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Tuesday, 1 July 2025

TAYLOR'S ARMS, Fylde Road

TAYLOR'S ARMS
185  (later 50)  Fylde Road 
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Occasionally referred to as"TAILORS' ARMS"
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At one point I wasn't sure where the Taylor's Arms was. Now I know it is at
point 'B' at the corner of Bedford Street.
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Whether the place marked 'A' was a beerhouse, I now doubt.
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MINE HOSTS:
1838                      Joseph Livesey
1853                      John Wilson
1861 - 70              Joseph Higham
1870 - 85              Thomas Johnson
1885 - 89              Barnaby Johnson
1889 - 95              Ellen Johnson
1895 - 96              James Becconsall
1896 - 99              Robert Moxham
August 30th 1899  Licence Refused - reason unknown.
1901                      Richard Hall
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Preston Chronicle – 21st November 1874
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TAYLOR'S ARMS BEERHOUSE,
FYLDE ROAD and BEDFORD sTREET.
THE SALE of the above PROPERTY previously
advertised for Thursday 24th January 1889,
will not take place.
W.A. & R. ASCROFT, Solicitors
35 Winckley Square, Preston.
Preston Chronicle 12th January 1889
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CENSUS RETURNS
1861
Joseph Higham                    33 years                   Joiner/Beerhouse Keeper  b.Bartle
Mary Ann Higham               35                            Wife                                 b. Goosnargh

1871
Thomas Johnson                  41 years                   Beerseller                         b. Hesketh Bank
Betsy Johnson                      49                            Wife                                b. Preston
Mary Johnson                      20                            Daughter                          b. North Meols
Barnaby Johnson                 17                             Son                                 b. Preston
Betsy Calvert                       84                            Mother-in-law                           do
Thomas Calvert                   54                             Ale Brewer                               do

1881
Thomas Calvert                   50 years                   Beerhouse Keeper           b. Hesketh Bank
Betsy Johnson                     59                            Wife                                b. Preston

1891
Ellen Johnson                      37 years - widow.     Lic. Vict.                         b. Preston
Betty Robinson                   69                             Mother                                    do

1901
Richard Hall                       43 years                    Manager at Public House  b. Whittle-le-Woods
Sarah Hall                          40                             Wife                                            do
Sarah Elizabeth Hall            11                             Daughter                          b. Darwen
Mary Ellen Hall                    9                              Daughter                                  do
William Hall                         7                              Son                                          do
Ada Hall                              2                              Daughter                                  do
Robert Hall                          5                              Son                                          do
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FERRET TAVERN, Friargate

FERRET TAVERN  #
82 Friargate
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Also known as "THE FRIAR'S GATE INN" and
"FRIARGATE INN"
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There was a tenuous relationship between James Hull, owner of this pub (and several others) and George Morton, the landlord in the late 1870s. James Hull was married to Elizabeth Swarbrick, and Elizabeth's older brother William was married to Alice Morton, sister of George.
MINE HOSTS:
Un-named beerhouse at 82, Friargate:
1851 - 53          John Middleton
1854                 Ann Middleton  - married James Tinckler, 14.12.1854

as FERRET TAVERN
1854 - 57          James Tinckler - married Mrs. Ann Middleton (see above)
1860 - 69          Richard Dobson

as THE FRIAR'S GATE INN
1870                 Thomas Taylor
1870  - 71        Peter Newsham
1871 - 72         John Kellett
1877 ?              Thomas Marshall Samson
1877  ?             George Mor(e)ton  -  see article dated 18th November 1876.  (See above)
1879                Robert Morton
1879                George Parkinson

as FRIARGATE INN
1881 - 82         Thomas McKearney
1882 - 84         Henry Wharton
29.8.1884 NO APPLICATION MADE FOR RENEWAL OF LICENCE. MADE INTO A SHOP.
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 MARRIAGE - On Monday 11th August
 1834, John Middleton, to Miss Ann Willacy.
 
