BEE HIVE INN #
21 Bridge Lane (later 97 Marsh Lane)
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MINE HOSTS:
1825 - 29 John Rigg
1837 Mr. Hodgkinson
1838 - 41 James Smith
1841 - 45 Ellen Smith - married Thomas Nightingale on 28.8.1845 at Parish Church.
1845 - 54 Thomas Nightingale
1857 - 69 Thomas Smith - Infant son, George, 11 weeks, d. 25.6.1868
1870 - 71 Thomas Fenton was living with his mother at the Dover Castle, Graham Street. See photo of an older Thomas Fenton, below.
Moved here from the Star Inn, Lawson Street.
1871 John Smith - after being granted a licence, it was withdrawn for some misdemeanou He had lost his licence for the Free Gardners, Marsh Lane, in 1866.
1871 - 74 William Ellis - Property owned by Thomas Fenton.
1876 William Atherton
1876 William Atherton
1876 - 77 William Salthouse
1877 Samuel Park - agent.
1881 Peter M. Daly
1881 Martin Nolan - went to the Moss Rose Inn, Fylde Road.
1882 George Kendrick
1882 - 92 Hugh McKerney
1892 - 93 Joseph Heaps
1893 - 98 Thomas McKerney
1898 - 99 Richard Wilcock
1899 - 1901 John Smith
1901 - 10 John Thomas Rothwell - had been at the Barley Mow, Lower Pitt St.
1910 - 17 Roger (Rodger) Gregson d. 10.9.1924, in his 51st year
1917 - 24 Thomas Gregson
1924 - 29 Annie Gregson - Owned by the London, Midland and Scottish
Railway Company. Wife of Rodger, above.
Railway Company. Wife of Rodger, above.
1932 NO MENTION
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A GIN DRINKER
At the Town Hall on Thursday, Margery Smith
was charged with helping herself to gin and not
paying for the liquor at the Bee Hive public house
in Marsh Lane, Preston.
The Magistrates told her that she was too fond of gin ,
and fined her in the sum of five shillings.
Margery denied being fond of gin-twist, but
confessed to a liking for a drop of ale.
Preston Chronicle 23rd September 1843
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A GIN DRINKER
At the Town Hall on Thursday, Margery Smith
was charged with helping herself to gin and not
paying for the liquor at the Bee Hive public house
in Marsh Lane, Preston.
The Magistrates told her that she was too fond of gin ,
and fined her in the sum of five shillings.
Margery denied being fond of gin-twist, but
confessed to a liking for a drop of ale.
Preston Chronicle 23rd September 1843
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QUOITS
A match at quoits between Thomas Nightingale of the Bee Hive Inn,
in this town, and Mr. David Ewing, of Glasgow, has been made,
to come off in Preston, on Monday 14th instant.
The play is for £25 a side, the whole of which has been
deposited in the hands of the stakeholder.
Preston Chronicle 5th April 1851
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Preston Chronicle – 19th April 1851
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Preston Chronicle – 27th September 1851
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Preston Chronicle 3rd January 1852
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Preston Chronicle - 11th November 1854
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THE NOTED HOUSE FOR HOME-BREWED ALES
BEE HIVE INN, MARSH LANE.
T. SMITH Proprietor
Preston Chronicle 15th December 1860
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MARSH LANE
ALE, PORTER, WINE, AND SPIRIT STORES
BEE HIVE INN
T. SMITH Proprietor
Preston Chronicle 2nd March 1861
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Preston Chronicle 12th February 1862
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Lancaster Guardian 2nd August 1862
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Preston Herald 10.6.1865
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A VERY interesting advertisment, detailing the position of property on the opposite side of Bridge Lane from the Bee Hive Inn. From 1869 until 1871, Thomas Webster was at the Butchers' Arms at 68 Friargate, at the corner of what is now Marsh Lane, (Halewoods Book Shop). It had previously been called the Brewers' Arms, and was later known at the Burton Arms. Click any to take you to the page.
My own feeling is that there was another Butchers' Arms close to the railway bridge on Marsh Lane, and that Thomas Webster moved from one to the other in 1869, and renamed it as above).
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TO BE LET, the "Bee Hive Inn" Marsh Lane,
Preston. Brew-house and Cellaring sufficient for
a wholesale brewery.
Preston Chronicle 21st August 1869
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Preston Herald – 2nd July 1870
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ALLEGATIONS OF
COCK-FIGHTING
ON THE PREMISES
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And here is Thomas Fenton
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BREWSTER SESSION .................I have to object to the following houses:
Thomas Fenton, of the Bee Hive public house, Bridge Lane. This man does
not reside on the premises, but is living with his mother, at a beerhouse in
Graham Street (The Dover Castle).
Preston Chronicle 2nd September 1871
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And here's Thomas's mother, Ann
TO BE LET, all that well-accustomed PUBLIC-HOUSE,
known by the name of the "Bee Hive Inn" situate in Marsh
Lane. Possession immediately.
Apply to John Fletcher, Bow Lane, Preston
Preston Chronicle 16th September 1871
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William ELLIS applied for the licence of
the BEE HIVE INN, now in the occupation
of Mr. Smith. It is the property of Mr Fenton,
but owing to some misconduct on the part of
Smith the licence was withdrawn.
The licence was granted.
Preston Chronicle 23rd September 1871
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Preston Herald –
20th April 1872
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Preston Chronicle 14th March 1874
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A portion of the 'Bee Hive' public house, Bridge Lane,
has been pulled down and rebuilt, in consequence of the
railway, which runs past near the house, having been
widened.
Brewster Sessions 1878
At the same sessions there was an application made to
change the name from the 'Bee Hive' to the 'NORTH
WESTERN STORES,' but it seems not to have been
adopted.
