SHELLEY ARMS HOTEL #
31 Fishergate
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The image is shown courtesy of Trevor Kirkham, Preston Historical Society. |
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MINE HOSTS:
1824 - 25 William Dobson
1828 - 29 John Green
1831 - 32 John Porter
1833 Benjamin Raby - moved from the Joiners' Arms in Lord Street.
1836 - 39 Mr. Sutcliffe
1838 - 42 Mrs. Anne Hodgkinson (Hodkinson)
1850 - 54 Charles Utley
1854 - 61 George Parker d. 28.8.1861 aged 59 years. An Auctioneer as well as he was, for 26 years, one of the Sheriff's Officers for the County. Came from the Mitre Inn, a few doors away towards the town centre.
1861 - 62 Mary Irvin
1862 - 64 Sarah Agnes Parker
1864 - 73 Thomas Heaps
1875 - 85 William Kenyon
1887 - 99 James Bowling d. 22.4.1899 Aged 69 years
1901 - 13 Lawrence Fish
1917 - 19 John P. Kim
1920 Demolished at around this time, and Woolworths was built on its footprint.
NB. In the Preston Guardian 23.8.1879, there was a notice of a transfer of the licence for the Shelley Arms, from Mary Hannah Hardman to Helena Mary Barnett. Were they manageresses, or was there another explanation?
NB. In the Preston Guardian 23.8.1879, there was a notice of a transfer of the licence for the Shelley Arms, from Mary Hannah Hardman to Helena Mary Barnett. Were they manageresses, or was there another explanation?
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A LETTER FROM LADY SHELLEY
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A LETTER FROM LADY SHELLEY
Lady
Shelley wrote from 35 Belgrave Square, London, to James Teebay asking him to
organise a celebration of her son’s birthday for her Lancashire tenants at the
Shelley Arms in Preston. Preferably this was to be on 4 June, the happiest day
of her life, the 23rd anniversary of her marriage. [LRO. DDPR
130/19]. The letter is undated but the context makes it 1830. We have no
evidence of a reply. The Shelley Arms and Commercial Hotel was situated on
Fishergate and was demolished in 1934 when Woolworth’s store was built on the
site. Contribution from: Trevor Kirkham, Preston Historical Society.
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Westmoreland Gazette 3rd July 1824
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Lancaster Guardian 23rd September 1826
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Berkshire Chronicle 3rd February 1827
Preston Chronicle 28th May 1836
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Preston Chronicle 20th May 1837
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Preston Chronicle 27th May 1837
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Preston Chronicle 10th June 1837
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Preston Chronicle 21st September 1839
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Preston Chronicle 16th December 1843
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Preston Chronicle 26th January 1850
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Preston Chronicle 5th October 1850
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Preston Chronicle 16th November 1850
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Preston Chronicle 11th June 1853
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Lancaster Gazette 23rd September 1854
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Preston Chronicle 7th October 1854
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Preston Chronicle 7th October 1854
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Preston Chronicle 11th June 1853
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Lancaster Gazette 23rd September 1854
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Preston Chronicle 7th October 1854
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Preston Chronicle 7th October 1854
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Author unknown, |
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PRESTON CHRONICLE 29th AUGUST 1863. The licence
of the Shelley's Arms Hotel was suspended following
complaints made about the "Dancing Rooms" at these
premises.
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Preston Chronicle 11th June 1864 |
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Thanks to Heather Crook for the photograph. See enlargement of wording, below.
This is the gravestone of Thomas Heaps' father, also Thomas.
Both were veterinary surgeons, and in the 1851 Census, both
were listed as 'druggists' at 149, Friargate, Preston
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Lancaster Gazette 11th March 1865
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Preston Chronicle 29th April 1865
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An example of a Sheriff's Court Case, held in the "Shelley's Arms" RIMMER v RIMMER The Shooting of a Coursing Greyhound "Tramp". Preston Chronicle 26th October 1867 |
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Another item, courtesy of Trevor Kirkham, Preston Historical Society. |
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Leeds Mercury 14th June 1871
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Preston Chronicle 19th December 1874 |
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Manchester Courier 7th May 1877
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Lancaster Gazette 21st May 1879
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Manchester Courier 5th June 1880
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Manchester Courier 19th September 1885
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Manchester Courier 23rd June 1886
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Manchester Courier 24th August 1894
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The 'Eagle and Child' referred to was in Leyland, not the one in Preston where he was brought up. Just a coincidence.
