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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