BOWLING GREEN INN, Ribbleside

BOWLING GREEN INN  #

Ribbleside  (Ribble Bank)

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Formerly the "New Bridge Inn"

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 The building to the right is the 'Bowling Green Inn'. The curved-roofed boathouse to the east of the inn was retained when the 'Continental Hotel' was built in 1910 / 11 by Thomas Croft and Sons, builders. It then stood to the west of the new hotel.
The other building to the left of the picture is the 'Pleasure Boat Inn' and the building whose gable wall faces the river was the boat-building workrooms of John Crook, who was also landlord of the pub for many years.
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The New Bridge Inn became the Bowling Green Inn.

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MINE HOSTS:
1836 - 37                  Ann Wilkinson       Property owned by Charles Jackson.
1839 - 41                  John Mayor

1844 - 54                  William Dent    d. 10.7.1853. In the 1851 Census it was described as the 'New Bridge Inn"

1854 - 60                  Mrs Mary Ann Dent -  nee Barton. The name of the house changed between 1854 & 1857.
1860 - 61                  Edward Markland

1861                         William Leatherland  -  did he hand it back to Markland?
1863                         Edward Markland

1863 - 65                 Thomas Poole
1869                         Mr. ?    Fowler

1869 - 77                 Richard Rigby (Manager) Edward Blackoe at the Waterloo Inn.

1877 - 81                 Cornelius Coward  (see Cricketers' Arms, South Meadow Lane)

1882                         John Crook the Elder

1882                         John Crook the Younger

1883                         Charles Buckles

1884 - 85                 John Caton

1885                         Robert German

1885 - 93                 William Monk

1894 - 98                 William Crook

1898 - 1905             William Bee

1905 - 07                 Thomas ?  Bee

1910 - 11                 Samuel Thomson - moved next door to the Continental Hotel.
1913   NO MENTION OF ITS PRESENCE.

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Preston Chronicle  2nd September 1837

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 Preston Chronicle   14th October 1837
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 Preston Chronicle   30th December 1837
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Preston Chronicle   6th January 1838
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 Preston Chronicle  14th September 1839

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Preston Chronicle   26th September 1846
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DEATH:  On the 12th February 1847,
Emily Jane, infant daughter of Mr. William Dent,
of the New Bridge Inn, near this town.
Preston Chronicle  13th February 1847
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Preston Chronicle   24th March 1849
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Preston Chronicle  6th April 1850
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TO PARTIES PLANTING
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WILLIAM  DENT
FLORIST
NEW BRIDGE INN, PRESTON.
Is now prepared to send out Collections of EVERGREENS,
SHRUBS, ROSES, AZALEAS, PANSIES, ANTIRINUMS,
VERBENAS, PEONIES, DWARF-BOX, &C.
A choice assortment of Greenhouse Plants, and
Hardy Border Plants.
Victoria Rhubarb, 6s. per dozen; Gooseberry Trees, 1s 3d
per dozen; Black Prince Strawberry Plants, 5s per hundred;
Seakale, &c.

Preston Chronicle 23rd November 1850

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Preston Chronicle   31st May 1851

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 Preston Chronicle  28th February 1852
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 Preston Guardian  14th May 1853
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DEATH

On the 10th July, in the 43rd year of his life, Mr. William Dent, of the

Bowling Green Inn, Ribbleside.

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Some few years ago, Mr. Dent was acknowledged to be one of the most

successful amateur florists in the North of England, having gained as many

as 164 prizes in one month, although he had to frequently contend against

parties whose facilities for rearing floral produce were much more advantageous

than his own. During the period of his greatest success, the largest extent of 

garden in his possession at one time was a strip of land on the south side

of Avenham, 25 yards by 16 yards, from which he produced flowers and

esculents that gained for him several hundred of prizes.

Preston Chronicle  15th July 1854

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In 1864/65 Edward Blackoe was the landlord of the George Inn, Friargate,

and prior to that was across the road at the King's Head, Friargate. 

In 1871, Joseph Blacoe (a brother) was the Secretary of the Prince of Wales

Bowling Club that adjoined the Bowling Green Inn. The bowling green 

had been opened in 1870.

