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Monday 5 October 2020

BEE HIVE INN, Marsh Lane

BEE HIVE INN   #
21 Bridge Lane (later 97 Marsh Lane)
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MINE HOSTS:
1825 - 29                John Rigg
1837                       Mr. Hodgkinson
1838 - 41                James Smith
1841 - 45                Ellen Smith - married Thomas Nightingale on 28.8.1845 at Parish Church.
1845 - 54                Thomas Nightingale
1857 - 69                Thomas Smith - Infant son, George, 11 weeks, d. 25.6.1868
1870 - 71                Thomas Fenton  was living with his mother at the Dover Castle, Graham Street.                                                                                    See photo of an older Thomas Fenton, below.
                                                                           Moved here from the Star Inn, Lawson Street. 
1871                       John Smith    - after being granted a licence, it was withdrawn for some misdemeanou                                                                                     He had lost his licence for the Free Gardners, Marsh Lane, in 1866.
1871 - 74               William Ellis   - Property owned by Thomas Fenton.
1876                      William Atherton
1876 - 77               William Salthouse
1877                       Samuel Park - agent.
1881                       Peter M. Daly
1881                       Martin Nolan  - went to the Moss Rose Inn, Fylde Road.
1882                       George Kendrick
1882 - 92               Hugh McKerney
1892 - 93               Joseph Heaps
1893 - 98               Thomas McKerney
1898 - 99               Richard Wilcock
1899 - 1901           John Smith
1901 - 10               John Thomas Rothwell - had been at the Barley Mow, Lower Pitt St.
1910 - 17               Roger (Rodger) Gregson   d. 10.9.1924, in his 51st year
1917 - 24              Thomas Gregson   
1924 - 29              Annie Gregson -  Owned by the London, Midland and Scottish
                                                                   Railway Company.  Wife of Rodger, above.
1932               NO MENTION
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A GIN DRINKER
At the Town Hall on Thursday, Margery Smith
was charged with helping herself to gin and not
paying for the liquor at the Bee Hive public house
in Marsh Lane, Preston. 
The Magistrates told her that she was too fond of gin ,
and fined her in the sum of five shillings.
Margery denied being fond of gin-twist, but
confessed to a liking for a drop of ale.
Preston Chronicle  23rd September 1843
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Lancaster Guardian  16th January 1847
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Lancaster Guardian  20th February 1847
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Preston Chronicle  14th September 1850
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QUOITS
A match at quoits between Thomas Nightingale of the Bee Hive Inn,
in this town, and Mr. David Ewing, of Glasgow, has been made,
to come off in Preston, on Monday 14th instant.
The play is for £25 a side, the whole of which has been 
deposited in the hands of the stakeholder.
Preston Chronicle  5th April 1851
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Preston Chronicle  18th October 1851
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Preston Chronicle  3rd January 1852
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Preston Chronicle -  11th November 1854 


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Preston Chronicle  3rd  November 1860
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This must be the family, at 4, Bridge Lane, referred to in the tragic story above it.  (1861 Census)
 
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Preston Chronicle  6th October 1860
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THE NOTED HOUSE FOR HOME-BREWED ALES
BEE HIVE INN, MARSH LANE.
                                            T. SMITH  Proprietor
Preston Chronicle  15th December 1860
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MARSH LANE
ALE, PORTER, WINE, AND SPIRIT STORES
BEE HIVE INN
                                T. SMITH   Proprietor
Preston Chronicle  2nd March 1861
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Preston Chronicle  12th February 1862
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Lancaster Guardian  2nd August 1862
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Ulverston Mirror  27th June 1863
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Preston Herald  10.6.1865
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Preston Chronicle  21st July 1866
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Preston Herald  13th October 1866
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Preston Chronicle  15th August 1868
A VERY  interesting advertisment, detailing the position of property on the opposite side of Bridge Lane from the Bee Hive Inn. From 1869 until 1871, Thomas Webster was at the Butchers' Arms at 68 Friargate, at the corner of what is now Marsh Lane, (Halewoods Book Shop). It had previously been called the Brewers' Arms, and was later known at the Burton Arms. Click any to take you to the page.
My own feeling is that there was another Butchers' Arms close to the railway bridge on Marsh Lane, and that  Thomas Webster moved from one to the other in 1869, and renamed it as above).
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Preston Herald  26th September 1868
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TO BE LET, the "Bee Hive Inn" Marsh Lane,
Preston. Brew-house and Cellaring sufficient for
a wholesale brewery.
Preston Chronicle  21st August 1869

