White Hart Public House

The White Hart is a Grade II listed public house on Stockport Road in Lydgate, a village in Saddleworth within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. The building dates from the 1790s, although some sources give a more precise date of 1788, and was originally a house that may have served as a weavers' cottage before its conversion to a pub. It is also recorded as having operated at one stage as a police station with a small jail, and as a schoolhouse, as well as serving as a lookout point during the Second World War. The 1894 Ordnance Survey map records the building as the White Hart Inn, and by the 1935 edition its name includes the term 'public house'. On 18 February 1987, the White Hart was designated a Grade II listed building. Today the pub operates as a multi-room free house with a restaurant, function rooms and overnight accommodation. According to its official website, it is located at the top of the hill with magnificent views, and offers real ales, a wine list, and dining across The Brasserie Barn Room, The Brasserie Old Tap Room and The Brasserie Dining Room. It has 16 en-suite bedrooms, 12 in the main building built in 1788, plus a newly opened Cottage next door with four family suites. The venue also hosts weddings and provides conferencing facilities. The pub was bought by Charles Brierley in June 1994, who has extended and renovated it into an award-winning venue.

The White Hart is a Grade II listed public house on Stockport Road in Lydgate, a village in Saddleworth within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. The official listing states that the building dates from the 1790s and was originally a house, a use that may correspond with later references to it functioning as a weavers' cottage, before its subsequent conversion to a public house. It incorporates later additions and is recorded as having operated at one stage as a police station with a jail, and as a schoolhouse, as well as serving as a lookout point during the Second World War. The 1894 Ordnance Survey map records the building as the White Hart Inn, and by the 1935 edition its name includes the term 'public house'. On 18 February 1987, the White Hart was designated a Grade II listed building. The pub now operates as a multi-room free house with a restaurant, function rooms and overnight accommodation. According to the pub's official website, the building was built in 1788 by local landowner John Buckley. The Buckley family sold the pub in 1921 to the Gartside Brewery and it remained brewery owned until 1987. In June 1994, Charles Brierley bought the freehold of The White Hart Inn and has extended and renovated the pub, turning it into the award-winning venue it is today.

• 1994

  Charles Brierley bought the freehold in June and began renovations.

• 1987

  Designated a Grade II listed building on 18 February; brewery ownership ended.

• 1935

  Ordnance Survey map edition includes 'public house' in the name.

• 1921

  Buckley family sold the pub to the Gartside Brewery.

• 1894

  Recorded as the White Hart Inn on the Ordnance Survey map.

• 1788

  Building constructed by local landowner John Buckley (some sources give 1788; official listing states 1790s).

Award-winning pub with dining, accommodation and events in a historic Grade II listed building.

• Cask ales

• Craft beers

• International lagers

• Cocktails

• Wine list

• Gin menu

• Pub classics

• Sophisticated dishes

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2. 2About – The White Hartthewhitehart.co.uk
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