Scotch Piper Inn
| Scotch Piper Inn | |
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| File:Scotch Piper Inn.JPG The pub in 2007 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Lydiate, Merseyside, England |
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| Year built | 1320 (probably 16th century) |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | The Scotch Piper Public House |
| Designated | 11 October 1968 |
| Reference no. | 1343315 |
The Scotch Piper Inn in Lydiate, Merseyside, England, is the oldest pub in the historic county of Lancashire. The building dates from 1320 and is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
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
[edit | edit source]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 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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+1⁄2 storeys. On the front are four buttresses, and the windows are horizontally-sliding sashes, with a gabled dormer.[9][10]
See also
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- ^ Pollard & Pevsner (2006), p. 518
- ^ Historic England & 1343315
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