NORTH END HOTEL #
Corporation Street
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Built and owned by Matthew Brown Brewery.
This building used to be on the site of the
"Bowling Green Inn"
but whether it is wholly, partially, or not at all the
same building as that, I don't know.
The bowling green itself was to the rear of this building
backing onto the properties on Friargate.
Furthermore, there is good reason to believe that
the building had previously been known as the "NEW DUKE"
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The "North End Hotel" took its name from the
stretch of the canal wuich runs from Aqueduct Street
into the basin at the back of the old Public Hall.
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It may be recalled that it was intended to continue
the canal across the Ribble, but they ran out of money.
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That resulted in goods being carried by rail, across
Avenham Park, under Fishergate, and on to the
canal basin.
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To the people south of the river this would be
"The North End"
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Built and owned by Matthew Brown Brewery.
This building used to be on the site of the
"Bowling Green Inn"
but whether it is wholly, partially, or not at all the
same building as that, I don't know.
The bowling green itself was to the rear of this building
backing onto the properties on Friargate.
Furthermore, there is good reason to believe that
the building had previously been known as the "NEW DUKE"
*
The "North End Hotel" took its name from the
stretch of the canal wuich runs from Aqueduct Street
into the basin at the back of the old Public Hall.
*
It may be recalled that it was intended to continue
the canal across the Ribble, but they ran out of money.
*
That resulted in goods being carried by rail, across
Avenham Park, under Fishergate, and on to the
canal basin.
*
To the people south of the river this would be
"The North End"
*
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| I think this was taken post-1904, because the building on the right, which used to be the North End Hotel, is being used by a 'Preston Film' business. |
MINE HOSTS:
1888 - 89 Joseph Brown
1889 - 90 William Kershaw
1890 - 91 Robert Gardner
1891 - 98 Frederick William Dickenson - Former PNE RUGBY player -
In 1889 Dickenson's wife, Fanny E. was the landlady at the Black Bull, Friargate.
In 1889 Dickenson's wife, Fanny E. was the landlady at the Black Bull, Friargate.
1899 - 1901 Robert Taylor
1901 - 04 Arthur Waiting.
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BANKRUPTCY HEARING
William KERSHAW commenced business in
September 1889 with capital of £200.
The NORTH END HOTEL was profitable
while the Circus remained, but after that
it was a losing concern. Just before the
circus was removed he started a Music Hall
in connection with the house. This cost him
£8 - £10 per week to work, for payment of
artistes and so forth. Sometimes the receipts
came under the payments in wages.
William KERSHAW commenced business in
September 1889 with capital of £200.
The NORTH END HOTEL was profitable
while the Circus remained, but after that
it was a losing concern. Just before the
circus was removed he started a Music Hall
in connection with the house. This cost him
£8 - £10 per week to work, for payment of
artistes and so forth. Sometimes the receipts
came under the payments in wages.
Preston Chronicle 16th August 1890
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MUSIC LICENCES FOR WHITSUNTIDE
Frederick Dickinson, landlord of the North End
Hotel, made an application for a music licence.
He had a room in every way suitable for the
purpose, and had a licence for singing previous
to the Bench refusing to renew them last year.
In answer to the Bench's question as to why he
wanted the licence, he explained that he wanted it
to entertain his customers. He went on to say
that singing had been caried on as usual up to
the last fortnight since the licence was refused,
but not by paid artistes.
Preston Chronicle 20th May 1893
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CENSUS RETURNS
1891
Frederick Dickenson 35 years Publican b. Horwich
Fanny E. Dickenson 34 Wife b. Preston
Ada L. Dickenson 12 Daughter do
Maggie Dickenson 10 Daughter do
Emily Dickenson 6 Daughter do
Fanny Dickenson 2 Daughter do
1901
Robert Taylor 35 years Lic. Vict. b. Huddersfield
Louis Taylor 36 Wife b. Tunbridge Wells
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