Name: The Euxton Tavern
Address: 17, St. Thomas' Road, Chorley
The Euxton Tavern was situated on the corner of St.Thomas' Road and Dole Lane on the opposite side of the junction from the Rose & Crown whose end wall can just be seen on the left of the picture above.
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| Rear of the Euxton tavern from Dole Lane prior to demolition |
It was demolished many years ago to make way for new development, as the two pictures below show, one from around 1975 and other in 2015.
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| Euxton Tavern c.1975 |
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| Old site of the Euxton Tavern 2015 |
Originally known as the "Two Bulls", the tavern first appeared on census and directories in 1818 and from 1851 was shown as the Euxton Tavern. Listed landlords were T Darbyshire (1818), William Howarth (1822-1830), Richard Hailwood (1835-39), John Sibbring (1841), Joseph Yates (1851-61), Rebecca Frearson (1865), James Draper
(1871-91) and William McKennie (1901).
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| 1851 Census |
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| View from Dole Lane down the side of the Euxton Tavern to St Thomas' Road |
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| 1861 Census |
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| 1871 Census |
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| 1881 Census |
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| 1891 Census |
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| 1901 Census |
The Inn closed for business between 1901 and 1911 and at the time of the census it is recorded in use as a shop and office.
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Euxton Tavern.
ReplyDeleteAcquired by Magee Marshall after auction in 1894 from Henry Robinson & Co. Property leasehold for 999 years from 2 September 1780. Referred for compensation. Sold by Magees 1908. alangall@hotmail.com