Address: Liverpool Road, Longton
Built in the 1880's the Mansion House was a striking period property. Living there in 1891 were Joshua and Margaret Petty and their daughter, Margaret Elizabeth Petty who was born in Bradford. When living in Yorkshire Joshua Petty worked as a Back Cashier for many years and on moving to Longton neither Margaret nor her daughter appeared to have needed to work after his death in 1894.
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| 1894 Probate Joshua Petty |
Margaret Elizabeth never married and remained living at Mansion House until her death in 1936.
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| 1936 Probate Margaret Elizabeth Petty |
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| 1909 Map |
Following Margaret's death in 1936 Frederick Fawcett moved into Mansion House with his family.
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| 1939 Register Mansion House |
THE LONDON GAZETTE, 21sT AUGUST 1959
FAWCETT, Frederick William, residing at Mansion House, Liverpool Road, Longton, Preston in the
county of Lancaster, carrying on business at Mansion House Farm, Longton, and Lower Brockholes Farm, Preston aforesaid, as a FARMER, and at Springfield Mill, Brook Street, Preston aforesaid,
under the style of Staytite Cover Co., as a WATERPROOF COVER MANUFACTURER.
Court—PRESTON (by transfer from High Court of Justice). No. of Matter—9a of 1959.
Date of Order—14th Aug., 1959. Date of Filing Petition—27th Oct., 1958.
Sometime after the liquidation of Frederick Fawcett's business in 1959 the property was bought and converted into a public house, the fifth Inn on the short stretch of Liverpool Road from the Golden Ball Inn, past the Red Lion and Black Bull to the Ram's Head Inn.
Records show the pub closed in 1998 and was demolished to make way for the new Booth's Supermarket, built in 2001.
Lancashire Telegraph 25th June 1998
Longton residents campaign against supermarket
FEARS are growing that part of Longton's heritage could be lost forever if plans for a new supermarket are given the green light.
Supermarket giant Booths hopes to open a new store on the site of Longton Mansion House, which has been allowed to fall into disrepair over the past decade.
But plans to open the new, 15,000 sq ft supermarket have sparked a storm of protest from locals, who fear this latest development will destroy Longton's village atmosphere.
South Ribble councillor James Breakell has been inundated with calls from concerned residents.
He said: "This will be quite a large store, and there is no doubt it will attract people from outside the area so it will have an impact with the Traffic passing through the village. It will the first time a shop has opened away from the central shopping area, which could have an adverse effect on the traders there. But the main concern is that Longton has, for a very long time, been a nice village and with the arrival of so many new estates and developments the close community spirit is being lost. However Coun Breakall added: "I would rather see Mansion House demolished than be allowed to become more dilapidated."
South Ribble MP David Borrow is urging the council to hold a public meeting to allow locals to express their concerns on the proposed supermarket. He said: "It is vital that local people have the opportunity to voice their many concerns on the issue." Mr Borrow held a meeting with Booths bosses last Friday.
A spokesman for South Ribble council's planning department said only basic plans had been submitted. He added: "Traffic surveys and tree studies need to be carried out to see what impact such a store would have on the area."
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