ROYAL OAK #
26 St. John Street
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MINE HOSTS:
1808 see Death notice, below, as evidence of existence at this date.
1818 Robert Weilding (Wilding?)
1808 see Death notice, below, as evidence of existence at this date.
1818 Robert Weilding (Wilding?)
1825 John Hope
1829 Thomas Buck
1829 Edward Woods
1833 - 34 Thomas Brierley - licence suspended 6.9.1834.
1838 Mrs. Nancy Brierley - Mrs. B charged with an offence under Excise Duty laws, at a time when the licence was already suspended. Had it been suspended since 1834?
1838 - 42 Edward Calvert
1842 Mr. Pickburn - Only there 6 weeks on ths occasion, but was "formerly landlord of the Royal Oak" - when? See 'Insolvent Debtor Notice, below.
c. 1842 Joseph Counsell - see Insolvent Debtors notice in Preston Chronicle 18.2.1843.
1843 Ralph Crook - Mr. Brierley was the owner of the Royal Oak. Since when?
1848
1851 William Pennington
1851 William Pennington
1851 - 54 John Chew
1856 William Lupton
1856 William Lupton
1856 - 58 Henry Thompson
1858 George Rostron
1858 George Rostron
1859 William Marginson
1859 - 60 Joseph Wilcock
1861 George Hewitson
1865 Margaret Crankshaw
1869 William Talbot
1869 William Talbot
1869 - 71 Henry Brierley
1871 William Badger
1873 James Noblet
1873 William Noblet
1877 Thomas Wade
1877 Thomas Marshall Samson
1878 - 81 George Dibden
1881 Peter Chambers
1882 - 85 William Cottam
1888 - 89 Jane Cottam
1891 - 92 Jane Ward
1893 Esther Smith
1894 Francis Knighton
1895 James Shillitoe
1895 - 97 Frederick Rawlinson
1898 Renewal of Licence not applied for.
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DEATH: On Monday se'enight, at the Royal Oak
public-house, Preston, Mr. Ramsbotham, formerly
a sergeant in the Royal Lancashire Militia, and
Lancashire Fencibles.
Lancaster Gazette 6th February 1808
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DEATH: On Monday se'enight, at the Royal Oak
public-house, Preston, Mr. Ramsbotham, formerly
a sergeant in the Royal Lancashire Militia, and
Lancashire Fencibles.
Lancaster Gazette 6th February 1808
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| Preston Chronicle 12th March 1831 |
Preston Chronicle 9th November 1833
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| Preston Chronicle 13th February 1836 Some background knowledge about Joseph Counsell, who was to have a brief spell at the Royal Oak. See also, Insolvent Debtor's notice below. |
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| Preston Chronicle 3rd March 1838 |
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| Preston Chronicle 15th September 1838 |
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| Preston Chronicle 30th May 1840 |
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| Preston Chronicle 5th November 1842 |
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| There are two former 'Mine Hosts' of the Royal Oak here - Joseph COUNSELL and Thomas PICKBURN. There is still a lot to be learned about this pair. Preston Chronicle 18th February 1843 |
CALVERT V BRIERLEY & ANOTHER
The parties in this case are EDWARD CALVERT, late innkeeper,
Royal Oak, St. John Street, and Mrs. Nancy Brierley, owner of the
house, and Henry Calvert, auctioneer, both residing in Bolton. The
action was brought to recover damages for an excessive and illegal
distress, made by the latter in March last.
JOHN RIGBY - sworn - was a broker in Preston. He knew Nancy
Brierley and her two sons, Henry and Edward very well. He knew
the Oak Inn, in March 1842, when the plaintiff lived at the inn.
On the 8th March 1842 he was sent for to the Oak, and whilst
there it was agreed between Calvert and Edward Brierley, that a
distress should be put in on the following day, (the 9th), for £26.
The sale was not conducted properly; it ought to have been
advertised. The witness (Rigby) lived in the neighbourhood and
had he not heard the bell-man going round he never would have
known of the sale.
THOMAS HALL - sworn - to be continued.
