Name: The Court Tavern
Address: 27, St Thomas' Road, Chorley
This was a busy town centre public house situated on St Thomas's Road opposite the police station and Magistrates' Court and was reportedly popular with the local constabulary.
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The Euxton Tavern (left) on the corner of Dole Lane and the Court
Tavern just in picture (far right) next to the old Flour Mill |
Listed landlords at the Court Tavern were Thomas Ellison (1881), M Gillibrand (1882), James Cross (1901), John W Taylor (1901), Margaretta Taylor (1911), Charles Hebden (-1925), Frederick Taylor (1921-), James Hargreaves (1936) and Cyril Hargreaves (-1949).
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| 1881 Census |
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| 1882 Barrett's Directory |
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The Court Tavern 1950s
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| 1891 Census |
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| 1901 Census |
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| 1911 Census |
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| 1921 Census Frederick Taylor |
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| Frederick and Ann Taylor with sons Robert, Frederick Jnr and John |
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| Charles Hebden Landlord at Court Tavern, Prince of Wales & Fazackerley Arms (courtesy of Adrian Beaumont) |
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| Frederick & Ann Taylor (nee Hebden) who was the daughter of Robert & Martha Hebden from the Fazackerley Arms (courtesy of Great Grandson Adrian Beaumont) |
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| Chorley Guardian 1959 |
The Court Tavern was demolished along with the Euxton Tavern to make way for new development and on the site today stands a car park and business premises. It closed on 4th April 1971 and pictures below were taken on the last night (courtesy of Paul Topping through Chorley Then and Now).
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Alice Hebden married at St. Laurence's on 1 August 1925. She gave her address as 27 St. Thomas Road and her father as Charles Hebden, publican.
ReplyDeleteThere seems to be a change of licensee by 3 April 1926. Robert Taylor's marriage gives his address as 27 St. Thomas Road and his father as Frederick Taylor, publican.
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