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Pub in Lancashire, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Royal Oak Hotel was a public house and hotel in the market town of Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire.[1] It stood on Breck Road at its junction with Station Road.[2] Built in 1842, it was, up until its demolition, the only hotel in the town.[2] It replaced an earlier building, known as the Old Oak, which had also been a dye works.[2][3]
The Royal Oak Hotel | |
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Former names | Old Oak |
General information | |
Type | Public house |
Address | Breck Road |
Town or city | Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 53.85078748°N 2.9884419°W |
Completed | 1842 |
Demolished | June 2018 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 3 |
Joseph Redshaw was the pub's first tenant in July 1843. It was in 1860, during the time of the landlordship of Albany Featherstonhaugh (1791–1871)[4] that the pub was renamed the Royal Oak Hotel. It was home to the local branch of the Inland Revenue and an excise office.[2]
During its heyday, inquests and livestock sales were held at the pub.[1] It was also popular with workers on the adjacent goods siding, just south of the original location of Poulton-le-Fylde railway station. This station closed in 1896, and a new one opened a short distance away on Breck Road. The sidings were removed in the 1960s, and properties now stand on the site.[5]
It was named Chaplin's Bar between 2003 and 2009, at which point it closed.
The three-storey building was demolished in June 2018, after lying empty for several years. It was replaced by sixteen flats in 2022.[6]
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