SPREAD EAGLE HOTEL #
31 Lune Street
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Lancaster Guardian 1st March 1946
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| The door detail of the main entrance to the Spread Eagle Hotel. A Beth Hayes photograph that appears here courtesy of the Preston Digital Archive on Flickr |
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Quite an imposing entrance.
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| The cottages, marked in blue, belonged to the Spread Eagle Hotel, and included in a sale of the hotel. |
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I have a belief that the Market Tavern was owned by the owners of the Spread Eagle Hotel.
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MINE HOSTS:
1807 Walter Hickman - wife, d. about 30.9.1807; these premises? or the 'Old Spread Eagle'?
1808
1812 Joseph Newsham
1824 - 41 John Ainsworth - 1839 property owned by John Gornall, Fishergate.
1843 - 47 George Smith - wife, Ann, d. 23.5.1843; George Smith d. 28.3.1847 aged 50 years.
1849 Mr. Halliday
1851 James Hill
1852 - 57 William Lancaster
1859 - 66 William Clayton
1866 - 77 John Della Bella
1879 James Webster - the Executors of, to..
1879 James Helme
1880 John Beardsworth
1881 George Bannister
1881 James Helm
1882 Robert Hosking
1883 - 86 James Walmsley
1886 - 89 Thomas Blackoe
1889 - 91 William Newsham
1891 - 98 John Hulme
1898 - 1900 Albert Edward Woods
1900 - 01 Arthur Waiting
1901 John Robert Ratcliffe
1902 - 04 Maud Mary Ratcliffe
1907 - 10 John Thomas Phillips
1910 - 11 Patrick J. Gorman
1913 - 15 Richard H. Lamb d.9.1.1915
1915 - 20 Mrs.Lamb
1924 Harold A.E. Ramsden
1926 - 27 John Thompson - may not be correct.
1932 John Thompson
1933 William Crampton Hayward
1936 - 48 Francis John Dunderdale
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DEATH: On Monday se'enight , Mrs. Hickman,
wife of Mr. Walter Hickman, of the
Spread Eagle public-house, Preston.
Lancaster Gazette 10th October 1807
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Lancaster Gazette 9th January 1808
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Preston Chronicle 7th July 1832
John Dellabella, highlighted above, was the father of the man of the same name, who became the landlord here in 1866.
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Blackburn Standard 23rd January 1839
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MARRIAGE - On 9th April 1839, at St.
Wilfrid's R.C. Chapel, Preston, Mr. Clarkson
of Garstang, Surgeon, to Jane, 2nd daughter
of Mr. Ainsworth, Spread Eagle Inn,
Lune Street, Preston.
Blackburn Standard 17th April 1839
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Preston Chronicle 30th November 1839
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Preston Chronicle 1st February 1840
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J. AINSWORTH
SPREAD EAGLE, LUNE STREET
Begs leave to return his thanks to the FIRE
BRIGADE, the POLICE, and the PUBLIC,
who so kindly exerted themselves yesterday in
extinguishing the Fire which broke out upon
his premises, and by whose timely assistance the
flames were quickly subdued.
Preston Chronicle 9th May 1840
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MARRIAGE: On Saturday last, the 20th July, at the Catholic Church of St. Ignatius, Mr. Henry Barnes, of Bellturbut, Ireland, to Miss Mary Ann Ainsworth, third daughter of Mr. John Ainsworth, of this town.
Preston Chronicle 27th July 1844
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Preston Chronicle 29th May 1847
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Preston Chronicle 15th January 1848
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Preston Chronicle 23rd June 1849
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Preston Chronicle 3rd April 1852
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Preston Chronicle September 3rd 1853
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DEATH - On the 2nd October,
Mary Ann, wife of Mr. J. Della
Bella Junior, gilder, Lune Street,
and eldest daughter of Mr. Johnson,
assistant overseer, of this town,
aged 28 years.
Preston Chronicle 9th October 1858
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MARRIAGE: At St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Lancaster, on the 20th inst., Mr. John Della Bella, carver and gilder, Lune Street, Preston, to Mrs. Mary Galley, furniture broker, of this town.
Lancaster Gazette 25th August 1860
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CHRISTMASTIDE
A Superior assortment of WINES and SPIRITS,
Draught and Bottled BEERS, &c., will be found at
SPREAD EAGLE INN
LUNE STREET, PRESTON.
