Image "Old" seems to have been added in the latest refurbishment. A brief history of the building on their website says it was built in 1775 along with the adjacent canal and originally named the Bridge Inn. ‘Packet boats’ operated along the canal carrying passengers and small parcels, hence the later name from the 1930s. ."> The Old Packet House, Burscough Bridge
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The Old Packet House, Burscough Bridge

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The Old Packet House, Burscough Bridge

Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 24 Mar 2018

Previous photos of this pub on the site have called it just the "Packet House" Image "Old" seems to have been added in the latest refurbishment. A brief history of the building on their website says it was built in 1775 along with the adjacent canal and originally named the Bridge Inn. ‘Packet boats’ operated along the canal carrying passengers and small parcels, hence the later name from the 1930s.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.602397
Longitude
-2.843347