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Churchgate, BOLTON, BL1 1HL

This old pub has been here on Churchgate since 1251 when Bolton was granted a Market Charter by King Henry III. The pub was rebuilt in 1636. The 7th Earl of Derby, James Stanley, spent his final hours here before being taken outside to meet his own olde man with a scythe. He was beheaded on 15th October 1651 for his part (as a Royalist) in the English Civil War.

Looking down Churchgate towards St Peter's Church Image The gold postbox (BL1 3) Image celebrates gold medal winning Olympian Jason Kenny Image who won two gold medals, so two post boxes in Bolton were painted gold. This one on Churchgate is for the track cycling team sprint. The other one, for the individual sprint, is outside the main post office on Deansgate Image

The plaque on the gold postbox Image on Churchgate Image reads: This post box has been painted gold by Royal Mail to celebrate Jason Kenny Gold medal winner London 2012 Olympic Games Cycling: Track Men's Sprint

The gold postbox on Churchgate Image (BL1 3) celebrates gold medal winning Olympian Jason Kenny Image who won two gold medals, so two post boxes in Bolton were painted gold. This one on Churchgate is for the track cycling team sprint. The other one, for the individual sprint, is outside the main post office on Deansgate Image

Royal Mail celebrated every gold medal won by a British athlete during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by repainting one of their iconic red pillar boxes gold for each gold medal winning Olympian. Bolton’s Jason Kenny won two gold medals, so two post boxes in the town were painted gold. This one, for the track cycling team sprint, is on Churchgate; the other one, for the individual sprint, is outside the main post office on Deansgate Image In total, Team GB won 29 Gold Medals for the Olympic Games and 34 Gold Medals for the Paralympic Games; for team medals, a post box was painted gold for all team members (see http://www.geograph.org.uk/article/Olympic-Gold-Post-Boxes for list and more examples). This was the first occasion in modern times that Royal Mail had changed the colour of their post boxes from the traditional red which has been the standard colour for UK boxes from 1874, with very few exceptions. The original plan was for the boxes to be returned to their traditional red colour but in November, it was announced that they would remain gold and that a plaque would be fixed to each one (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20183986 BBC News). https://web.archive.org/web/20171231162534/https://www.goldpostboxes.com/ - archived 31st December 2017 (Royal Mail Gold Postbox Finder)

According to its website http://www.thevenuebarbolton.com/about/ "The Venue Bar is a unique Entertainment Bar open to anyone over the age of 25, providing a stylish meeting place for late night weekend entertainment and a fabulous venue for those special celebrations." It opened in 2014 in premises on Churchgate formerly occupied by Kiss nightclub and the Brasshouse. Note: Photograph is for record purposes only. The photographer has no connection with the business depicted.

In Victorian times #12 Churchgate was Smokey Joe's, a Temperance Bar, then in the 1940s a Coffee Bar, subsequently a Chinese restaurant, and now a shop - Ye Olde Wench & Trinkets. It was acquired in 2007 by John Jewitt the licensee of Ye Olde Man & Scythe Image and turned into a jewellery and gift shop with a specialist corner for clairvoyants and their fans. http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/915119.Find_out_what_the_future_holds__down_the_pub_/ In contrast on the left is The Venue Image

It is located at Churchgate

It is located at Churchgate

Looking along Churchgate towards the Grade II* listed Parish Church of St Peter which was opened in 1871, replacing a 15th century church which previously stood on the site.