Scotch Piper Inn

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The Scotch Piper Inn in Lydiate, North West, England is the oldest pub in the historic county of Lancashire. The building dates from 1320 and is a Grade II* listed building. [1]

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It is located on the A5147, 9 miles (14 km) from Liverpool and 11 miles (18 km) from Southport in the ceremonial county of Merseyside. [2] It stands close to the site of Lydiate Hall and next to the remains of St Catherine's Chapel. [3]

History

The fabric of the building is thought to date from 1320, but most of the current building is probably from the 16th century. [1] It was originally known as "The Royal Oak". [4] According to local legends it was renamed "the Scotch Piper" in honour of an injured Scottish piper connected with the Jacobite Rebellion in the 18th century, who visited the inn. [3]

The Moorcroft family were the landlords from the 1880s until 1945. [3] Tony Blair once visited the Scotch Piper, in 1999 during his first term as prime minister. [5]

The Admiral Taverns pub suffered severe fire damage to its thatched roof on Tuesday 6 December 2016. [6] The main structure of the roof and fabric of the building were saved. The pub re-opened in April 2017. [7]

Events

The Scotch Piper Classics is a popular car meet held at the pub every Monday evening and every third Sunday of the month. There is also a bike meet every Wednesday. [8]

Architecture

The two-storey cruck framed whitewashed brick building retains a thatched roof. [1] It is in three bays. The left two bays are in a single storey, and contain at least two cruck trusses; it was encased in brick in the 17th century. The right bay was rebuilt in the 18th century, using fabric from Lydiate Hall, and is in 1+12 storeys. On the front are four buttresses, and the windows are horizontally-sliding sashes, with a gabled dormer. [9] [10]

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