GARDEN GATE, Queen Street

GARDEN GATE  #

2 Queen Street

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Not to scale!  The gap between Leeming Street and the 'Garden Gate' (inclusive) was filled by St. Saviour's Church.  There were gardens behind the pub, running down to the
backs of houses on Church Street.  Hence, probably the name.

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MINE HOSTS:

1825                 Richard Barton  (Un-named beerhouse at No.3 Queen Street, Baines' Directory).

1828 - 29         Richard Barton  (Un-named beerhouse in Queen Street, Pigot & Co's Directory).

1839 - 41         Robert Sherliker  - property owned by Walter Foss.

1841                John Higham

1851                John Miller

1851                Stephen Moss  - d. 19.5.1851 aged 48 years.

1851 - 53        Agnes Moss

1861                James Coupe

1870                James Foster

1870 - 71        John Holliday

1871                John Worden 

1871                William Hoskinson

1871 - 72        Thomas Wilson - (Wilkinson)            

                                          Licence objected to on the grounds of insufficient value (of the property).

                                                   It was only valued at a rental of £13 16s 9d P.A.

At the 1873 Brewster Sessions, the Chief Constable told the Magistrates that this beerhouse had been closed, and the premises bought by the Trustees of St. Saviour's Church, and pulled down.

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Preston Pilot - 24th September 1842

 

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Apologies for the varying sizes of document in this piece.
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Preston Chronicle  5th October 1872
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CENSUS RETURNS

1841

John Higham                25 years                  Publican

Margaret Higham         30                           Wife

1851

Stephen Moss              47 years                  Beerseller                   b. Preston

Agnes Moss                  47                             Wife                                   do

Margaret Moss            25                            Daughter                            do

Ellen Moss                   20                             Daughter                            do

1861

James Coupe               48 years                  Beerseller                   b. Preston

Alice Coupe                39                           Wife                                    do

    ?   Coupe                 6 months                 Son                                     do

1871

John Worden              49 years                  Innkeeper                    b. Brindle

Ellen Worden              47                           Wife                                    do          (nee Cornwell)

William Worden          21                           Son                             b. Goosnargh

Joseph Worden           17                           Son                            b. Cuerden

John H. Worden          11                           Son                            b. Preston

James Worden              9                            Son                                    do

James Cornwell            75                          Father-in-law              b. Brindle

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