The Eagle at Weeton (formerly the Eagle and Child) is a public house in Weeton, Lancashire, England. Dating to 1585, it is one of the oldest public houses in the county[1] and in north-west England.[2] A set of steps in front of the property date to the 18th century, and are listed.[2]
| The Eagle at Weeton | |
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 The building in 2024 | |
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| Former names | The Holy Lamb The Eagle and Child |
| General information | |
| Type | Public house |
| Address | Singleton Road |
| Town or city | Weeton, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 53°48′18″N 2°56′12″W / 53.805019°N 2.936607°W |
| Completed | 1585 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Website | |
| eagleweeton | |
Situated on the former estate of Lord Derby,[3][4] the building was once a courthouse. Judge and Puritan activist Michael Livesey, who signed the death warrant for Charles I, is believed to have presided there.[1]
Matthew Anderton was the pub's landlord in 1851.[5]
The pub was known as the Eagle and Child until it underwent a £750,000 renovation in 2019, at which point its name reverted to its 16th-century name, the Eagle.[6] It has also been named The Holy Lamb.[1] The building had a thatched roof until a fire in the 1960s.[1][7]
Star Pubs and Bars, a subsidiary of Heineken, is the owner of the establishment.[6]
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These steps in front of the building are listed
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Here are 6 ghostly pubs in Lancashire... that go bumb in the night!" – Lancashire Post, 31 October 2019
- ^ a b "Eagle and Child Inn, Weeton". Red Rose Collections from Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Clarke, Allen (1933). Windmill Land; Rambles in a Rural Old-fashioned Lancashire Countryside, with a Chat about Its History and Romance. W. Foulsham. p. 52.
- ^ "Builders swoop in at Fylde pub Eagle and Child for £750,000 revamp" – Blackpool Gazette, 13 March 2019
- ^ History, topography, and directory, of Westmorland; and of the hundreds of Lonsdale and Amounderness in Lancashire ... by Mannex & Co. authors. 1851.
- ^ a b "The Eagle at Weeton: First look inside one of the Fylde coast's best known country pubs after £750,000 refurbishment" – The Gazette, 18 June 2019
- ^ "Pubs, windmills and scenes from Fylde's past" – Blackpool Gazette, 2 October 2020
