KEYSTONE INN #
80 Brook Street
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| There's the Keystone. |
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MINE HOSTS:
1856 Thomas Mayor
1860 - 71 John Roe
1873 Nathan Wilcock
1877 - 94 William Ellis
1894 - 97 William Gerrard
1898 - 1907 William Sankey
1910 - 13 John Sutton
1917 John Seed
1920 Thomas Woods
1926 - 32 John Winckley
1936 - 40 William Thompson
1944 Alice Thompson
1948 John R. Brook
c. 1954 - 56. J. W. Beattie
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| Mr. Cookson was at the 'General Havelock.' |
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Preston Guardian 9th May 1874
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Preston Guardian 2nd January 1875
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ANOTHER KICKING CASE
A young man named Clarkson charged a tall, brawny
fellow, named Taylor, with having committed a violent
assault on him. From the evidence it appeared that the
complainant and the defendant were playing at dominoes
in the Keystone Inn, Preston, when a quarrel arose bout
"turning up."
Clarkson alleged that Taylor leaped up and kicked him out
of the house. Whilst in the street, Taylor kicked Clarkson
several times between the legs, badly maiming him. A number
of the defendants "pals" held the vault door closed, to
prevent the complainant's brother coming to his rescue.
Fined 50s. and costs.
Preston Chronicle 9th May 1874
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THEFT OF AN ANCHOR
Joseph Goodair was charged with stealing a boat
anchor, value 5s, the property of William Ellis,
landlord of the Keystone Inn, Brook Street. The
anchor had been seen safe in the Corporation
yard, in a boat, on the 19th inst.
The prisoner subsequently sold it for 2s 6d
saying that he had found it in the Ribble.
He was remanded until Wednesday.
Preston Chronicle 26th February 1881
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Preston Guardian 27th September 1884
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Taken from the P.N.E. Handbook of the 1898 - 99 Season
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THIEVES CAUGHT AT PUB AFTER ARMED STAND-OFF
WITH POLICE
At the Preston Quarter Sessions in January 1903, brickmaker James Myerscough, 45, and labourer Herbert Sorton, 25, who had been committed for trial by Kirkham Magistrates, appeared accused of threatening policemen with a gun, and with stealing six tame hens. Both men pleaded not guilty.
The prosecution stated that the hens had been stolen overnight from the property of Robert Charnley, at Clifton-with-Salwick, a week before Christmas.
That night P.S. Burrows and P.C. Wilson, stationed at Lea, had been on duty in the area. The police officers told the court that they observed the accused walking along the railway line towards Cottam. They were each carrying a sack, and the older man was carrying a gun.
According to P.C. Wilson, when the two men spotted the police officers, in a field beside the line, the older man raised the gun to his shoulder and shouted that he would shoot them if they came closer. After a stand-off, the men threw down the sacks and made off along the railway line. The officers examined the sacks and found they contained rabbits and six hens.
Shortly before dawn that morning, Myerscough and Sorton turned up at the Keystone Inn on Brook Street in Preston, and a little later, according to the landlady, Mrs. Sankey, the police called in.
Both men were arrested by Detective Parkinson of the Preston Borough Police and taken to Earl Street police station. A subsequent examination of their boots led the police to believe that the footprints matched those found outside the hen cote from where the poultry was taken. A search of Myerscough's home in Raglan Street lead to the finding of a gun that appeared similar to the one the police officers had been threatened with.
Mr. Mellor, who conducted the defence, argued that the police had been mistaken and that no great importance should be attached to the claims regarding the resemblance of matching footprints.
Sorton claimed that he had been asleep at home all night, waking up shortly before he went to the Keystone Inn, a neighbour testifying she had seen him.
Myerscough's son, James, also testified, saying his father had been in bed until six o'clock that morning.
Mr/ Overend Evans, addressing the jury for the prosecution, pointed out that a strong moonlight night had assisted the officers in positive identification of the pair and all the circumstances suggested they were the guilty parties.
The summing up was performed by chairman Sir William Edward Tomlinson, a Preston M.P. from 1882, and a skilled lawyer, who told the jury to consider the evidence carefully.
The jury then retired and returned within a few minutes, bringing guilty verdict against both accused.
Sir William then informed the pair that they would each go to prison for two months with hard labour.
Sir William remained as a Preston M.P. until 1906 when both Conservative candidates were beaten in the General Election by the Labour and Liberal candidates. He was a deputy lieutenant of Lancashire, and his official residence was in Richmond. A life-ling bachelor, he died in 1912, aged 74 years.
Court Archives. January 1903
From an article by Keith Johnson in the Lancashire Evening Post 5th July 2017
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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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Taken from the 1909 edition of Preston North End's Record Book.
Supplied by Ian Rigby, the Official PNE Historian.
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CENSUS RETURNS
1861
John Roe 34 years Beerseller b. Preston
May Roe 27 Wife do
Elizabeth Roe 6 Daughter do
Sarah Roe 5 Daughter do
William Roe 3 Son do
Prudence Roe 1 Daughter do
Joseph Roe 4 months Son do
1871
John Roe 44 years Innkeeper b. Preston
Mary Roe 39 Wife do
Elizabeth Roe 16 Daughter do
Sarah Roe 15 Daughter do
William Roe 13 Son do
Joseph Roe 10 Son do
Prudence 6 Daughter do
Mary Ellen 5 Daughter do
Hannah Roe 3 Daughter do
Ann Jane Roe 10 months Daughter do
1881
William Ellis 44 years Lic. Vict. b. Preston
Amelia Ellis 44 Wife b. Scotland
Emma Ellis 22 Daughter b. Preston
Elizabeth Ellis 16 Daughter do
1891
William Ellis 55 years Publican b. York
Amelia Mary Ellis 54 Wife b. St. Helier, Jersey.
Why have the places of birth been changed so dramatically??
In 1871 William, b. York, and Amelia, b. Island of Jersey were at 18 Friargate. He was a Club Steward. It was the Central Working Men's Club.
1901
William Sankey 40 years Lic. Vict. b. Preston
Margaret A. Sankey 42 Wife do
Florence Sankey 16 Daughter do
Bernard Sankey 14 Son do
1911
John Sutton 47 years Lic. Vict. b. Broughton, Preston
Agnes Sutton 53 Wife b. Preston
Herbert Sutton 26 Son / Labourer do
Isabella Sutton 23 Daughter / Servant do
Robert Sutton 21 Son / Engineer do
Ethel Sutton 15 Daughter / Dressmaker do
Arthur Sutton 2 Grandson do
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