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Anchor Inn, Bolton

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14-16 Union Building, Off Bradshawgate, Bolton, BL2 1AZ (View on Google Map)

This Pub is Permanently Closed

To find out more about this now closed pub a summary is included below, use the links to read more details on many of the items.
CAMRA Bolton February 1982 List of Pubs 8 : Historical Information
Beer Lines 6 and 11 June and December 1986 : Historical Information
What's Doing June 1987 : Historical Information
Beer in Bolton 1989 : Anchor Bolton Page 13
What's Doing November 1989 : Historical Information
Great North Western Beer Festival Programme 1992 : Bolton Beer Festival 1992
Elephant and Castle 2 and 3 Autumn and Winter 1993 : Elephant and Castle 1993 to 1998
Bolton Drinker 2 and 3 1994 : Bolton Drinker and Pub Scene 1993 to 1995
What's Doing September 2004 : Historical Information
What's Doing April 2005 : Historical Information
Bolton Lost Pubs : Historical Information
Bolton News: Closed Pub Photo Gallery

Historic Interest

Became Babylon Cafe for about 3 years after closure Last Licensing date is 19/04/07, on 29/09/06 Thoma Andrew Gilbertson was showing as Landlord and Oxford Hotels and Inns Management was owner. In May 1981 it was a Bass Keg Pub. It was refurbished in June 1986 and by June 1987 it had a straight bar with Bass 4X Mild and Draught Bass (H). From 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1995 it was listed in the Good Beer Guide selling Bass 4X Mild and Draught Bass (H). It was listed in the 1989 Beer in Bolton Guide as selling Bass 4X Mild and Draught Bass (H), however by November 1989 the 4X Mild was Keg. It was listed in the Great North Western Beer Festival programme as selling Bass Bitter (Draught Bass). It was mentioned in two articles in Autumn and Winter 1993 that it sold Draught Bass and again in Bolton Drinker. The pub was noted as boarded up in September 2004 and in April 2005 it was mentioned that the pub had once been owned by Boardmans Brewery.

Information for this venue is provided by the Bolton Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Lounge 16; Sparkles Nitespot; Babylon Cafe
Local Authority
Bolton District (B)
Last updated
13/07/2025
Last surveyed
12/07/2024
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
unknown
Pub ID
BOL/294
Asset of Community Value

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