Preston Chronicle 16th August 1834.
I'm 95% sure that this relates to John Middleton 1851.
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 MARRIAGE - Mr. James Tinckler to
 Mrs. Ann Middleton.
Preston Chronicle 16th December 1854
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THEFT FROM A BEER-HOUSE
A man named Richard Dagger was charged with
stealing a brass candlestick from the Ferret Tavern
beer-house, kept by James Tinckler, on Christmas
Eve.

The prisoner sold the article to a man named Moxham,
who disposed of it to a broker. The candlestick was one
of a pair, and the one corresponding to that stolen was
produced in court by Tinckler. The prisoner pleaded
guilty to the charge, and was sent to the House of
Correction for 14 days.
Preston Chronicle 19th January 1856
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 Something of interest for this area:
Preston Chronicle  24th September 1859
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Preston Chronicle 6th October 1860
Preston Chronicle 6th October 1860
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 ASSAULT ON A POLICEMAN
 P.C. Dawson charged a man named Michael Flinn
 with assaulting him, on Sunday evening.
The prosecutor said that the prisoner was at the
 Ferret Tavern in Friargate, when he, Dawson,
  called there. Flinn used threatening language to
 the policeman, followed him, and ultimately
 struck him with a life-preserver.
The prisoner's mother said that the policeman had 
 struck her, and Flinn stated that the policeman
 had struck him. Flinn also said that the policeman
 was drunk.
The prisoner afterwards admitted that it was he
  that was drunk. Fined 20 s. and costs; or 21 days
 imprisonment.
Preston Chronicle 13th October 1860
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Preston Chronicle  15th November 1862
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Preston Chronicle  18th February 1865
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 Marriage - On 14th February 1869 in
 Preston, Thomas Marshall Sansom, to
 Miss Agnes Barlow.
 
Preston Chronicle 20th February 1869
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 Brewster Sessions
 Richard Dobson had his licence objected to by
 P.S. Hammond. The officer said he had visited
 the Ferret Tavern, and found drunken men there,
 some lying asleep on the forms.
 The licence was granted.
Preston Chronicle 18th September 1869
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As the "FRIARGATE INN" -
Preston Chronicle 2nd December 1871
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Preston Chronicle  30th January 1875
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Preston Chronicle  18th November 1876
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CENSUS RETURNS
1851
John Middleton                      40 years                     Coachmaker              b. Liverpool
Ann Middleton                       40                              Wife                          b. Preston
Mary Ann Middleton              11                              Daughter                            do
Thomas Middleton                  6                                Son                                   do
William Middleton                   4                                Son                                   do
James Albin                            30                              Labourer                           do

1861
Richard Dobson                     22 years                     Beerseller                  b. Hull
Mary Ann Dobson                  22                              Wife                         b .Preston

1871
John Kellett                            45 years                    Beerseller                   b. Preston
Margaret Kellett                     45                             Wife                                    do
Elizabeth Kellett                      16                             Daughter                             do
Samuel Kellett                         9                               Son                                    do

1881
Thomas McKearney               38 years                    Beerhouse Keeper     b. Ireland
Catherine McKearney             37                             Wife                          b. Preston
Mary A. McKearney              11                              Daughter                            do
Jane McKearney                     5                               Daughter                            do
Thomas McKearney                4                               Son                                    do
John McKearney                     5 months                   Son                                    do
Margaret A. McKearney       15                               Niece                                 do
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SHOVEL AND BROOM, Patten Street

