One of Preston's best-known bars hits the market
The business is trading as normal.
One of Preston’s best-known bars has been put on the market.
Hartley’s Bar - also known as Hartley’s Wine Bar - in Mount Street, is being offered for £475,000 by Manchester-based Fleurets, who have confirmed that the property is for sale as a freehold, including the business.
As well as the bar premises, the property includes a two-bedroomed flat on the first floor.
The bar is trading as normal, with several Christmas and New Years events planned.
No reason for the sale has been given.
At one time a bank, before becoming Hartleys, the building originally operated as the Oddfellows' Arms, named after the Oddfellows friendly society—one of the mutual aid and working-class friendly societies prominent in Preston before the establishment of the National Health Service.
The wine bar suffered a setback when a fire forced it out of action in August 2023. However, it underwent a major restoration and re-opened in late October 2023, returning the fire-damaged building to its former glory just in time for the winter and Christmas season.
The bar was not open when visited by a Post reporter at 1pm on Thursday last week, and management have not responded to an enquiry over the listing.