Photo from 1900s

The Black Bull Inn on Pope Lane appears on the 1840 tithe map of Penwortham as a brewery,

with a smithy next door.

When this photograph was taken in the early 1900s, Thomas Riley and his wife Alice were the innkeepers.

The area was then quite rural and underdeveloped.

Even in 1932 the pub was known as The Black Bull Beerhouse!

Many thanks to Bob Dobson and Landy Publishing for permission to reproduce this photograph and text from Catherine Rees’ 2004 publication ‘Penwortham, Hutton & Longton in Focus’.

 

Licensee History

Anne-Marie Isles GBII - from August 2008

Graham Skeoch - 2005 to 2008

Peter & Yvonne Whittaker - 2003 - 2005

David Lowe

Duncan West

Colin Haggar - 1970 to ?

John Gornall

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 Phillip J.J. Clifton, had the Black Bull Beerhouse in 1932 (Barretts Directory of Preston & District)

 

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Thomas & Alice Riley (Inn Keeper) (census of 1901)

William Ashton (Beer Seller) (census of 1881 and 1891)

John & Jean Wrennall (Beer Seller)and children Thomas and Mary Jane (census of 1871)

1861 - Nicholas Knowles (Beer Seller) (census of 1861)

 

Owners & Brewery History

Free House until 1916

William & Elizabeth Tuson of Ashton-on-Ribble until 1895

James Holt of the Ribbleside Inn, Preston 1896 to 1897

Thomas Sharples of Longton 1896 to 1916

Thomas Richard Wilkins of Longton from 1917 to ?

 

W & R Wilkins Brewery - 1917 to 1952

Groves & Whitnall Brewery - 1952 to 1961

Greenall Whitley (later Greenalls) Brewery 1961 to 1998

Pubmaster? - to be confirmed

Scottish & Newcastle - to date

 

Buildings History

Extension 1 circa 1987

Extension 2 ?

Built ?

 

Many thanks to Gordon Small of CAMRA West Lancs Branch and to many customers for their assistance with the research

Many thanks to Dave Cookson for the 1932 information

 

Licensee/Buildings/Brewery histories continue to be researched

Can you fill in the gaps and dates? If so please email us