TURF TAVERN, Old Cock Yard

TURF TAVERN

Old Cock Yard.

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Probably synonymous with the Old Cock Inn.

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MINE HOST:

1807 - 1809       Thomas Bradburn

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  Note the connection with the 'Turf': 'Sworn Judge of the Races'

York Herald  13th June 1807 

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Lancaster Gazette  24th June 1809

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Lancaster Gazette  16th September 1809

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DEATH:  On Monday 3rd December 1838,
Alice, wife of Mr. Thomas Bradburn, Great Avenham
Street, Aged 66 years.
Preston Chronicle  8th December 1838
There isn't 100% certainty that this refers
to 'our' Thomas Bradburn's wife, but it's a very
uncommon name in Preston.
In the 1841 Census, Thomas Bradburn, 68 years,
is still living in Great Avenham Street, with his son,
Thomas Bradburn, 40 years. Both are described
as 'Independent'.
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PRESTON GUILD 1782

PRESTON GUILD 1782

Preston Guardian   16th November 1861

PRESTON GUILD 1822

PRESTON GUILD 1822

Lancaster Gazette  7th September 1822

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CHURCH GATES, Church Street

CHURCH GATES

Church Street.

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Synonymous with the "EAGLE AND CHILD"

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MINE HOSTS:

1832                      Esther Yates

1833       No mention of landlord in article dated 30.3.1833

1839                               - ditto -                             13.11.1839 (Blackburn Standard

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Preston Chronicle  31st March 1832

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Preston Chronicle  30th March 1833

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Blackburn Standard  13th November 1839

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YORK CASTLE, 101 Adelphi Street

YORK CASTLE  #

101 Adelphi Street

 c. 1899 - William and Catherine NEWBY are standing together, just to the right of 

the door. William was a hansom cab driver.  Later, the Co-op, took over the York Castle

and the shop you can (just) see next door (to the left), and opened a store.

I have a feeling that number 100 was already owned by the Co-op.
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The "Britannia" can just be seen to the left of the arch legs.
The "York Castle" is directly above the chair, right, and the
"Victoria " is to the right of the right leg of the arch.
The image is taken from Preston Digital Archives Flickr 
account, visit here
That site says the image is taken looking towards the town centre.
I disagree; I think it's taken looking away from the town centre, and towards Plungington Road.

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MINE HOSTS:

1853                    William Gregson

1869 - 71             Edward Yates

1877 - 97            Thomas Bailey

1897                    William Smith

1897                    William Little

1898                    Joseph Smith

1899 - 1904        John Robert Bailey

1905 - 07            Thomas Clitheroe

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Newcastle Courant  26th September 1862
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Blackburn Standard   1st October 1862
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Preston Chronicle   22nd April 1876
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Preston Chronicle   22nd April 1876
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Glasgow Herald  24th April 1876
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Sheffield and Rotherham Independent   25th April 1876
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Blackburn Standard   29th April 1876
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Blackburn Standard   29th April 1876
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Lancaster Gazette   15th July 1876
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CENSUS RETURNS

1871

Edward Yates                      46 years                       Beerseller                       b. Preston

Ellen Yates                           48                                Wife                              b. Poulton

1881

Thomas Bailey                      39 years                      Iron-moulder                   b. Preston

Sarah Ann Bailey                  38                               Wife                                        do

Margaret Ellen Bailey            18                               Daughter                                  do

1891

Thomas Bailey                      49 years widower       Beerseller                         b. Preston

Margaret Ellen Cook             28                             Daughter                                   do

Amelia Cook                         6                               Grand-daughter                        do

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HIGHLAND LASS, Canal Street

HIGHLAND LASS

Canal Street

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MINE HOST:

pre- 22.2.1840       John Battersby
Probably 1836.

