Prescot: Knowsley's Historic Watchmaking Town With Shakespeare North on the Doorstep
Prescot has a claim that would surprise most people. In 2022, the Shakespeare North Playhouse opened on Watchmaker Square, a purpose-built Jacobean-style theatre based on evidence that an indoor playhouse existed in Prescot in the early 17th century. The project cost over 30 million pounds and has given the town a cultural anchor it never previously had. Prescot sits in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, about eight miles east of Liverpool city centre. The population is around 11,000. Before Shakespeare, Prescot was known for watchmaking and clock-component manufacture, an industry that ran from the 18th century through to the mid-20th. BICC Cables (later Prysmian) had a major cable-making factory here for decades.
The town centre on Eccleston Street and the new Watchmaker Square has been regenerated around the Playhouse. Prescot Parish Church, dedicated to St Mary, dates to the 14th century. Knowsley Safari Park, one of the largest safari parks in the UK, is about two miles to the east. Prescot station is on the Liverpool to Manchester line via Newton-le-Willows, putting Liverpool Lime Street about 20 minutes away. The M57 runs to the west, connecting to the M62 and the M6. For those exploring adult companionship in the Knowsley area, Prescot's rail link to Liverpool and its proximity to the M57 and M62 make the wider Merseyside and Greater Manchester areas accessible.
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Prescot has a claim that would surprise most people. In 2022, the Shakespeare North Playhouse opened on Watchmaker Square, a purpose-built Jacobean-style theatre based on evidence that an indoor playhouse existed in Prescot in the early 17th century. The project cost over 30 million pounds and has given the town a cultural anchor it never previously had. Prescot sits in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, about eight miles east of Liverpool city centre. The population is around 11,000. Before Shakespeare, Prescot was known for watchmaking and clock-component manufacture, an industry that ran from the 18th century through to the mid-20th. BICC Cables (later Prysmian) had a major cable-making factory here for decades.
The town centre on Eccleston Street and the new Watchmaker Square has been regenerated around the Playhouse. Prescot Parish Church, dedicated to St Mary, dates to the 14th century. Knowsley Safari Park, one of the largest safari parks in the UK, is about two miles to the east. Prescot station is on the Liverpool to Manchester line via Newton-le-Willows, putting Liverpool Lime Street about 20 minutes away. The M57 runs to the west, connecting to the M62 and the M6. For those exploring adult companionship in the Knowsley area, Prescot's rail link to Liverpool and its proximity to the M57 and M62 make the wider Merseyside and Greater Manchester areas accessible.
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