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Preston Chronicle  5th August 1854
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 Preston Herald   1st August 1863
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BOWLING MATCH
On Monday last, a match of bowls took place at Mr. Poole's, the Bowling Green Inn, Ribbleside, for a handsome silver snuff box, presented, and to be competed for, by the proprietor of the green. The green was in excellent order, and after some capital play, the result was W. Grime, winner of the silver snuff box, W. Clayton, 2nd, 15/-.
The players afterwards sat down to an excellent supper provided by Mr. Poole, upon whom great credit was reflected.
From our advertising columns it will be seen that a "Grand All England Sweepstakes" will take place on the same green on Tuesday and Wednesday next, when, no doubt, many of the "crack" players in England will contest for the prizes.
Preston Chronicle  27th August 1864
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BOWLING GREEN INN, RIBBLESIDE

A great bowling sweepstakes took place on Monday last, at the Bowling Green Inn, Ribbleside, the retiring landlord, Mr. Fowler, adding £2, and the incoming landlord, Mr. Blackoe, £1, to the amount deposited by the competitors. The entrance fee of 2/6d was intended to limit the number of entries to 32, but it was found impossible to keep it to less than 48.

The bowlers embraced some of the best players from Preston, Blackpool, Accrington, Chorley, Leyland, Farington,

etc, and a good deal of science was displayed throughout the contest. The weather was fine and there was a large concourse of spectators, and the green was in first class condition.

The players were handicapped, but no one was allowed more than two points.

The last two left - Mr. J. Hodgkinson (scratch), and Mr. T. Massey (2), agreed to share the aggregated prize of £4. William Grime was 3rd, 16/-, and 4th, 5th, and 6th received 8/- each.

Preston Herald  26th June 1869

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Preston Chronicle   17th July 1869

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Preston Illustrated News   9th May 1874

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Preston Herald   28th November 1877

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 Preston Herald   7th June 1884

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 Preston Herald   11th September 1886

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Preston Herald   8th June 1887

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Preston Herald   7th April 1888

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 Preston Herald   30th March 1889

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£20 BOWLING  HANDICAP  SWEEPSTAKE, will commence on MONDAY NEXT, June 29th, at Crook's, Bowling Green Inn, Ribbleside, Preston, when the Proprietor will add £20 to an entrance fee of 2s 6d each.

Play to commence each day at 7pm prompt.

ADMISSION 4 pence.

Lancashire Evening Post   26th June 1896

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 Preston Herald   5th September 1900

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Lancashire Evening Post   11th April 1910

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Lancashire Evening Post   12th April 1910

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 Preston Herald   22nd December 1915

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Lancashire Evening Post  31st May 2013

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Lancashire Evening Post  3rd June 2013

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CENSUS RETURNS

1841

1851

William Dent                            39 years                Victualler                       b. Lancaster

Mary A. Dent                          36                          Wife                             b. Walton-le-dale

Mary W. Dent                         15                           Daughter                      b. Preston

Miles Dent                               14                           Son                                      do

Charles Dent                             8                            Son                                      do

Sarah Dent                                4                            Daughter                              do

William Dent                             2                            Son                                      do

Emily* Dent                              1                            Daughter                              do   

  * This is the second 'Emily'  See death notice 13.2.1847, above.

1861

William Leatherland                 30 years                 Engine Driver                 b. Wigan

Margaret Leatherland              29                          Wife                              b. Burnley

Henry Leatherland                    6                           Son                               b. Walton-le-dale

Elizabeth Leatherland                5                           Daughter                       b. Preston

1871

Richard Rigby                         24 years                 Manager for a Publican. b. Preston

Mary Rigby                            23                          Wife                                       do

        

1881

Cornelius Coward                  43 years                  Licensed Victualler         b. Preston

Ellen Coward                         41                            Wife                             b. Rufford

1891

William Monk                        53 years                  Landlord                        b. Preston

Martha Monk                        54                           Wife                                       do

Emma Monk                          21                           Daughter                                do

William Monk                        20                           Son                                        do

Mary Monk                           18                           Daughter                       b. Canada

David Monk                          16                           Son                                        do

Pleasance Monk                    14                           Daughter                                do

Ellen Monk                            12                           Daughter                                do

1901

William Bee                          44 years                  Publican                        b. Bolton