Preston Chronicle 8th April 1848
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TRANSFER OF LICENCES
Two licences were refused at the Magistrate's Court
on the 5th April 1848. One of them was an application
made by Mr. Henry Taylor, for the transfer of his licence
to Mr. Thomas Martindale, for the Royal Oak Inn,
St. John Street.
It was opposed on the grounds that it was a fraudulent
transaction.
It appeared that Henry Taylor was at present in
Lancaster Castle for debt, and his wife and family were
remaining at the Royal Oak Inn. The goods had been
valued for Mr. Thomas Martindale(Mr. Taylor's
father-in-law), to prevent the creditors from obtaining
the amount of the stock, and when Taylor came out of
Lancaster Castle, he would have the house again.
Martindale is a plate-layer on the North Union Railway,
near Chorley.
Preston Chronicle 8th April 1848
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FEROCIOUS ATTACK
HENRY THOMPSON, landlord of the Royal Oak,
St. John Street, was charged with committing a
ferocious attack on Enoch Hetherington on the
8th January. Thompson denied the charge, saying
that someone else had carried it out. Hetherington
was dangerously ill and in the House of Recovery.
It was alleged that Hetherington had tried to interfere
in a perceived robbery in a "back place" at the Royal
Oak, but that Thompson had pulled him away, and struck
him with a sharp instrument.
When P.C. Crookall arrived, Thompson's wife was
"cleaning up," but she denied there had been a disturbance.
Crookall saw blood on a chair and on the wall.
Thompson was released on bail of £50, with two sureties
of £25 each.
Preston Chronicle 9th January 1858
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Preston Chronicle 23rd January 1858
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FREE AND EASY,
Every Saturday
night, at Mr. Joseph Wilcock's Royal Oak,
St. John Street.
An excellent glass of ale and good spirits.
Admission Free.
Preston Chronicle 3rd March 1860
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TO BE LET
"THE ROYAL OAK" St. John Street.
An excellent spirit vault attached;
stock to be taken at a valuation.
Apply to Mr. Duckett, Auctioneer,
Friargate.
Preston Chronicle 4th August 1860
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At the 1862 Licensing Sessions, following
information laid by the Chief Constable, the
Magistrates suspended the licence of the "Royal Oak".
At the 1862 Licensing Sessions, following
information laid by the Chief Constable, the
Magistrates suspended the licence of the "Royal Oak".
Preston Chronicle 30th August 1862
I don't know who the licensee was, or why the
licence was suspended.
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Preston Herald 1st December 1866
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Preston Herald 12th January 1867
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Preston Herald 20th November 1869
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CENSUS RETURNS
1841
Edward Calvert 32 years Innkeeper
Agnes Calvert 28 Wife
Mary Calvert 5 Daughter
Ann Calvert 3 Daughter
Richard Calvert 4 months Son
1851
John Chew 55 years Lic. Vict. b. Preston
Jane Chew 51 Wife do
Robert Chew 23 Son do
Jane Chew 18 Daughter do
Sarah Ann Chew 8 Daughter do
John Chew 55 years Lic. Vict. b. Preston
Jane Chew 51 Wife do
Robert Chew 23 Son do
Jane Chew 18 Daughter do
Sarah Ann Chew 8 Daughter do
1861
George Hewitson 54 years - widower. Publican b. Preston
Thomas Hewitson 25 Son do
Margaret Hewitson 22 Daughter do
Henry Hewitson 20 Son do
1871
Henry Brierley 35 years Publican b. Walton-le-dale
Margaret Brierley 35 Wife b. Preston
Elizabeth Alice Brierley 9 Daughter do
Ann Brierley 7 Daughter do
Henry Brierley 3 months Son do
1881
Peter Chambers 27 years Beerseller b. Accrington
Isabella Chambers 24 Wife b. Blackburn
James Henry Chambers 3 Son do
Emily Chambers 1 Daughter do
1891
Jane Ward 42 years Innkeeper b. Preston
Joseph Winn 19 Son do
George Winn 17 Son do
Ada Winn 15 Daughter do
James Ward 9 Son do
Bessie Ward 6 Daughter do
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