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Saturday 25 February 2012

MITRE INN, Market Place

MITRE INN
Market Place
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The
 passage by the side of the 'Mitre' is the Strait Shambles.
This is copied from the 1684 Map of Preston in the L.R.O.
MINE HOSTS:
1684                   Henry Turnley

1724                   According to a legal document in the L.R.O., a Mr. Richard Wilkinson was in
                           possession of the Mitre Inn in this year. The document related to properties 
                           neighbouring the Inn.  (LRO Ref:  CBP 6552)

1732                  Widow Myers - Owners: Henry Cowburne and David Brown (equally)
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Bellingham Diaries: February 2nd 1689 - "First at Ratcliffe's then Tirlaghs"
 Larence Rawsthorne Diaries:  May 14th 1687 - "Tirlers and Will Atkinsons"
       ditto   June 18th, 1687 - "At Preston and Talbot, and White Bull and Tirlers"
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Section of an article which was looking at some Market Place buildings:
Preston Chronicle 19th May 1855
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Preston Journal   22nd February 1775
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