Margaret E. Bee                   38                             Wife                                     do

Emily Bee                              7 months                Daughter                       b. Blackburn

1911

Samuel Thomson                   49 years                Publican                 b. Muirkirk, Ayrshire

Ellen Thomson                       44                         Wife                             b. Preston

Isabel Thomson                     12                          Daughter                b. Cumnock, Ayrshire

James I. Thomson                  10                          Son                              b, Alston

Ellen M. Thomson                   9                          Daughter                              do

Grace Young                          24                          Servant                      b. Workington

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IMPORTANT FACT, Ladyman Street

IMPORTANT FACT

1 Ladyman Street

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There is no doubt that this is synonymous with the

"ODDFELLOWS' ARMS"

of the same address.

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It would seem that there is a little bit of 'Marketing  going

on here. 'Braithwaite,' who was the brother-n-law of the

landlord at the time, was also the brewer there.

And it would seem that it was 'a very important fact' that

HIS beer was unrivaled in the town!!

Having said that, it was shown in the 1871 Census as

being called the "Important Fact" as will be seen from

the copy of the Census below.

You'll notice the "Kendal Castle" next door, just above it.

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Although this has nothing to do with this pub, the

language contained within it would suggest that the

Braithwaite at the Oddfellows' was related in some

way to the Braithwaite in the advertisement. He

certainly originated from the Lakeland area.

Lancaster Gazette  28th February 1818

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Preston Herald  25th February 1871

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Preston Herald  15th February 1873

A connection here between the brewery and

the retail outlet that he called the "Important Fact"

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Preston Guardian  18th September 1875

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CENSUS RETURN

1871

William Brown                  48 years                    Lic. Vict.                     b. Blackrod

Margaret Brown               48                             Wife                            b. Hawkshead

William B. Brown             18                              Son                            b. Preston

Elizabeth Brown               16                              Daughter                              do

William Braithwaite           52                             Brewer                       b. Hawkshead

Braithwaite was Brown's brother-in-law, so it may be assumed that Margaret was nee Braithwaite

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CATTLE MARKET HOTEL, Brook Street

CATTLE MARKET HOTEL   #

53 Brook Street North

originally The Filberts. 

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Now renamed:  BROOK TAVERN

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MINE HOSTS:

1867               Henry Jackson

1867 - 82       John Chapman

1883 - 89       John Metcalfe

1889 - 95       Ellen Metcalfe

1901 - 07       Edward Gregory Hothersall

1910 - 21       Charles Robert Halton

1926 - 27       James Mercer

1927 - 32       John Sherry   - his cousin, also John, was at the Brookhouse Inn.

1932 - 40       William Lakeland

1944              Mabel Lakeland 

1948              William Rowland

1981 - 83       Norman Allen Smith

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An application was made on Wednesday 28th August, 1867,
for a licence for the Cattle Market Hotel, a place built by the
Corporation in connection with the new cattle market. They 
had expended a great deal of money on the cattle market and
slaughter houses, and they had also spent a large sum on the
hotel. He thought that if they considered a public house, or
victualling house was required anywhere, this was one. A great
number of people would come to the market, and the house,
being a large one, was capable of providing them with the 
requisite accommodation. It was 50 feet square, and was
42 feet in height. There were nine cellars underneath, 15 ft
high. On the ground floor there was a bar, a bar parlour, a
vault, a sitting room, a kitchen, and a pantry, and all these rooms 
were 13 feet high.

On the first floor there was a dining room 47 feet by 19 feet wide;
3 bathrooms, water closet, and other conveniences, all 15 feet high.

On the second floor there were 8 bedrooms 10 feet high.

The out-premises comprised Stabling for 32 horses, a shed for 
conveyances, and a stand for a number of cows. There was a 
brewhouse attached, and there was no public house within 500 yards.

All the facilities were independent of the Cattle Market itself.

Preston Chronicle  31st August 1867

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OPENING OF THE NEW CATTLE MARKET HOTEL

On Monday evening, a dinner was given at this

hotel, by Mr. John Chapman, the tenant, to

celebrate its opening, when about 100 gentlemen 

sat down to a repast, provided in first-rate style.

