Name: Duke William
Address: 30, Chapel Hill, Alston, Longridge
The Duke William was one of the oldest Inns in the town, dating back to the mid-1700s and was located on Chapel Hill at Fell End, the rear of the premises overlooking the Chapel Hill Quarry. The building we see today is of course far more recent, built around 1914 to replace the original building on this site that dated back to 1814. Historic records confirm that prior to that time the Inn stood on the land now part of St Lawrence's grave yard across the road.
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| 1892 Map |
Listed landlords were Thomas Fleming (1778), John Carter (-1826), Elizabeth Carter (1826-), James Pye (1832-48), John Parsons (1849-), John Wilson (1857-), Elizabeth Wilson (1861), John Kerfoot (1866), Joseph Walmsley (1871-91), Mrs Fleming(-1896), Thomas Kay (1896-), Richard Charles Lightfoot (1900-17), Herbert Heaton (1933), Thomas W and Mary Holt (1935) and Mrs Fowler (1945),
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| Manchester Mercury - Tuesday 13 October 1778 |
Baptism: 23 Mar 1823 St Lawrence, Longridge, Lancs.
Thomas Carter - S of John Carter & Betty
Abode: Alston
Occupation: Inn-keeper
Baptised by: The Revd. Robt. Parkinson
Register: Baptisms 1813 - 1840, Page 81, Entry 641
Source: LDS Film 1657578
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| c.2021 Residential Property |
Baptism: 22 May 1825 St Lawrence, Longridge, Lancs.
Richard Carter - Son of John Carter & Betty
Abode: Alston
Occupation: Inn-keeper
Baptised by: The Revd. Rt. Parkinson
Register: Baptisms 1813 - 1840, Page 100, Entry 794
Source: LDS Film 1657578
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| Lancaster Gazette - Saturday 26 August 1826 |
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| 1828 Pigot's Directory - Elizabeth Carter Baptism: 7 Sep 1832 St Lawrence, Longridge, Lancs. James Pye - [Child] of James Pye & Betty Abode: Alston Occupation: Innkeeper Baptised by: Frederick Maude Curate Register: Baptisms 1813 - 1840, Page 152, Entry 1214 Source: LDS Film 1657578
Baptism: 10 Jul 1836 St Lawrence, Longridge, Lancs. Isabella Ratcliffe Pye - D of James Pye & Betty Abode: Alston Occupation: Inn Keeper Baptised by: Frederick Maude Register: Baptisms 1813 - 1840, Page 176, Entry 1401 Source: LDS Film 1657578 |
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| Old FB Image of the Interior c.2010 |
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| 1841 Census - James Pye |
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| 1848 Slater's Directory |
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| Preston Chronicle - Saturday 26 May 1849 |
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| Old FB Image of the Interior c.2010 |
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| 1851 Census - John Parsons |
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| Preston Chronicle - Saturday 15 May 1852 |
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| 1854 Directory |
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| Preston Chronicle - Saturday 11 February 1854 |
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| Old FB Image of the Interior c.2010 |
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| Preston Chronicle - Saturday 20 May 1854 |
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| Preston Chronicle - Saturday 10 January 1857 |
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| Preston Chronicle - Saturday 30 May 1857 |
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| 1861 Census - Elizabeth Wilson |
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| c.2021 |
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| Preston Herald - Saturday 17 February 1866 |
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| 1871 Census Joseph Walmsley |
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| Preston Chronicle - Saturday 26 April 1879 |
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| Preston Chronicle - Saturday 13 December 1879 |
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| 1881 Census Joseph Walmsley |
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Preston Herald - Wednesday 19 January 1887
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| Preston Herald - Wednesday 07 October 1896 |
It's interesting to note that in 1896 the license was transferred to Thomas Kay who four years later saw his daughter Margaret marry Richard Charles Lightfoot at St Lawrence's and thereafter the newly-weds took over the running of the Inn.
Marriage: 23 Jan 1900 St Lawrence, Longridge, Lancashire
Richard Charles Lightfoot - 26 Publican Bachelor of Longridge
Margaret Kay - 25 Spinster of Longridge
Groom's Father: Richard Henry Lightfoot, Deceased
Bride's Father: Thomas Kay, Quarry Master
Witness: Geo. H. Waddington; Jane Kay; Thomas Kay
Married by Banns by: T. M. Harrison
Performed at: St Paul's Chapel of Ease
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| 1901 Census Charles Lightfoot |
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| Lancashire Evening Post - Wednesday 28 July 1909 |
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| 1911 Census Richard Charles Lightfoot |
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| 1917 Directory |
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| Fleetwood Chronicle - Friday 03 March 1933 |
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| c.2021 |
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| Lancashire Evening Post - Thursday 01 August 1935 |
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| Lancashire Evening Post - Monday 12 August 1935 |
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| Lancashire Evening Post - Friday 29 January 1937 |
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| Lancashire Evening Post - Tuesday 29 May 1945 |
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| Lancashire Evening Post - Tuesday 25 February 1947 |
The Duke William closed in 2012 and has now been converted to housing.
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| The Duke William courtesy of WhatPub |
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