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Sunday 18 March 2012

WELLFIELD TAVERN, Adelphi Street

WELLFIELD TAVERN    #
84 Adelphi Street
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The name 'Wellfield' stems from the fact that there is a natural spring on the premises.
Another pub that could make that claim was the 'Fountain Inn' in Water Lane.

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MINE HOSTS:
1857 - 62                John Aspden  -  owned by him also.
1864 - 66                Thomas Morris
1866                       Robert Benson
1869                       William Moysey
1870                       Thomas Morris
1870 - 71               John Kirby
1873                       Robert Almond
1876 - 78                Lewis (Louis) Banister (Bannister)
1878 - 86                William Clitheroe
1886 - 90                Joseph Crook
1890 - 91                John Taylor
1891 - 93                John Thomas Miller
1893 - 95                Richard Crook
1895 - 1901            John Carlisle
1901 - 02                John James Marsden  - brother of Joseph Marsden - see Adelphi Hotel, 1897 - 01,
                                                                    Grove Hotel, & Tanners' Arms
1902 - 04                Joseph Ward
1907                       George Hayton
1910 - 13                John Nightingale
1916                       James Poole
1917                       Robert Poole
1932 - 44               John Winder(s)
1958 - c.62.           John and Molly Tootil
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TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION
On October 31st 1860, at the Wellfield Tavern,
Adelphi Street, Preston
ONE BREWING BOILER, square cooler, round
coolers, a large number of load barrels, half ditto,
and quarter casks, mash tub, forms, trucks,  &c.;
tables, chairs, bagatelle table, ques, balls, and all
complete, a quantity of hops.
Preston Chronicle 27th October 1860
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Sheffield and Rotherham Independent   2nd February 1870
Huddersfield Chronicle   5th February 1870
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Preston Chronicle  18th November 1876
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CENSUS RETURNS
1861
John Aspden                    44 years                       Retail Beerseller                  b. Mellor
Harriet Aspden                 52                                Wife                                   b. Preston
Mary Aspden                    17                               Daughter                                      do
Maria Aspden                   13                               Daughter                                      do
Harriet Aspden                 10                                Daughter                                     do

1871
John Kirby                        30 years                      Publican                              b. Preston
Jane Kirby                        28                               Wife                                    b. Brindle
William Kirby                     5                                Son                                     b. Preston
Jane Kirby                         3                                Daughter                                      do
Alice Kirby                       10 months                   Daughter                                      do
Joseph Platt                      25                      Lodger / Boiler Maker                           do

1881
William Clitheroe              41 years                       Lic. Vict.                            b. Leyland
Ellen Clitheroe                  41                                 Wife                                  b. Preston
Thomas Clitheroe             18                                 Son                                            do
John Clitheroe                  16                                 Son                                            do
Mary E. Clitheroe             14                                 Daughter                                    do
Alice A. Clitheroe             12                                 Daughter                                    do
Roger Clitheroe                10                                 Son                                            do

1891
John T. Miller                   28 years                       Publican / Son                   b. Preston
Frederick Miller               25                                 Son                                            do
Alfred Miller                    21                                 Son                                            do
Jane Miller                       63                                 Mother                                       do

1901
John Carlisle                    44 years - widower.      Publican                           b. Euxton
Sarah Carlisle                    9                                 Daughter                          b. Preston
Margaret Carlisle               6                                 Daughter                                   do
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