street, no 106
Rae, Catherine
Demolished
George Inn
PH
Market Street, n72
Cunningham, William
Became Yates Wine Lodge, now Pearson’s pub
Green Man Still
BH
Lyons Lane, n 22
Lilley, Henry
Closed down, original building still there
Hare & Hounds
BH
Standish Street, n65
Commons, Bernard
Demolished
Hollinshead Arms
PH
Hollinshead Street, no 38
Broughton, John
Still a pub, known as Trader Jacks
Imperial Hotel
PH
Union Street, no
Stansfield, Ellen
Still a pub
Jackson's Arms
PH
Cunliffe Street, no 57
Walsh, Michael
Closed down, converted to flats
Joiners Arms
PH
Market Street, no 113
Hilton, Peter
Still a pub, known as Last Orders
Kings Arms
PH
Bolton Street, no 45
Tootle, George
Closed down, became car showroom, now a church
Leigh Arms
PH
Chapel Street, no 66
Walmsley, John
Still a pub
Market Tavern
BH
Cleveland Street, n21
Seddon, John
Still a pub
Masons Arms
BH
Harpers Lane, n102
Rigby, Robert
Still a pub
Miners Arms
BH
Market Street, no 108
Commons, Hugh
Long gone & now a tanning shop
Mitre
PH
Weldbank Lane, n73
Worthington, Catherine
Still a pub
Oddfellow's Arms
BH
Brooke Street, n 42
Callaghan, Margaret
Still there, now The Potters
Parkers Arms
PH
Park Road, no 120
Smith, Elijah
Still a pub
Plough
PH
Pall Mall, no 139
Leigh, John
Still a pub
Prince Consort Inn
BH
Parker Street, no 46-48
Sharples, Thomas
Closed down, converted to two houses
Prince of Wales
PH
Cowling Brow, no 9-11
Porter, William
Still a pub
Prince of Wales
PH
Livesey Street, no 1
Marsden, John
Still a pub
Princess Royal
BH
Bolton Street, no 94
Melanefy, James
Closed down many years ago, building now flats
Queens Arms
PH
Brooke Street, n49
Simm, Alfred
Demolished
Queen's Hotel
PH
Chapel Street no 52
Gillett, John T
Closed down, building falling into disrepair
Queen's Tavern
BH
Preston Road, n6
Kellett, Henry
Closed down, now a Chinese Restaurant
Railway Hotel
PH
Steeley Lane, no 23
Bamber, David
Still a pub
Railway Inn
BH
Botany Bay, n1
Berry, John
Still a pub, now known as Lock & Key
Red Lion Hotel
PH
Market Street, no 8
Alston, William
Demolished
Red Lion Tap
BH
Back Mount, no 15
Duxbury, John
Demolished
Robin Hood
PH
Clifford Street, no 126
Heath, Samuel
Demolished
Roebuck Inn
PH
Botany Bay, n2
Brindle, Robert
Demolished
Rose & Crown
PH
St Thomas’s Road, no 15
Walker, Alice
Still a pub
Royal Albert
BH
Brooke Street, no 64
Holcroft, Margaret
Closed down, became Brooke Street Working Men's Club, then Indian Restaurant
Royal Oak Hotel
PH
Market Street, no 13
Whittle, Leopold
Still a pub….just about (not the original building)
Royal Oak Hotel Tap
PH
Market Street, no 13
Whittle, Susannah
Demolished with the original above
Sebastopol
PH
Moor Road, n290
Baxendale, Ann
Still a pub, now Sam’s bar Too
Seven Stars
PH
Eaves Lane, no 86
Calderbank, James Astley
Recently reopened after several years closed
Shepherds' Arms
BH
Eaves Lane, no 38
Gee, Samuel
Still a pub
Spinners Arms
BH
Cowling Road, no 77-79
Pilkington, George
Still a pub
Spinners' Arms
BH
Harpers Lane, n9
Holt, John Thomas
Demolished
Stanley Arms
BH
Water Street, no 223
Tattersall, Edward
Closed down in 1930’s, now two houses
Swan
PH
Water Street, no 10
Mould, James
Demolished
Talbot Arms
PH
Botany Brow, no 20
Rigby, Robert
Demolished
Talbot Inn
PH
Railway Street, no 14
Baxendale, William
Closed down, building still there, now hairdressers
Townley Arms
PH
Park Road, no 56
Barton, William
Closed down, now flats
Victoria Arms
BH
Chapel Street, no 31
Gillett, Edward
Long gone & original building long demolished
Victoria
BH
Lyons Lane, no 60
Durkin, Michael
Demolished
Waggonmakers Arms
BH
Railway Street, no 12
Riley, Isaac
Still a pub, now Sam’s Bar
Wagon & Horses
PH
Bolton Street, no 42
France, Richard
Closed down, now flats
Waterloo Inn
PH
Market Street, n53
Walmsley, Leonard
Demolished.     Rebuilt as Halifax Building Society
Wellington Inn
BH
Market Street, no 96
Alston, Edward
Demolished.     Rebuilt as flats
Wheatsheaf
PH
St Thomas’s Road, no 3
Moon, David
Still a pub, now called The George
White Bear
BH
Bolton Street, no 105
Rowley, Mary
Demolished about 1960
White Bull
PH
Market Street, no 135
Ratcliffe, William
Still a pub
White Horse Inn
PH
Market Street, no 1
Green, George
Demolished
White Lion
PH
Lyons Lane, n 148
Clayton, William
Closed Down, used as a Mosque for many years
Yarrow Bridge
PH
Bolton Road
Seed, John
Still there, now more of a eatery than a pub

6 comments:

  1. Many of these pubs are no longer with us in 2021, The Royal Oak a prime example.

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  2. Does anyone remember the pub at the bottom of Harpers Lane and Parker Street, I’m 87 now and remember it being in a terrace with railings on the kerbside but I’ve forgotten the name now

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  3. It was the Spinners Arms Brian.

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  4. If not that, then it was the Stanley Arms...now opposite Home Bargains

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  5. A lovely site I used to live at 24 commercial rd Interesting. It was the Craven Heifer Pub it was connected to the house on water street Jennifer

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