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Preston Herald – 2nd July 1870
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Preston Herald  9th July 1870
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ALLEGATIONS OF
COCK-FIGHTING 
ON THE PREMISES
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Preston Herald  2nd November 1870
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And here is Thomas Fenton 


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BREWSTER SESSION .................I have to object to the following houses: 
Thomas Fenton, of the Bee Hive public house, Bridge Lane. This man does
not reside on the premises, but is living with his mother, at a beerhouse in
Graham Street (The Dover Castle).
Preston Chronicle  2nd September 1871
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  And here's Thomas's mother, Ann
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TO BE LET, all that well-accustomed PUBLIC-HOUSE,
known by the name of the "Bee Hive Inn" situate in Marsh 
Lane. Possession immediately.
Apply to John Fletcher, Bow Lane, Preston
Preston Chronicle  16th September 1871
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William ELLIS applied for the licence of 
the BEE HIVE INN, now in the occupation
of Mr. Smith. It is the property of Mr Fenton,
but owing to some misconduct on the part of
Smith the licence was withdrawn.
The licence was granted.
Preston Chronicle  23rd September 1871
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  Preston Herald – 20th April 1872 

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Preston Chronicle  14th March 1874
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A portion of the 'Bee Hive' public house, Bridge Lane,
has been pulled down and rebuilt, in consequence of the 
railway, which runs past near the house, having been
widened.
Brewster Sessions 1878

At the same sessions there was an application made to
change the name from the 'Bee Hive' to the 'NORTH
WESTERN STORES,' but it seems not to have been
adopted.
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Preston Herald  28th January 1882
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Eight houses in Hartington Road to be SOLD by PRIVATE TREATY, in one or two Lots, or to suit purchaser. 
Apply:  H. McKerney, Bee Hive Inn, Bridge Lane, Preston.
Preston Herald  30th March 1889
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TO BE LET
"BEE HIVE INN" Bridge Lane;
Fully licensed.
Apply London & North Western Railway
 Lancashire Evening Post -  30th December 1887
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Preston Chronicle  15th October 1892
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Lancashire Evening Post 22nd December 1899 
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Lancashire Daily Post – 11th September, 1901
The above article was contributed by Janet Davis and Lorna Ivory, who are
researching the same family. Many thanks both.
BOOSTER:  It would seem that a 'booster' was a part of a horse-drawn carriage,
being a raised area to 'boost' the elevation.
Unless someone know differently.
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Preston Herald  14th September 1901
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Lancashire Evening Post   4th December 1901
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Preston Herald -  11th March 1903
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Lancashire Evening Post – 8th November 1905
 
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Roger Gregson, landlord from 1913 - 17
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Annie Gregson, wife of Roger, was the landlady from 1924 until at least 1929.
It's possible that she was the final occupant of the Bee Hive.
Inbetween (1917 - 24) there was Thomas Gregson. I don't know yet how he was related.
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Lancashire Evening Post  10th September 1925
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BEE HIVE INN, Marsh Lane, Preston
Owing to the Expiration of Licence
E.J.REED & Sons have received instructions from Mrs. Gregson, to SELL BY AUCTION, on Friday, September 13th, the BREWING PLANT, BAR UTENSILS, FIXTURES & FITTINGS, including STEEL BREWING BOILER, MASH TUBS, UNDERBECK, 20 LOAD BARRELS, COPPER REFRIGERATOR, STILLAGES, HOPPER, and usual BREWING UTENSILS; FOUR-PULL BEER ENGINE; TAPS; 7 CHINA SPIRIT KEGS; CORK DRAWER; 3 MAHOGANEY-TOPPED BRITANNIA TABLES; CASED FORMS, TRESSLE TABLES, SACCHAROMETERS, HYDROMETER, PEWTER MEASURES, PINT MUGS, GLASSES, PICTURES, LINOLEUM, BAR-COUNTER, SHELVING, UPHOLSTERED SEATING  and BACK, WAINSCOTTING, SPEARS, FRAMED SIGNBOARD, and other effects.
Sale at 1.30pm
On View morning of Sale
Auctioneer's Office: 47 Fishergate, Preston, Preston.
Tel: 249
Lancashire Evening Post  11th September 1929
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TO BE LET: Premises, Marsh Lane, formerly Bee Hive Inn. 
For particulars apply, T. Kittson, L.M.S. Railway, District Estate Office, 10, Walton's Parade, Preston.
Lancashire Evening Post   25th July 1930
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Lancashire Evening Post  9th October 1930
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CENSUS RETURNS
1841
James Smith                         30 years                        Innkeeper
Ellen Smith                           30                                 Wife
Mary Smith                          12                                 Daughter
Thomas Smith                      10                                 Son
John Smith                            2                                  Son
Ann Smith                            4                                   Daughter
Isabella Smith                       4 months                       Daughter