SHOVEL AND BROOM INN   #
20 or 22, Patten Street
- Referred to as the "MALT SHOVEL" in Preston Chronicle 18.4.1857 -
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This map runs more or less north / south.  If you were to  walk from Great Shaw Street into Patten Street, the "SHOVEL AND BROOM"  was on the right, or east side of Patten Street.  Judging from the size of each property, I think the most likely site is the first building on the right hand side.
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Also, counting the numbers of the properties, staring on the left hand side, and returning along the right hand side (in single numbers), will bring you to 20 - 22, which would appear to offer some confirmation of that theory.
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The second plan shows it almost opposite the end of Pearson's Row, and by that means can, with a degree of certainty, locate it on the upper plan.
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MINE HOSTS:
pre-1840                Amos Ogden   -  Noted as an Insolvent Debtor in Preston Chronicle: 15th February 1840
1840                       Henry Seed  -  Wife, Alice, d. 4.3.1840 aged 42 years.
1841                       Thomas Wilson
1851 - 57                Jane Wilson
1861                       Elizabeth Wilson
1869 - 77               Thomas Wilson  - probably the son of the 1841 Thomas Wilson
1877 - 87               Patrick Sheridan
1887 - 89               Joseph Parkinson
1889 - 90               Thomas Mashiter
1890 - 92               John Hamer
1892 - 93               William Waterhouse
1893 - 94               William Whittle
1894 - 95               John Beaver
1895 - 97               Janey Beaver
1897                       Mary Ann Grady
1898                       Stephen Wareing
1898 - 99               Thomas Hollinghurst,
1900                       Thomas Wicks
1901                       Edwin Wilson
1904                       Catherine Grady
1907                       Priscilla Moran
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NB.   Henry SEED, mine host in 1840, was the son of Robert SEED,landlord of the NORTH STAR, Great George Street, Preston.  After the death of his wife, Alice (Gardner) Seed, in 1840, he left the pub and went to live with his older brother, WILLIAM, a farmer, in Claughton-on-Brock.
His wife and daughter Mary, are both buried in St. Wilfrid's Cemetery, and Henry eventually returned to Preston, where he died in 1855. He was buried at St. Ignatius's Church on the 17th December 1855, aged 64 years, because St. Wilfrid's had been closed the year before.

Preston Chronicle  15th February 1840
I think that 'North Road' in the above, should have read 'North Street',
and although this house wasn't in North Street, I have come across cases
where Patten Street has been referred to as 'North Street'.
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Preston Chronicle 7th March 1840*
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Preston Chronicle  18th April 1857
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Preston Chronicle 13th January 1877
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Preston Chronicle   11th December 1880
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 Preston Chronicle  31st December 1881
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Reynold's News  1st January 1882
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Preston Chronicle  2nd December 1882
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Preston Chronicle 27th October 1883
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Preston Herald - 1st September 1894

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 Lancashire Evening Post   6th February 1908
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CENSUS RETURNS
1841
Thomas Wilson                     30 years                Retail Brewer
Jane Wilson                           20                         Wife?

1851
Jane Wilson                          46 years                 Retail Beerseller              b. Lancaster  ?
Elizabeth Wilson                    10                         Daughter                         b. Preston
Thomas Wilson                       8                         Son                                          do
Margaret Wilson                     6                         Daughter                                   do
John Wilson                            4                         Son                                          do
William Harling                      63 widower           Brewer                           b. Clapham, Yorks.
1861
Elizabeth Wilson                  20 years                  Beerhouse Keeper          b. Preston
Thomas Wilson                    18                          Brother                                    do
Margaret Wilson                  16                          Sister                                       do
John Wilson                         14                          Brother                                    do

1871
Thomas Wilson                   32 years                  Tin Plate Worker            b. Preston

1881
Patrick Sherridan                67 years                  Beerseller                       b. Ireland
Bridget Sherridan               55                            Wife                                       do
Catherine Sherridan            19                           Daughter                         b. Preston
Annie Sheridan                   16                           Daughter                                 ?
Martin Calpin                     28                           Son-in-law                      b. Ireland
Mary Calpin                       26                           Daughter                         b. Preston
Thomas Calpin                  10 weeks                  Grand-son                               do

1891
John Hamer                       56 years                   Beerhouse Keeper          b. Manchester
Ann Hamer                        48                            Wife                               b. Preston
Betsy Beck                        43                            Sister-in-law                           do
Margaret Beck                   40                           Sister-in-law                            do

1901
Edwin Wilson                    32 years                   Chemist and Druggist      b. Coventry
Hannah Wilson                  33                            Wife                               b. Tallontine? Cumberland
Doris Wilson                      1                              Daughter                        b. Preston
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