The Eagle at Weeton

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The Eagle at Weeton
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The building in 2024
The Eagle at Weeton
Former namesThe Holy Lamb
The Eagle and Child
General information
Type Public house
AddressSingleton Road
Town or city Weeton, Lancashire
CountryEngland
Coordinates 53°48′18″N2°56′12″W / 53.805019°N 2.936607°W / 53.805019; -2.936607
Completed1585(439 years ago) (1585)
Technical details
Floor count2
Website
eagleweeton.co.uk

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]

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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References

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  2. 1 2 "Eagle and Child Inn, Weeton". Red Rose Collections from Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. 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.
  4. "Builders swoop in at Fylde pub Eagle and Child for £750,000 revamp"Blackpool Gazette, 13 March 2019
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  7. "Pubs, windmills and scenes from Fylde's past"Blackpool Gazette, 2 October 2020