J. DELLA-BELLA, PROPRIETOR.
Preston Chronicle 20th December 1873
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Preston Chronicle 14th April 1877
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SALE OF "OLD SPREAD EAGLE" INN
On Monday evening, the Old Spread Eagle Inn and
Market Tavern, Lune Street, was sold by Auction by
Market Tavern, Lune Street, was sold by Auction by
Mr. H.C. WALTON. There was a good number of
people present.
The let includes three cottages in Chapel Yard
immediately behind the public house, and is freehold
of inheritance, being sold subject to the annual payment
of 50s., and to a lease of the public house and
appurtenances to the present tenant, (Mr. Della Bella),
which will expire in March, 1880.
After some spirited bidding, the lot was knocked down
to Mr. Smith, hatter, Market Place, for £3,410.
Preston Chronicle 5th May 1877
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Preston Chronicle 2nd February 1884
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Lancashire Evening Post 22nd October 1886
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Lancashire Evening Post 3rd October 1899
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Lancashire Evening Post 28th November 1900
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Lancashire Evening Post 22nd December 1902
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Lancashire Evening Post 12th October 1908
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Lancashire Evening Post 8th February 1909
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Lancashire Evening Post 23rd August 1909
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TO BE LET, good STABLES, loose box, covered yard, and large loft above; also a splendid Club-room; Old Spread Eagle Hotel, Lune Street, Preston.
P.J. Gorman, Proprietor.
Lancashire Evening Post 16th June 1910
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Lancashire Evening Post 5th February 1917
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Lancashire Evening Post 9th January 1919
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Lancashire Evening Post 10th January 1920
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Lancashire Evening Post 29th March 1933
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Lancashire Evening Post 13th November 1933
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Lancashire Evening Post 30th July 1934
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Lancashire Evening Post 10th September 1934
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Lancashire Evening Post 22nd December 1938
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EXPERIENCED General Plain Cook, assist bar. References. Good wages - Spread Eagle Hotel, Preston
Lancaster Guardian 3rd February 1939
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Lancashire Evening Post 25th April 1939
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Lancashire Evening Post 10th October 1940
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CENSUS RETURNS
1841
John Ainsworth 55 years Publican
Mary Ainsworth 22 Daughter
Alice Ainsworth 17 Daughter
William Ainsworth 15 Son
1851
James Hill 49 years Publican b. Preston
Ann Hill 39 Wife do
Richard Hill 13 Son do
William Hill 19 Son do
Joseph Hill 9 Son do
Ann Ellen Hill 5 Daughter do
Elizabeth Hill 3 Daughter do
Mary Hill 1 month Daughter do
1861
William Clayton 39 years Publican b. Dinckley
Mary Clayton 42 Wife b. Walyon-le-dale
Joseph Rushton 22 Ostler b. Ingol
Grace Roger 25 Servant b. Thistleton
1871
John Dellabella 49 years Innkeeper b. Manchester
Mary Dellabella 53 Wife b. Chorley
Ellen Dellabella 14 Daughter b. Preston
Catherne Dellabella 12 Daughter do
1881
George Bannister 47 years Publican b. Leyland
Alice Bannister 48 Wife do
John Bannister 21 Gen. Labourer b. Farrington
Mary A. Bannister 19 Servant do
George H. Bannister 11 Scholar do
1891
William Newsham 51 years Lic. Vict. b. Westby
Mary A. Newsham 52 Wife b. Ireland
Richard Newsham 18 Son b. Preston
William Newsham 15 Son do
Charles Newsham 14 Son do
Ellen Newsham 12 Daughter do
1901
Arthur Waiting 50 years Publican b. Bowness, Cumberland
Mary A. Waiting 49 Wife b. Dalton-in-Furness
George Waitng 16 Son do
Madeline Waiting 9 Daughter do
1911
Patrick Gorman 2 males and 3 females living here. No further details yet.
[Found in part of the Census. The details relating to the number of m. & f. are correct with below]
I note also, that Josephine is shown as 'widowed', so I wonder whether Patrick died
around the Census date?
1911
Josephine Gorman 46 years - widowed Publican b. Ireland
Josephine Gorman 16 Daughter / Barmaid b. Manchester (Irish)
Dampier ?? Gorman 15 Daughter / Barmaid do (Irish)
Lee or Leo Gorman 11 Son / Schoolboy do (Irish)
Edward Mullen ? 40 Boarder / Labourer b. Ireland
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