Duke of York

Name: The Duke of York

Address: 124, Bolton Street, Chorley

The Duke of York is one of the oldest pubs in Chorley and dates back to 1782, although the current building is not the original as it was rebuilt in 1924 evidenced by the two date stones set in the front wall behind the main pub sign (thanks to Glynn Holt for this information).  

1782 Datestone

1924 Datestone

Records for the pub date back at least as far as 1818 with the landlords listed as John Walmsley (1818-24), William Allanson (1828), Joseph Brimiley Jnr (1835-39), Isabella Gillibrand (1841), Henry Grime (1848), Elizabeth Southworth (1851), John Miller (1861-76), Richard Miller (1879-1901), Thomas Bamber (1911), Richard James Bamber (1921), Arthur Pressler (1936), Steve Evans (1990s) and Amanda Crooks (2010s).

1841 Census

Preston Chronicle 02 September 1848

1851 Census

1861 Census

Marriage: 31 Mar 1869 St Laurence, Chorley, Lancashire, England

Thomas Holt - 22 Surveyor Bachelor of Chorley

Martha Miller - 20 Spinster of Bolton St. Chorley

Groom's Parents: Thomas Holt, (deceased), Gentleman

Bride's Parents: John Miller, Publican

Witness: John Miller; Elizabeth Miller

Married by Certificate by: Alfred Schofield Curate

Register: Marriages 1853 - 1879, Page 147, Entry 294

Source: LDS Film 1517687

1871 Census

Marriage: 10 Jul 1873 St George, Chorley, Lancs.

James Bamber - 20 Dyer Bachelor of Moor Road Chorley

Charlotte Miller - 19 Spinster of Bolton St Chorley

Groom's Father: James Bamber, Dyer

Bride's Father: John Miller, Inn Keeper

Witness: John Edw. Bamber; Margaret Jackson

Married by Superintendant Registrar's Certificate by: D. E. Herbert

Notes: [Publicans Daughter crossed out in Brides Occupation]

Register: Marriages 1865 - 1873, Page 241, Entry 481

Source: LDS Film 1526078

1881 Census

1891 Census

1901 Census

1911 Census

1921 Census Richard James Bamber

LEP 1990s Steve Evans, landlord of the Duke of York, Chorley