(TRINITY) CHURCH TAVERN #
Patten Street
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MINE HOST:
1853 - 54 Christ. Wadsworth
This man was at the White Bull, New Street, in 1860.
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At a public meeting convened by the Mayor, to petition for
the closure of public houses on Sunday.
..............As an instance of immorality that was engendered
in a beerhouse, he would say that one Sunday, he (Rev. C. Robinson)
heard sounds of blasphemy proceeding from one. He entered, and in
a room 12 foot square, he saw 40 or 50 men huddled together in their
working clothes, in filthy dress, in a state of intoxication, quarreling
and blaspheming. He thought it his duty to bring the keeper of the
beerhouse before the Magistrates.A voice was heard to shout "What, you turned
informer?" The landlord was fined.
He had profanely called his house the "Trinity Church Tavern,"
and then after he was fined he took down the sign, and placed up
another, "Every Man Mind His Own Business"
In prosecuting the man he was promoting the welfare of those who were
induced to enter a den of infamy, and who were consequently
bringing ruin on themselves and all connected with them.
A voice shouted: "Parsons should tell the truth; there were only
seven or eight men in the house"
(Laughter and cheers)
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MINE HOST:
1853 - 54 Christ. Wadsworth
This man was at the White Bull, New Street, in 1860.
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At a public meeting convened by the Mayor, to petition for
the closure of public houses on Sunday.
..............As an instance of immorality that was engendered
in a beerhouse, he would say that one Sunday, he (Rev. C. Robinson)
heard sounds of blasphemy proceeding from one. He entered, and in
a room 12 foot square, he saw 40 or 50 men huddled together in their
working clothes, in filthy dress, in a state of intoxication, quarreling
and blaspheming. He thought it his duty to bring the keeper of the
beerhouse before the Magistrates.A voice was heard to shout "What, you turned
informer?" The landlord was fined.
He had profanely called his house the "Trinity Church Tavern,"
and then after he was fined he took down the sign, and placed up
another, "Every Man Mind His Own Business"
In prosecuting the man he was promoting the welfare of those who were
induced to enter a den of infamy, and who were consequently
bringing ruin on themselves and all connected with them.
A voice shouted: "Parsons should tell the truth; there were only
seven or eight men in the house"
(Laughter and cheers)
Preston Chronicle 18th June 1853
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Similar appeared in other town's press:-
Blackburn Standard 22nd June 1853
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Similar appeared in other town's press:-
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| Preston Chronicle 7th August 1858 It isn't known where in Orchard Street Christopher sold his beer, so I'm putting this piece on a number of sites where I know he had been. |
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