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Prince Consort

Name: The Prince Consort Inn

 Address: 46-48, Parker Street, Chorley

The Prince Consort Inn is no longer open but was converted into residential use many years ago, pictured above as it is today.  It first appeared on the 1871 Census and the listed landlords were Alice Speak (1871), Robert Speak & Edward Marsden (1881), Thomas Sharples (1891-1901), Robert Sharples (1906), Jas Scotson (1906), John Wignall (1911), Gregory Shackleton (1921) and Mary Lilley (1936).

1871 Census

1881 Census

1891 Census

1901 Census

Lancashire Evening Post 19 June 1906

1911 Census
1921 Census Gregory Shackleton

11 comments:

  1. james17 January 2016 at 01:37

    I used to own that house from about 1992-1994. There is a massive set of beautiful old deeds which came with the house, in the name of a number of the early landlords you mention above - it was a great house, the first and last I ever owned in Chorley

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    1. Anonymous5 September 2022 at 12:20

      Can you please tell me when the Prince consort and Bay horse closed I am talking to 88 year old man, thank you

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    2. Richard Langford6 September 2022 at 02:17

      I'm afraid I don't have the exact dates but believe both to be pre-1973.

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  2. Richard Langford18 January 2016 at 02:00

    Thanks for the comment James. Do you know when it was converted from a pub to a dwelling? From first appearances you wouldn't know it had been a pub...I guess the inside was completely reworked too.

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  3. Anonymous5 October 2016 at 06:48

    Not sure if this blog is still going but im interested in learning more about the history of this property as currently own it. Still got the old deeds. Well one thats currently framed. Will have a look to see when it was converted

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  4. Richard Langford5 October 2016 at 10:59

    It is still up and running and being added to when time allows. You'll see another blogger James is also a previous owner of the Prince Consort, post-beerhouse days. I don't have anything additional to what's on this page at the moment but please help yourself to copies of any of the images and update me if you find anything new please. Richard.

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  5. Mark Beaumont8 September 2017 at 13:05

    If I am not mistaken, this pub had its own brewery, accessed through the arch on garden terrace.

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  6. Richard Langford10 September 2017 at 11:37

    I was unaware of that Mark so will have look next time I'm passing. It was owned and run by a brewery in 1906 at the time of the press cutting regarding Jas Scotson's claim but prior to that I don't have any further information at this point so thanks for the post.

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  7. james23 May 2020 at 06:39

    Just found this thread again. The comment about the brewery is interesting, as the early deeds i had suggested the pub owned all the land and buildings to the road behind, though in later deeds the plot was half the size, suggesting the brewery story is true. I'm not sure it even had a bar, but there was a serving hatch halfway down the hall on the right!

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  8. Richard Langford1 July 2021 at 01:08

    Prince Consort, Chorley.
    The pub was owned by the Chorley Brewery. The brewery and pub was sold to Wilkins of Longton in July 1904 for the enormous sum of £2,475.
    Info source: Where Have All The Breweries Gone - long out of print CAMRA publication
    Information provided by my good friend Adrian Smith Central Lancs CAMRA Chairman

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  9. Anonymous8 September 2023 at 10:36

    My husband and I moved into 46 parker St after we married in 1973.

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