Please note this Pub is closed 04/05/2018 and became Permanently Closed 12/02/2023 (Other uses). Reputed to have had a break in and the public address system removed, but had 'other issues' too. Up for Sale with Miller Metcalfe at £225,000. The Bolton to Blackburn railway line passes under the pub so it has a flying freehold. In order to increase the sales potential the garish blue exterior has been painted over with shades of grey. Planning Application 15184/22 for conversion to commercial use, approved February 2023, this was not progressed and planning application 18024/24 was raised for an 8 bedroom HMO which a year later had not been decided because of a lack of information on the noise report. Application withdrawn July 2025.