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Clitheroe 422324(Editorial),01282 426161 (Advertising), Burnley 01282 422331 (Classified) Esteemed guests graeed historic pub by Natalie Cox
CLITHEROE'S Swan and Royal Hotel is one of the Valley's most historic
hostelries. A former coaching inn, its
history can be traced back as far as the 17th Century. In 1987 historians from Clitheroe, who had been invited onto the premises by barmaid Thelma Hayhurst; discovered an ancient oak panelled door held together with oak pegs in the base ment. They believed it could have
been 400-years-old and could have belonged to a smaller inn which stood on the same site in Castle Street. One of the earliest celebri
ties to grace The Swan and Ro3ral with his presence was George Easton. In 1878 he read the Riot Act from the hotel's doors as cotton work ers threatened the building. Easton was protected by 20 soldiers from the 11th Hus sars who took part in the Zulu wars just weeks later. Ghandi, Sir Winston
Churchill and Sir Frank Whittle also graced the town centre hotel with their pres ence. In 1933 Ghandi is believed to have stayed when he visit-
the premises and planned a £250,000 investment in the property. The Swan and Royal was acquired by Jen-
. nings Brothers pic in July 1999 and in 2002 current owners Terry and Carol Joy
bought the hotel. • A MULTI-MILLION
pound investment iwill be needed to restore The Swan and Royal Hotel to its former
glory. This is the prediction of Mr
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ed Mrs Garnett's cotton mill in Low Moor and Churchill was a guest between 1940 and 1941 when he came to Clitheroe to observe Sir Frank Whittle's prototype jet engine project. Jet engine inventor Whittle
was a frequent visitor to The Swan and Rosml. He not only ate there, but used it to hold conferences. History states that during a five shilling meal at the hotel, responsibil ity for the development of the jet engine passed from Rover to Rolls-Royce. At the meet ing Ernest Hives, the general
manager of Rolls-Royce; Spencer Wilkes, Rover’s man aging director, and Rolls- Royce engineer Dr — later Sir - Stanley Hooker agreed that Rover would let Rolls-Royce take over developing the jet engine in return for Rolls- Rcqroe letting Rover take over its work installing engines in tanks. In 1983 ownership of The
Swan and Royal transferred from The Swan and Royal (Clitheroe) company to True Investments and in 1988 Chorley-based Cafe Inns negotiated a 50-year lease for
Ian Lloyd, of Mortimer’s estate agents, Clitheroe, who is the managing agent for the three-storey building. “A lot of fire damage has • been caused to the pub and to
. the three shops underneath, which have been totally dam aged due to water penetra tion. • “I think it will be some
time before the pub re-opens and it will need a lot of money spent before it can open its doors to the public.” • Mr Jeffrey Trueman,
who is the son of Edward and Shirley Trueman, said he had been left devastated by what had happened. “We had the building for
three generations in our fami ly and therefore i t ’s quite upsetting to see what has happened.” Our pictures show Fire
fighters tackling the blaze at the Swan and Royal.
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one of the most testing and challenging weekends for numerous years and it called upon all our resources and inner strength.” His crew of part-time
retained firefighters are now hoping to catch up on their sleep after dealing with the two major blazes, which rav
aged a town centre pine shop and devastated a historic hotel. In between dealing with
these two major blazes, crews were also called out to several other minor fires. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Sat
urday, Clitheroe’s two fire engines were called to Whal-
ley Road, Clitheroe, where smoke was coming out of the roof spaces of two terraced houses. An hour later, they were
then called out to extinguish a grill pan fire, which had start ed in the kitchen of a house on Chatbum Road, Clitheroe. Firefighters used three.
i tShops still open despite fierce fire
IT’S business as usual at a Glitheroe gift shop after a fierce blaze at The Swan and Royal pub and hotel just yards away, i Precious Little Treasures is at-
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dated in the Swan Courtprd - in the shadow of the historic pub, parts of which were gutted by the fire on Saturday night. ; Proprietors Robert and Ruth
Schofield, pictured, who have owned the business for less than a year, first found out about the blaze on Sunday morning. “We received a call from one of
the other traders who informed us about what had happened. We
were shocked. i “The area had been cordoned off by police so we were unable to go inside the shop.” V Although the business, which
stocks high-quality gifts for babies and children, escaped any fire damage, Robert and Ruth were initially unsure if there was My smoke damage, f The couple were given the go-
ahead to reopen the shop on Tuesday, and have vowed i t ’s ‘(business as usual” despite the inevitable disruption over the coming months. “ We are glad that no-one was
badly hurt in this incident, , but, do feel very sorry for Terry. As- far. as Precious Little Treasures i l concerned, we are open as
usual.”
“ Swan Courtyard, just off Cas tle Street, is home to a range of shops, most of which are now open as usual. Only the shops
directly beneath the pub’s func tion room were badly damaged during Saturday’s fire, mostly by smoke and water.
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breathing apparatus, one dry powder extinguisher and a ventilation unit to control the fire. Following the huge blaze at
The Swan and Rqyal on Sat urday night, firefi^ters from Clitheroe were then called out again on Sunday afternoon at 3-23 p Jn. to deal with a chim-
ney fire at The Buck Inn at Grindleton. Commenting that it had
been “one of the busiest week ends” that he could remember in a long time, Clitheroe crew manager Ronnie Eatough, who works shifts in his full time job, said: “I’ve only had six hours sleep in four days.”
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