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The following does not relate to this house, but
it relates to the man who was here in about 1840,
and an insolvent debtor yet again:
John Battersby, formerly of Marsh Lane, 
Retailer of Ale and Sawyer, then a prisoner
for debt in Lancaster Castle, and late of
Canal Street, Preston.
Preston Chronicle  15th October 1836

See the last named, Battersby.
Preston Chronicle   22nd February 1840

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ST. JOHN'S TAVERN, Avenham Lane

ST. JOHN'S TAVERN   #

21  (later 54)  Avenham Lane

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MINE HOSTS:

1861                       William Fowler

1869 - 70              John Kirby

1870 - 71               John Lambert - 23.5.1871, ordered to pay court costs for refusing to admit police.

1873                       William Fowler

1873                       George Lunt
1873                       William Turner

1873 - 78               John Kirby

1878 - 83               John Caton

1884 - 86               William Geoffrey Cummings

1886 - 87               Richard Parkinson  (Richard Parker - see article dated 6.8.1887)

1888 - 89               Joseph Kirby

1889                      William Bolton

1889 - 91               Thomas Carr - November 1890, fined £5 + costs for selling beer inprohibited hours

1891 - 95               John Gorton

1895 - 97               John Askew

1897 - 98               Arthur Best

1898 - 1900           Thomas Fowler

1900                       Mary Fowler

1901 - 07               William Henry Sharples - Owner:  John Rhodes, Field Foot, Goosnargh.

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Preston Chronicle  17th June 1871
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Preston Chronicle  3rd August 1878
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See halfway down for relevant piece.

Preston Chronicle  6th August 1887
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Preston Chronicle  1st November 1890
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CENSUS RETURNS

1861

William Fowler                      40 years                       Beerseller                     b. Elston

Jane Fowler                           46                               Wife                             b. Brindle

Jane Fowler                           18                               Daughter                               do

Thomas Fowler                      12                                Son                             b. Preston

Hannah Fowler                       10                               Daughter                              do

1871

John Lambert                         49 years                      Innkeeper                     b. Pilling

Ann Lambert                          50                               Wife                             b. Preston

1881

John Caton                           36 years                       Engineer & Beerseller    b. Preston

Hannah Caton                       30                                Wife                                      do

Sarah Caton                          77                                Mother                                  do

William Caton                         4                                 Son                                       do

Frederick I. Caton                  1 month                       Son                                       do

1891

Thomas Carr                        36 years                        Beerseller                     b. Preston

Ann Carr                              38                                 Wife                                     do

Margit Carr                          15                                  Daughter                              do

Ellen Carr                             12                                  Daughter                              do

Elizabeth Carr                        7                                  Daughter                               do

Thomas Carr                          1                                  Son                                      do

Mary A. Jackson                  61                                  Mother-in-law                      do

1901

William Henry Sharples        53 years                         Beerhouse Keeper       b. Walton-le-dale

Catherine Sharples               45                                  Wife                                     do

Elizabeth Ellen Sharples        18                                   Daughter                              do

John Sharples                       15                                   Son                                     do

Catherine Sharples               12                                    Daughter                             do

Margaret Lilian Sharples        9                                    Daughter                             do

Wiliam Edward Sharples       5                                     Son                                    do

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SOUTH MEADOW STREET TAVERN, Edmund Street

SOUTH MEADOW STREET TAVERN  #

Edmund Street  /  South Meadow Street.

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More familiarly known as the "MOULDERS' ARMS"

                                                         Click on the name to go to the page.

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SLIP INN, Turk's Head Yard

SLIP INN   #

Turk's Head Yard

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Synonymous with the

"TURK'S HEAD INN"

Which was itself, the rear portion of the "Grey Horse," Church Street.

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MINE HOSTS:

1863 - 65                William Boyes

1865 - 66                John Molyneaux -   (Mullineaux) It is possible that this man was the half-brother   
                                                              of William Sumner, the brewer and innkeeper of the Prince 
                                                                              Albert Hotel in Fulwood (later Sumner's Hotel).

1866                       Thomas Rostron

1866                       Alfred Sergeant

1867                       James Eastham

1867                       George Morris

1869                       George Nelson

1871 - 74                William May

1874 - 77                Joseph Redhead   -  The name of the beerhouse was changed in 1874 - see below.

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Preston Chronicle  23rd July 1864
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The word 'ship' instead of 'slip' is a newspaper error.

