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THE jolly sailor
macclesfield

Our History

​The plot of land on which The Jolly Sailor stands today was purchased in 1772 by Joseph Arnold and Joseph Wadsworth, both hat-band makers in Macclesfield. They agreed to erect, “uniformly with stone or brick and cover with slate” one or more buildings. Although none of the present day streets were laid out they were also bound, together with the tenants of adjoining properties, to maintain the cartbridge recently built on the road between Waters Green and Parsonage Green.
 
The pub probably acquired its first licence shortly after the introduction of the Beerhouse Act of 1830 and it’s first mentioned by name around 1834 when the licensee was Thomas Kemp. It may well have been granted a full licence during the tenancy of George Shipley who was landlord for some twenty years from the early 1840’s.
 
In the 1850’s although the pub was not tied to any single brewer, Joseph Hollad advertised “East India and other Burton Ales of Messers. Bass & Co. and Allsopp & Son”. When William Burgess took over the pub in 1882 it had its own brewing plant and he developed this side of the business further and advertised locally as “ale and porter merchant and bottler”. Burgess purchased the pub in 1907 and continued the business until his death in April 1920.

Seven months later his son and son-in-law, his trustees, sold the property to Brunt Bucknall & Co. Ltd, Wine and Spirit Merchants based in Woodville, Derbyshire. They were taken over shortly afterwards by Thomas Salt & Co of Burton-on-Trent, who were in turn taken over in 1927 by Bass Ratcliffe & Gretton.
 
The Jolly Sailor was once a Residential House and in 1839 one of the lodgers, John Hughes, killed himself with an overdose of laudanum. Perhaps his ghost is still in residence!

Landlords

Date
Name
2010 to date
Glyn Naden
2010
Jordana Louise Coates
2010
Jackie Ryecroft
2009-10
Tracey Michelle Beattie
2009
Derek Anthony Morris
2005-09
Mark Andrew Broomhead
1990
Alan Beresford
1984
David Sherrington
1958-84
Ernest Ostick
1940-57
William Watson
1938-39
Francis Druce
1934-38
David Sanders
1920-24
Harry Hedman
1882-1920
William Burgess
1874-78
William Lowe
1872
John Alcock
1871
Mary Simpson
1844-65
George Shipley
1834-38
Thomas Kemp

Inventory of 'Stock in Trade' Taken in 1920

Bar
3 barrels
St Julten
7 ½ barrels
Wincarnis
2 barrels
White Port
1 barrel
Sherry
½ barrel
Cognac
1 quart
Scotch Whisky
1 quart
Gin
1 quart
Rum
Sundry Liquors
In bottles opened
33 x 6d
Packs of cigarettes
14 x 2d
Packs of cigarettes
Utensils in Trade
12
Pewter Tankards
4
2 Gallon Jugs
24
Pint Pots
24
½ pint Old Ale Jugs
8
Old Ale Glasses
26
Various Glasses
1
Bitters Bottle
50
½ pint Glasses
18
Stem Spirit Glasses
3
Water Jugs
spirit store
14 gallons
Port
2 ½ gallons
Rum
14 gallons
Irish Whisky
13 gallons
Scotch Whisky
7 gallons
Gin
36 dozen
Guinness Stout
9 dozen
Minerals
commercial room
36 barrels
White Port
10 barrels
Cognac
36 ½ barrels
Wincarnis
3 barrels
Wine
6 barrels
Claret
cellar
48 gallons
6d Ale
92 gallons
8d Ale
18 gallons
9d Ale
shed
108 gallons
6d Ale
36 gallons
8d Ale
Pub Opening Times
Mon-Thu: 12:00 pm till 11:00 pm | Fri-Sat: 12:00 pm till 12:00 am | Sun: 12:00 pm till 11:00 pm
(please note that 'last orders' will be called approximately 10 mins before closing)
Mucker's Steak House Opening TImes
Thu-Sat: 6:00 pm till 9:00pm
(advanced bookings only)

Telephone

01625 402040

Email

[email protected]

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The Jolly Sailor, 63 Sunderland Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6HN

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