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Founders Arms, Bolton

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18 St Georges Street, Bolton, BL1 2EN (View on Google Map)

This Pub is Permanently Closed

To find out more about this now closed pub a summary is included below, and use the links to read more details on many of the items.
CAMRA Bolton February 1982 List of Pubs 94 : Historical Information
Great North Western Beer Festival Programme 1992 : Bolton Beer Festival 1992
What's Doing January 1993 : Historical Information
Elephant and Castle 3 and 5 Winter 1993 and Summer 1994 : Elephant and Castle 1993 to 1998
Bolton Lost Pubs : Historical Information
Flickr Terry Whalebone Photos : Founders Sign 2006

Historic Interest

In May 1981 it was a Keg Tetley pub, at some point prior to 1992 it started selling Tetley Dark Mild and Bitter and this was listed in the 1992 Great North Western Beer Festival Programme.By January 1993 it had become a Burtonwood pub, and by late 1993 it was noted as selling Burtonwood Bitter. It was visited on the Independence Day Crawl on June 28th 1994. it still had the Burtonwood Beer signs up when it closed, one was a traditional beer one at the rear, though it was many a long year since the pub sold any traditional beer. Last Landlord was Tony Cross and owners Admiral Taverns.

Information for this venue is provided by the Bolton Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Bolton District (B)
Last updated
13/05/2025
Last surveyed
25/10/2015
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
unknown
Pub ID
BOL/135
Asset of Community Value

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