Preston Chronicle  26th October 1867

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Preston Chronicle  31st August 1867

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To Farmers & Pig Breeders
Mr. JOHN CHAPMAN, Cattle Market Hotel, Brook Street, Preston, 
has purchased from John Knowles Esq., Lytham, his celebrated BOAR
"GOLIATH."  For terms &c., apply at the above hotel.

GOLIATH is a splendid Boar, two years old, winner of many prizes,
and well worthy of attention to breeders.

Preston Chronicle  9th December 1871

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Council Business

.................As to the Cattle Market Hotel, Brook Street, a house

owned by the Corporation, and fairly let at £147 P.A.  The sum

is reasonable considering the newness of the house, and the

fluctuating character of its custom. But there seems to be

something anomolous in the position of the landlord of the hotel, 

bear in mind - being not only a Town Councillor, but a member of

the very committee which exercises control over his own and

five other public houses. We think that Corporate tenants 

should not be members of the Corporation, and we are decidedly

of the opinion that the occupants of houses should not be  members

of committees privileged to regulate them.

Preston Chronicle   4th August 1877

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PRESTON   RACE   HORSES

At the Ripon Races on Monday, Mr. John Chapman's

"Ben Lomond" ran first, and Mr. Matthew Brown's "Jim Walker"

ran second for the Red Bank Plate of 100 guineas.

Preston Chronicle  10th August 1878

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The Shire horse sale in 1936.
The hotel can be seen in the background.
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Allen Smith had just become the landlord in 1981, just after this event.

Allen Smith, with a young Barry Smith. These new photographs have been contributed by Barry.

Thanks very much!

A Yard of ale being drunk under the watchful eye of the landlord.

Dated between 1981 and 1983, would anyone else like to claim being in this photograph?

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A happy chappy, landlord's son, Barry, standing with his icy friend in what was the entrance to the Cattle Market itself.  Beyond the cars you can see the retail outlets associated with the cattle market, including Entwistle's gun shop.

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Not many years earlier (late 1960's) the market had it's very own Preston Borough police constables. The very last ones there carried the collar numbers P.C.111 (Watkinson), and P.C. 26  (Harry Pickering). Their office was just to the right of the entrance.

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Lancashire Evening Post 6th May 2011

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CENSUS RETURNS

1871

John Chapman              54 years                Hotel Keeper            b. Gamerside, Yorkshire

Mary Chapman             56                         Wife                         b. Preston

1881

John Chapman              63 years                Innkeeper / Farmer   b. Coverdale, Yorkshire

Mary Chapman             65                         Wife                         b. Preston

1891

Ellen Metcalf                54 years                Hotel Proprietor        b. Little Crosby

William Metcalf            28                         Son                           b. Nantwich

Thomas Metcalf           19                         Son                           b. Broughton

Jane Cooper                25                         Daughter                   b. Nantwich

Henry Cooper              28                         Son-in-law                b. Preston

1901

Edward G. Hothersall   52 years                Auctioneer                b. Broughton

Elizabeth Hothersall       47                        Wife                         b. Grimsargh

Ellen P. Hothersall         22                         Daughter                  b. Broughton

Ada E. Hothersall         21                         Daughter                            do

John Hothersall             19                         Son                                    do

Ann Hothersall              18                         Daughter                           do

Gertrude Hothersall       16                         Daughter                           do

Herbert E. Hothersall     7                          Son                                   do

Hilda Hothersall             8                          Daughter                           do

Agnes Hothersall           5                           Daughter                           do

1911
Charles Robert Halton   48 years               Publican                    b. Preston
Ellen Halton                   48                        Wife                                  do
Beulah Halton                16                    Daughter / Milliner               do
Gladys Helen Halton      14                        Daughter                           do
Zorah Vesper Halton      7                         Daughter                            do

 

1921

Charles Robert Halton     59 years           Hotel Keeper             b. Preston

Ellen Halton                     58               Hotel Keeper's wife                do

Gladys Helen Halton       24   daughter     Bar Work                 b. Derbyshire

Zorah Vesper Halton       17   daughter          do                        b. Preston 

Ada Barnes                      22             Servant / Chambermaid   b. Accrington

Margaret Ann Coward    30                    Servant  /  Cook         b. Cumberland 

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