Preston Herald 26th April 1899
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Lancashire Evening Post 3rd May 1899
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Lancashire Evening Post 6th June 1905
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Lancashire Evening Post 13th April 1918
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Lancashire Evening Post 7th September 1918
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Lancashire Evening Post 16th September 1918
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Lancashire Evening Post 22nd April 1918
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Lancashire Evening Post 20th September 1918
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Lancashire Evening Post 24th October 1918
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Lancashire Evening Post 22nd August 1919
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CENSUS RETURNS
1841
Anne Hodkinson 40 years Publican
John Hodkinson 22 Son
Jane Hodkinson 20 Daughter
Ellen Hodkinson 15 Daughter
Elizabeth Hodkinson 14 Daughter
1851
Charles Utley 34 years - widower. Innkeeper b. West Scrafton, Yorks.
Charles Utley 4 Son b. Preston
1861
George Parker 51 years Innkeeper b. Much Hoole
Sheriff's Officer, etc.
Sarah Parker 46 Wife b. Lancaster
Maria Parker 22 Daughter b. Preston
Fanny Beanland 24 Daughter do
An Innkeeper's wife.
Sarah Agnes Beanland 3 Grand-daughter b. Lower Boyton? Lancs
Fanny Beanland 2 Grand-daughter do
Maria Beanland 3 months Grand-daughter b. Preston
1871
Thomas Heaps 35 years Hotel Keeper b. Preston
Maria Jane Heaps 32 Wife do (Daughter of George and Sarah Parker - see 1861).
Sarah Margaret Heaps 8 Daughter do
1881
William Kenyon 31 years Hotel Proprietor b. Preston
Margaret Kenyon 28 Wife b. Liverpool
1891
James Bowling 60 years Hotel Proprietor b. Leyland
Sarah Bowling 54 d. 11.4.1894 Sister b. Walton-le-dale
Aged 58 yrs
1901
Lawrence Fish 34 years Hotel Proprietor b. Manchester
Minnie Fish 33 Wife b. Cambridgeshire
Raymond Fish 7 Son b. Fifeshire
Muriel Fish 6 Daughter do
Kathleen Fish 4 Daughter do
Harold Fish 1 Son b. Blackpool
1911
Lawrence Fish 44 years Hotel Proprietor b. Longsight, Manchester
Minnie Fish 43 Wife / Assisting in business b. Coats, Cambridge
Raymond Fish 17 Son / Agricultural Student b. Elie, Fife
Muriel Osborne Fish 16 Daughter do
Kathlene Mans Fish 14 Daughter do
Harold Sam Fish 11 Son b. Blackpool
Kate Wallace 49 Visitor b. Coats, Cambridge
Mary Capper 38 Servant / Barmaid b. Wolverhampton
Beatrice Deamley 25 Servant / Barmaid b. Manchester
Nellie Slevin 26 Servant / Chambermaid b. Millom
Catherine Conroy 27 General Servant b. Harrington, Lancs
Marie McKernan 51 Servant / Cook b. Co Cavan, Ireland
Sarah Elizabeth Bennett 37 Servant / Waitress b. Bulwell, Notts
Janet Cannon 32 Servant / Kitchen Maid b. Kendal, Westmoreland
William Thompson 22 Servant / Porter b. Preston
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Lawrence Fish was my great grandfather. It's so nice seeing his name here and my grandmother too Muriel Fish. Thank you for your hard work!
ReplyDeleteHello Jill, re my recent post on one of the Preston Facebook sites, you must give me some 'family' information about the Shelley Arms. I'm hoping to feature it in an upcoming LEP Wednesday RETRO article. Steve H.
DeleteHi Steve I've just posted a few things regarding the Fish family on the Preston Past and Present Facebook page for you to take a look at! I have some internal photos of the hotel somewhere will have a look for them. Cheers. Jill
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