1851
Thomas Nightingale           35 years                         Innkeeper                     b. Preston
Ellen        do  formerly SMITH    43                                   Wife                             b. Leyland
Mary Smith                         20                                   Daughter                      b. Walton-le-dale
Thomas Smith                     19                        Son / Book-keeper                            do
Martha Smith                      16                        Daughter / Dressmaker                     do
Ann Smith                           14                                do   /  Scholar                            do
Isabella Smith                      10                                do  /   Scholar                 b. Preston
Ellen Smith                            8                                do  /  Scholar                            do
John Smith                           11                            Son   /  Scholar                             do
William Nightingale              6                            Son   /  Scholar                             do
Margret Ann Nightingale      5                       Daughter  /  Scholar                           do
Edward Nightingale              3                            Son   /   Scholar                             do
John Baxendale                   45                       Servant  /   Brewer                   b. Chorley

1861
Thomas Smith                      29 years                       Innkeeper                       b. Bamber Bridge
Mary Smith                          30                                Wife                               b. Chorley

1871
John Smith                           45 years                       Servant in Public House   b. Preston
Margaret Smith                    39                                Wife                                b. Gorton
Jane Smith                            16                               Daughter                          b. Preston
Ellenor Smith                        14                               Daughter                                  do
Alice Smith                           10                               Daughter                                  do
Margaret Ann Smith               6                               Daughter                                   do

1881 
Martin Nolan                       44 years                       Publican                            b. Ireland
Anne Nolan                         43                                Wife                                        do
Mary A. Nolan                    19                                Daughter                           b. Preston
Joseph Nolan                       18                               Son                                          do
John Nolan                          16                                Son                                          do
James Nolan                        12                                Son                                          do
Agnes Nolan                         9                                 Daughter                                  do
Catherine Nolan                    8                                 Daughter                                  do
Emma Nolan                         6                                 Daughter                                  do
Martin Nolan                        4                                 Son                                          do

1891
Hugh McKerney                 49 years                       Publican                         b. Ireland
Alice? McKerney                41                                Wife                              b. Old Hutton, Westmoreland
Hugh McKerney                 15                                Son                                b. Preston
William McKerney              13                                Son                                        do
Alice Ann McKerney          11                                Daughter                                 do

1901
John Smith                         36 years                        Licensed Victualler          b. Rawtenstall
Margaret Smith                  27                                 Wife                               b. Preston
Annie Gertrude Smith          5                                  Daughter                         b. Broughton
Alice Smith                         3                                  Daughter                                   do
William Smith                     2                                   Son                                          do
Agnes Amy Louisa Smith    11 months                     Daughter                         b. Preston
Bridget Smith                      59                                Mother                            b. Ireland

1911
Roger Gregson                     37 years            Licensed Victualler                    b. Preston
Annie Gregson                     41                      Wife  /  Assistant                       b. Wrea Green
Elizabeth Gregson - Moon   19                    Daughter  /  Assistant                  b. Preston
Helena Gregson                    11                        Daughter  /  Scholar                        do
Mary Ellen Gregson              9                                          do                                   do
John Gregson                        6                                Son / Scholar                            do
Hannah Gregson                    1                                  Daughter                                do
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3 comments:

  1. Hi
    My great great grandparents owned the Beehive Inn way back. Roger Gregson and his wife Annie Gregson(nee Moon)

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    1. Hi Caz, we must be related as Roger and Annie Gregson are my great grandparents. Which of their children are you directly related to?

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  2. Hugh McKerney was my Great Great Grandfather, and Thomas my Great Grandfather, many thanks for pulling this together, amazing piece of history.

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