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Preston Chronicle  19th August 1865

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Preston Chronicle  4th November 1865

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A renewal of the licence for the SLIP INN was 

applied for. The house had been closed for two months, 

and that its' owners (Threlfall and Co. Wine Merchants,

proposed putting it in the charge of one of their own men,

named Alfred Sergeant, until a suitable tenant could be

got.  Sergeant gave evidence of previous experience,

and a licence was granted.

Preston Chronicle  15th September 1866

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Preston Chronicle  27th August 1870

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 The licence of the SLIP INN, Turks Head Yard, was

objected to on the grounds that Joseph Redhead, the

landlord, let the adjoining house as a brothel. His

defence said that Redhead had left the Inn, and 

therefore the objection had been done away with.

Later in the article it says "the licence of the Slip Inn,

kept by Joseph Redhead, was renewed."

Preston Chronicle  1st September 1877

- possibly it meant that he had left the house that

was being used as a brothel?

PS. Remember, the name of the house was changed in

1874. Perhaps using the previous name to avoid more

bad publicity?

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CENSUS RETURN

1871

William May                     40 years                         Beerseller                    b. Macclesfield

Elizabeth May                   39                                  Wife                                      do

Priscilla May                     17                                  Daughter                                do

William Francis May           8                                   Son                                       do

Lily May                            2                                    Daughter                    b. Preston

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SOUTHGATE TAVERN, Southgate

SOUTHGATE TAVERN   #

1  or  31  Southgate

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Was once referred to as the 

"DRUM AND MONKEY"

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MINE HOSTS:

1853 - 55                Henry Dickinson

1861                       George Johnson

1869 - 72                Richard Robinson
1872                        Margaret Robinson   - widow.

1875                        Ralph Walsh

1875 - 78                Ralph Dewhurst

1878 - 81                George Talbot

1882 - 84                John Yates

1884 - 1907            Margaret Yates

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Preston Chronicle  21st April 1855
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Preston Chronicle  20th August 1870
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Preston Chronicle  17th June 1871
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In a case in 1876 under the Licensing Act (breaches of),

the licensee was Ralph Dewhurst, and the beerhouse was 

referred to as the "DRUM AND MONKEY," or

"SOUTHGATE TAVERN."

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Lancaster Gazette  14th December 1872
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SUSPECTED INFANTICIDE AT PRESTON

A few days ago, Mrs. Margaret Robinson, keeper

of the Southgate Tavern, Preston, gave birth to a child 

at the house of a friend, and when a medical man was

called in the child was dead, and he thought the skull

was fractured. 

This being  rumoured abroad, the Coroner ordered an

exhumation of the body, as it had been buried at the cemetery,

but Mr. Marshall, M.D., on examining it, said that the

child had never breathed, and at an inquest held on

Wednesday last, the jury returned a verdict of "Stillborn."

Lytham and Kirkham Times 18th December 1872

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Preston Chronicle  20th November 1875
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Preston Chronicle  29th January 1876
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Preston Chronicle  19th December 1891
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CENSUS RETURNS

1861

George Johnson                        63 years                    Beerseller                   b. Ingleton

Rebecca Johnson                      60                             Wife                           b. Quernmore

Christopher Johnson                  29                             Son                            b. Walton-le-dale

Ann Johnson                              18                             Daughter                                   do

1871

Richard Robinson                     43 years                      Beerseller                  b. Eaves

Margaret Robinson                   37                               Wife                          b. Ireland

Jane Robinson                          15                               Daughter                   b. Preston

Richard Robinson                     12                               Son                                   do

Ellen Robinson                           1                                Daughter                           do

1881

George Talbot                         35 years                       Beerseller                  b. Preston

Elizabeth Talbot                       37                                Wife                                   do

Ruth Talbot                              13                                Daughter                            do

Mary Ellen Talbot                    10                                Daughter                             do

Elizabeth Talbot                         4                                Daughter                             do

1891

Margaret Yates                       51 years                        Beerhouse Keeper    b. Farrington

1901

Margaret Yates                       61 years                        Lic. Vict.                  b. Farrington

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