GRAND JUNCTION HOTEL, West Strand View

GRAND JUNCTION HOTEL   #

7 West Strand View

- now Watery Lane -

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MINE HOSTS:

1866 - 73              George Richard Booth

1875 - 1907          John Booth

1910                     George W. Sharples

1913 - 17              Herbert Birtwistle 

1924                     Tom Halsall

1926 - 27              Walter Knowles

1932 - 44              James Hartley

1948                     George R. Beeston

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Preston Guardian 1st September 1866

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SALE OF THE GRAND JUNCTION HOTEL

WEST STRAND ROAD, bottom of Fylde Road, Preston.,

Within a very short distance of the Waggon Works, and other manufactories.

On the 21st May 1874

ALL that well-accustomed and modern-built PUBLIC -HOUSE,

erected regardless of expense, in the best possible condition, called

the "Grand Junction Hotel," being well-cellared underneath, and

contains Entrance Lobby, Vault, most elaborately fitted up with 

every convenience; two Parlours, Kitchen, Scullery, Pantry,

Brewhouse, Stable and other Outbuildings, a neat staircase leading

up to five capital lofty Bedrooms, Water Closet, &c.

The house is replete with every convenience, newly renovated 

throughout, it does, and will, command one of the best business

premises in Preston. There is land left un-built upon sufficient to

erect a house and shop, and the whole of the property is

Freehold and Free from Ground Rent.

Preston Chronicle  2nd May 1874

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Preston Chronicle 1st April 1876

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Robert Lupton, tailor, sued Richard Booth for £6 13s.,

 the price of two suits of clothes supplied to him.

The clothes were supplied in June and October 1875, 

and although he made promises to pay for them he

 never did. He was a man of independent means, had 

sold the Grand Junction Hotel for £1, 850, owned

property in Burnley, had several Railway Shares, &c.,

and was able to pay the whole amount off at once.

An order to pay for it at £2 a month was made, to

commence in a fortnight, or in default, 21 days imprisonment.

Preston Chronicle  13th May 1876

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Preston Guardian 16th April 1881

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Preston Guardian 18th October 1890

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Preston Guardian 1st November 1890

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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.

I've left the opposite page showing, because it gives more of the effect for

the Grand Junction advert. I don't know if it says anything about John Booth.

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CENSUS RETURNS

1871

George R. Booth              49 years                Lic. Vict.               b. Bury

Elizabeth Booth                44                         Wife                      b. Thornton

John Booth                       22                         Son                       b. Preston

Mary Booth                      16                         Daughter                        do

Margaret Booth                 14                        Daughter                        do

1881

John Booth                    32 years -widower   Innkeeper             b. Preston

Ethel Margaret Booth      3                            Daughter                        do

Lilian M.Booth                2                            Daughter                        do

Mabel Booth                  1                             Daughter                        do

1891

John Booth                    42 years                  Lic. Vict.               b. Preston

Eliza Booth                    23                           Wife (second)       b. Ketley Bank, Salop.

Ellen M. Booth               13                           Daughter              b. Preston

Lilian M. Booth             12                            Daughter                       do

Mabel Booth                 11                            Daughter                       do

Ada G. Booth                 2                            Daughter                        do

1901

John Booth                   52 years                  Publican                 b. Preston

Eliza Booth                   32                            Wife                     b. Ketley Bank, Salop.

Ethel M. Booth             23                           Daughter                b. Preston

Lilian M. Booth             22                          Daughter                         do

Mabel Booth                 21                          Daughter                         do

Ada G. Booth                12                         Daughter                          do

Elizabeth D. Booth          8                           Daughter                        do 

Edith B. Booth                2 months               Daughter                         do

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