Monday 17 October 2011

ULVERSTON PUBS, INNS AND HOTELS FROM 1832


 A (Very Brief)History of the Pubs ,Inns and Hotels of
Ulverston as listed on the 1832 Map.

In 1752 George Fox ,the founder of the Quakers , who was living at Swarthmoor Hall was reported as saying he didn't like Ulverston as the people were "liars, drunkards, whoremongers and thieves and fol-low filthy pleasures."

This set me thinking! What was the population and how many pubs were there?

In 1801 when figures are first available the population was 4962. By 1831 the population had grown to 7250 and because of the John Wood map of Ulverston produced in 1832 for Colonel T.R.G.Braddyll (1800- 1874) we can see listed 20 pubs, inns and hotels!

That’s 1 drinking establishment for 365 (approx) people. If you take age into account the figure is probably about 1 pub per 200.
It doesn’t seem like a lot to me!

However, in 1752 it would be a fair assumption that the ratio was (probably) lower as the opening of the Canal in 1796 transformed Ulverston into a town with a port.

Of the 19 drinking establishments listed 10 still exist in the same place with the (nearly) same name which is quite some feat , additionally The Swan which still exists appears on the map but is not listed.
What happened to the other 10?

Sunday 16 October 2011

Pubs appearing on the 1832 map




Pubs and Inns appearing on the 1832 Ulverston street map

The ones in Black are still there! 1. Eagle Inn - 76 Soutergate
2. Bugle Horn (Inn) - 23 Soutergate
3. Kings Arms (Hotel) - King Street opposite The Brown Cow
6. Brown Cow- 33 King Street. (Became the Queens) 7. Rose and Crown - 22 King Street
8. Commercial Inn – 17 King Street
9. Hare & Hounds - 14 King Street
11. Piel Castle - 37 Market Street
12. Hope & Anchor - 4 Daltongate
13. White Hart- Off Daltongate behind Hope and Anchor 14. Braddylls Arms - 12 Market Place
15. Black Bull - 19 Daltongate 16. Pack Horse - 2 Market Place (Became The Farmers) 
17. Ship - 2 Queen Street (Became Nat West Bank) 18. Sun Inn - 6 Market Street (Became The Sun Hotel)
19. Globe - 10 Queen Street
20. Kings head - 14 Queen Street ( Became King’s Head Inn)
23. Ship – Possibly the Meeting House in the Ellers 24. Barley Mow - 81 The Ellers.

Swan Hotel - 13,15,17 Swan Street* 
 If I’m right that would make it 10 surviving pubs, inn and hotels and 10 that have "disappeared"
* The Swan appears on the map but not on the list.



Extract from the map showing the pub "cluster"

Saturday 15 October 2011

Pub Grouping

The majority of the pubs are grouped in three areas:- a) King Street
b) Queen Street
c) Market Place with Market Street.


The town prison where the drunks were thrown is also in this area off King Street!
Was this a coincidence or planning?



 The Town Gaol was in Smithy Close off King Street.


Sunday 27 February 2011

King Street Even Numbers

KING STREET IN 1831.
EVEN NUMBERED SIDE FROM MARKET PLACE TO FOUNTAIN STREET.



  



 The Rose and Crown.
Still going Strong




The Rose and Crown Plaque on the wall.




The Hare and Hounds is now an Estate Agents.



Saturday 26 February 2011

King Street Odd Numbers

PUBS IN KING STREET IN 1832.

ODD NUMBERED SIDE FROM MARKET PLACE TO SOUTERGATE.




 The Kings Arms 2011



The Brown Cow No.33



The Commercial Inn No.17








As they are now.




 The Kings Arms 2011





The Brown Cow is now the Lotus Chinese Restaurant
It still has that pub "look" to me.
(The Brown Cow became The Queens Hotel) 





The Commercial as it is now at No17 and No 15 King Street,
a shoe shop and part of a clothes shop.
(I worked this out by looking at the top windows.)