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Eight houses in Hartington Road to be SOLD by PRIVATE TREATY, in one or two Lots, or to suit purchaser.
Apply: H. McKerney, Bee Hive Inn, Bridge Lane, Preston.
Preston Herald 30th March 1889
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TO BE LET
"BEE HIVE INN" Bridge Lane;
Fully licensed.
Apply London & North Western Railway
Lancashire
Evening Post - 30th December 1887
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Preston Chronicle 15th October 1892
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Lancashire Evening Post 22nd December 1899
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Lancashire Daily Post – 11th September, 1901
The above article was contributed by Janet Davis and Lorna Ivory, who are
researching the same family. Many thanks both.
BOOSTER: It would seem that a 'booster' was a part of a horse-drawn carriage,
being a raised area to 'boost' the elevation.
Unless someone know differently.
BOOSTER: It would seem that a 'booster' was a part of a horse-drawn carriage,
being a raised area to 'boost' the elevation.
Unless someone know differently.
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Preston Herald - 11th March 1903
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Lancashire Evening Post – 8th November 1905
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Roger Gregson, landlord from 1913 - 17
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It's possible that she was the final occupant of the Bee Hive.
Inbetween (1917 - 24) there was Thomas Gregson. I don't know yet how he was related.
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BEE HIVE INN, Marsh Lane, Preston
Owing to the Expiration of Licence
E.J.REED & Sons have received instructions from Mrs. Gregson, to SELL BY AUCTION, on Friday, September 13th, the BREWING PLANT, BAR UTENSILS, FIXTURES & FITTINGS, including STEEL BREWING BOILER, MASH TUBS, UNDERBECK, 20 LOAD BARRELS, COPPER REFRIGERATOR, STILLAGES, HOPPER, and usual BREWING UTENSILS; FOUR-PULL BEER ENGINE; TAPS; 7 CHINA SPIRIT KEGS; CORK DRAWER; 3 MAHOGANEY-TOPPED BRITANNIA TABLES; CASED FORMS, TRESSLE TABLES, SACCHAROMETERS, HYDROMETER, PEWTER MEASURES, PINT MUGS, GLASSES, PICTURES, LINOLEUM, BAR-COUNTER, SHELVING, UPHOLSTERED SEATING and BACK, WAINSCOTTING, SPEARS, FRAMED SIGNBOARD, and other effects.
Sale at 1.30pm
On View morning of Sale
Auctioneer's Office: 47 Fishergate, Preston, Preston.
Tel: 249
Lancashire Evening Post 11th September 1929
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TO BE LET: Premises, Marsh Lane, formerly Bee Hive Inn.
For particulars apply, T. Kittson, L.M.S. Railway, District Estate Office, 10, Walton's Parade, Preston.
Lancashire Evening Post 25th July 1930
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CENSUS RETURNS
1841
James Smith 30 years Innkeeper
Ellen Smith 30 Wife
Mary Smith 12 Daughter
Thomas Smith 10 Son
John Smith 2 Son
Ann Smith 4 Daughter
Isabella Smith 4 months Daughter
1851
Thomas Nightingale 35 years Innkeeper b. Preston
Ellen do formerly SMITH 43 Wife b. Leyland
Mary Smith 20 Daughter b. Walton-le-dale
Thomas Smith 19 Son / Book-keeper do
Martha Smith 16 Daughter / Dressmaker do
Ann Smith 14 do / Scholar do
Isabella Smith 10 do / Scholar b. Preston
Ellen Smith 8 do / Scholar do
John Smith 11 Son / Scholar do
William Nightingale 6 Son / Scholar do
Margret Ann Nightingale 5 Daughter / Scholar do
Edward Nightingale 3 Son / Scholar do
John Baxendale 45 Servant / Brewer b. Chorley
1861
Thomas Smith 29 years Innkeeper b. Bamber Bridge
Mary Smith 30 Wife b. Chorley
William Nightingale 16 half-brother/boarder/millwright b. Preston
1871
John Smith 45 years Servant in Public House b. Preston
Margaret Smith 39 Wife b. Gorton
Jane Smith 16 Daughter b. Preston
Ellenor Smith 14 Daughter do
Alice Smith 10 Daughter do
Margaret Ann Smith 6 Daughter do
1881
Martin Nolan 44 years Publican b. Ireland
Anne Nolan 43 Wife do
Mary A. Nolan 19 Daughter b. Preston
Joseph Nolan 18 Son do
John Nolan 16 Son do
James Nolan 12 Son do
Agnes Nolan 9 Daughter do
Catherine Nolan 8 Daughter do
Emma Nolan 6 Daughter do
Martin Nolan 4 Son do
1891
Hugh McKerney 49 years Publican b. Ireland
Alice? McKerney 41 Wife b. Old Hutton, Westmoreland
Hugh McKerney 15 Son b. Preston
William McKerney 13 Son do
Alice Ann McKerney 11 Daughter do
1901
John Smith 36 years Licensed Victualler b. Rawtenstall
Margaret Smith 27 Wife b. Preston
Annie Gertrude Smith 5 Daughter b. Broughton
Alice Smith 3 Daughter do
William Smith 2 Son do
Agnes Amy Louisa Smith 11 months Daughter b. Preston
Bridget Smith 59 Mother b. Ireland
1911
Roger Gregson 37 years Licensed Victualler b. Preston
Annie Gregson 41 Wife / Assistant b. Wrea Green
Elizabeth Gregson - Moon 19 Daughter / Assistant b. Preston
Helena Gregson 11 Daughter / Scholar do
Mary Ellen Gregson 9 do do
John Gregson 6 Son / Scholar do
Hannah Gregson 1 Daughter do
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