HERMON HOTEL, Aqueduct Street

HERMON HOTEL   #

6 or 7 Elliott Street

14 Aqueduct Street / 7 Elliott Street

later  70 - 72 Aqueduct Street

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MINE HOSTS:

1869 - 71               Thomas Watson

1871 - 72               David Fenton

1872                      James Birtwell

1872                      Richard Moss

1873                      James Tickle  -  d. 27.11.1873

1877 - 78              Charles Lund  -  d. 19.6.1878   (Charles LAMB,  PC 10.3.1877 is erroneous)

1878 - 81              Dorothy Lund

1882 - 86              Reuben Hand   - Wine Licence issued 1882 to R.H.

1886                     John Patten

1887                     Mary Dobson

1888 - 97             Richard Dobson

1897 - 1901         William Swarbrick

1901 - 04             Thomas Jackson

1924                    George D. Clark

1907 - 17             Christopher Nixon (Nickson)

1926 - 27             John Kelly

1930 - 40             John Hardman

1944 - 48             John and Flora Wharton

1953                    Mr. and Mrs Harry and Florrie Gifford (Florrie was daughter of John and Flora Wharton, above).

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Edward Hermon Esq., M.P.

After whom the pub took its name.

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DAVID FENTON

HERMON HOTEL

MOOR PARK

INTENDS TO SUPPLY HIS PATRONS WITH

ARTICLES OF THE BEST QUALITY.

Preston Chronicle  18th March 1971

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STATIONERY AND NEWS BUSINESS FOR SALE

-DAVID FENTON having entered upon the HERMON HOTEL'

Moor Park, wishes to dispose of the above business,

successfully carried on by him for upwards of nine years.

Apply - 126 Lancaster Road, Preston.

Preston Chronicle  18th March 1871

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Fenton only finished working at Hawkin's Mill in

March 1870, so had he had somebody running the

stationery business for him for the previous eight

or nine years?

Preston Chronicle 26th March 1870

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ELIGIBLE INVESTMENT - THE HERMON HOTEL

To be sold by Auction on 19/10/1871

LOT 1.  ALL that newly-erected and spacious INN

or BEERHOUSE, on the north side of Elliott Street

(off Plungington Road), Preston, called

"THE HERMON HOTEL," and the Brewhouse and

buildings thereto belonging, now in the occupation of

David Fenton. Together with the vacant land at the

back, comprising 401 sq. yards.

This beerhouse was built purposely for an inn, is

exceedingly well built, and commodious, and is fitted

up in a most complete and comfortable style. It has

a vault and bar, bar parlour, sitting room, kitchen, 

back kitchen, and pantry on the ground floor, and

six bedrooms and a water closet, and is well cellared.

Preston Chronicle  7th October 1871

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FOR SALE, PONY and turnout; suitable for fruiterer

or fish hawker. Apply, Nickson, Hermon Hotel, Aqueduct Street.

Lancashire Evening Post. 23rd April 1902

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Grains to be disposed of weekly - Apply,

Hermon Hotel, Aqueduct Street, Preston.

Lancashire Evening Post   26th August 1904

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Taken from PNE Football Records Magazine up to the 1906 - 07 Season.

The advert relates to the year 1907.

Magazine provided by Ian Rigby, the Official PNE Historian

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Taken from the 1909 edition of Preston North End's Record Book.

Supplied by Ian Rigby, the Official PNE Historian.

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CENSUS RETURNS

1881

Dorothy Lund                  36 years              Lic. Vict.                b. Woodplumpton

Eleanor Lund                    7                        Daughter                b. Lea

Herbert Lund                   3 months             Son                        b. Lytham

1891

Richard Dobson              54 years Wid'r    Beerseller                b. Oldham

1901

Thomas Jackson             46 years              Publican                  b. Preston

Margaret Jackson           44                       Wife                                 do

Nancy ? E. Jackson        24                       Daughter                          do

Martha J. Jackson           22                       Daughter                          do

Agnes Jackson                21                       Daughter                          do

1911

Christopher Nickson       40 years              Beerseller               b. Preston

Mary Ellen Nickson        37                       Wife / Assistant                do

Christopher Nickson        3                        Son                                 do

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