ROYAL OAK INN, Adelphi Street

ROYAL OAK INN   #

11 Adelphi Street

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MINE HOSTS:

1853                       William Thompson

1869                       James Ashby

1869                       M. Whittle

1870                       Mary Turner     -  see 1871 also.

1871                       Robert McCann

1871                       Mary Turner   -  According to Preston Guardian 4.2.1871, Turner transferred to Higgins.

1871                       John Higgins

1876                       Ellis Rigby

1876 - 77                Mrs. Hannah (Ann) Alston

1877                       Alice Norris

1877                       Richard Wadsworth

1877                       Michael Quinlevin

1878                       Henry Melling

1878                       James Simpson

1878 - 79               Christopher Keley (Foley)

1879                       Mary Ann Wrigley (Rigby)

1881 - 87               Frances Coward

1887 - 89               William Hawkins (Hopkins)

1889                       Sarah Wynn

1889 - 97               Thomas Billington

1897 - 98               William Hopkins

1898 - 1900           Thomas Dean

1900                       Robert Grime

1900 - 01               John Foster Clegg

1901 - 02               Theresa Aspin

1902 - 03               David Nightingale Nelson

1904                      Charles Sweeting

1905                      John Lund

1907                      James Cowell

1909                            ?                 Owned by Albion (Burton on Trent) Brewery.

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ACCORDING TO the Licensing Court records, on 14th July 1902,

JANE HOTHERSALL was refused the licence she applied for.

The reason is not known.

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GROSS ASSAULT

James Ashby, landlord of the Royal Oak Inn,

Adelphi Street,  Rachel Fletcher, and Martha 

Marshall, were charged by Elizabeth Sherburn

with assaulting her on Tuesday last.

The complainant had been acting as nurse to Ashby's

mother, and about 10 o'clock on the morning in

question, Ashby went home with the two other 

defendants, and shortly afterwards the assault

was committed.

The case was reamanded until Monday in

order to apprehend Ashby.

Preston Chronicle 20th February 1869

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FOUND DROWNED IN THE RIBBLE

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Triple Inquest at Preston.

At the Borough Police Station on Tuesday evening, Mr. J. Parker, coroner, conducted inquests on the bodies of three persons found in the Ribble during the past few days. The first was upon the body of a publican named David Nightingale Nelson (35), who resided at the Royal Oak beer-house in Adelphi Street.

Hannah Nelson identified the body as that of her husband, who she said left home at 2.30 on Monday, June 22nd, stating that he was going to purchase some tumblers and also to hire a van to remove them from the beer-house to 55 Harrington Street. As he did not return she visited the houses of several of his relatives, and also sent a telegram to his brother in Liverpool, but could obtain no information of his whereabouts.

On Sunday, she saw his body in the mortuary at the police station. The deceased had not been in good health of late, and had been rather strange in his manner. He had, however, never threatened to take his life, and she could not give any reason why he should commit suicide.

The Coroner: Why were you leaving the beer-house? Witness: Because I did not like it. Coroner: Did your husband want to leave it? Witness: No, he wanted me to stop. Coroner: How long have you been in the house? Witness: Since a fortnight before Preston Guild. Coroner: Have you lost money at it? Witness: Not that I know of.

James Calvert, spinner, 6, Fisher Street, stated that on Sunday morning he was proceeding down the Ribble in a boat, when near the entrance to the dock he saw the body of a man floating on the water. He dragged it to the side and handed it over to the police. The body was much decomposed, and appeared to have been in the water some considerable time.

Richard Borwick, landlord of the Windmill Inn, Moor Lane, said he visited the Royal Oak about 12.30pm on the 22nd inst., and saw the deceased, who appeared to be in his usual health.

PC Baldwin deposed that on searching the deceased's clothing he found a quantity of papers relating to the beer-house in one of the pockets. In the other pockets there were two knives, two handkerchiefs, and ninepence in money.

Preston Herald  4th July 1903

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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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CENSUS RETURNS

1871

Robert McCann                      34 years                    Beerhouse keeper         b. Walton-le-dale

Mary McCann                        33                             Wife                              b. Preston

John McCann                          2                               Son                              b. Walton-le-dale

1881

Frances Coward                     60 years                    Beerhouse Keeper         b. Great Plumpton

Elizabeth Coward                   39                              Daughter                       b. Preston

1891

Thomas Billington                   54 years                    Painter & Publican          b. Preston

Betsy Billington                       54                             Wife                                       do

1901

John Foster Clegg                  48 years - widower.  Tavern Keeper               b. Morley, Yorkshire

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