FALCON INN, Adelphi Street

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95 Adelphi Street

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MINE HOSTS:

1861                Richard Hays

1864 - 68        Richard Banks

1869 - 71        Robert Clapham

1877 - 88        Thomas Harrison  -  owner of the house.

1888 - 95        Edward Hothersall - Ground Rent £5. 3s 0d P.A. in 1893.

1895 - 97        Elizabeth Hothersall

1897 - 1900    Henry Hothersall

1900 - 02        Thomas Crook

1902 - 07        Joseph Thornber    - Trainer/Groundsman at PNE.

1910 - 17        William Bibby

1924 - 27        Mary H. Bibby

1930 - 36        David Jackson

1939 - 44        Margaret A. Houghton **see below
1948               George W. Shawcross

 

  ** In 1939, M.A.H. bought the Falcon Inn. In 1947 she was sentenced to 6 months for defrauding the Excise.

       In August 1942, the house was not paying very well and a secret brewing plant was set up in the domestic quarters. 

       In 1946 the inn was sold to GW Shawcross, who discovered the secret plant and reported it. 

        It was estimated that the equivalent of 350, Ray Farleigh says 3,500, barrels had been brewed secretly.  (Who was Ray Farleigh?)  

        Her son Bernard joined the Army in 1939, but was invalided out with a weak heart in 1941 and assisted his mother in the business. He received 12 months.

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N.B.  I'm not sure when, but one of the landlords 

of the Falcon Inn, evaded Customs Duty by

brewing beer in the bath, until he was caught

by the diligent officers of the Customs and Excise.

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Preston Chronicle  16th August 1879

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NAP  OR  ALL FOURS

EDWARD HOTHERSALL, landlord of the Falcon Inn,

Adelphi Street, was summoned for allowing gaming on

his licensed premises.

It appeared that at 10.55pm on the night of the 8th

November, PC's Fairclough and Higginbottom went into

the defendant's house and found a number of men playing

"Nap" or "All Fours."

He was fined 20s and costs, but his licence wasn't endorsed.

Preston Chronicle  2nd December 1893

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At the Commercial Salesrooms, Preston, on Tuesday night, Messrs. Jabez B. Jones and Sons, offered by auction, several lots of property situated in Preston. A beerhouse named the "Falcon Inn" 95 Adelphi Street, was run up to £900, but the owner of the property, Mr. Harrison, had that day met with an unfortunate occurrence. The reserve had not been reached, and at that period it was not deemed necessary to close the sale.

Preston Herald   26th December 1896

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Taken from PNE Football Records Magazine up to the 1906 - 07 Season.

The advert relates to the year 1907.

Magazine provided by Ian Rigby, the Official PNE Historian

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Whether the "Parched Pea Club" was synonymous with the original "Oyster and Parched Pea Club" is doubtful, but take a look at the following, interesting, link:

http://www.foodsofengland.co.uk/parchedpeasorblackpeas.htm

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CENSUS RETURNS

1861

Richard Hays                      28 years                  Cotton Dresser              b. Blackburn

Catherine Hays                   28                           Wife                              b. Much Hoole

Susannah Hays                     6                            Daughter                       b. Preston

Lawrence Hays                    5                            Son                                       do

Elizabeth Hays                     3                             Daughter                               do

William Hays                       2                             Son                                       do

Joseph Hays                        1                             Son                                       do

1871

Robert Clapham                 54 years                   Beerseller                      b. Burton-in-Lonsdale

Grace Clapham                  54                            Wife                                               do

1881

Thomas Harrison                38 years                   Beerseller                      b. Howick

Catherine Harrison             72                            Mother                                   do

Jane Hothersall                   14                           Barmaid / cousin             b. Preston

1891

Edward Hothersall             48 years                    Beerseller                      b. Preston

Elizabeth Hothersall            49                            Wife                                       do

William Hothersall              19                            Son                                         do

Henry Hothersall                17                            Son                                         do

Rachel Hothersall               15                            Daughter                                 do

Edward Hothersall             13                             Son                                        do

Catherine Hothersall          11                             Daughter                                 do

1901

Thomas Crook                 39 years                    Innkeeper                      b. Preston

Mary Crook                     37                             Wife                                       do

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