Wardleys, Hambleton

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Wardleys was a pub on Wardley's Lane in the civil parish of Stalmine-with-Staynall, near the village of Hambleton, Lancashire. The building dated to the 18th century[1] and occupied a location, on the eastern banks of the River Wyre and beside Wardleys Creek,[2] believed to have been used since Roman times.[3]

Wardleys
The pub in 2009, shortly before its demolition
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Former namesWardleys Hotel
Alternative namesWardleys Riverside Inn
General information
TypePublic house
AddressWardley's Lane
Town or cityHambleton, Lancashire
CountryEngland
Coordinates53°52′43″N 2°58′01″W / 53.8787°N 2.9669°W / 53.8787; -2.9669
Completed18th century
Closed2005
Technical details
Floor count3

In the 1890s, during part of its life as a hotel,[4] it was owned by Thomas Houghton.[5] In the 1950s, R. F. Fyles was the proprietor.[6] It was also a farm during that era, and a fire destroyed its barn in December 1899; the hotel was not affected.[7]

After the pub's closure in 2005,[8] the building fell into disuse and dereliction, during which time it was used as a marijuana-growing location on its upper floors and a Chinese restaurant on the ground floor.[1] It closed in late 2010 and burned down on 25 April 2011. It was then demolished,[9] and has now been replaced by a home,[3] built by the last owner of the pub.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Fire-damaged riverside pub to be demolished?" Archived 11 May 2021 at the Wayback MachineThe Garstang Courier, 30 January, 2012
  2. ^ The Hidden Places of England – Peter Long (2004), p. 328 ISBN 9781904434122
  3. ^ a b Wardleys Lane[permanent dead link] – FarrellHeyworth.co.uk
  4. ^ Hambleton, Wardley's Hotel c.1955Francis Frith
  5. ^ Shire Horse Stud Book, volume 17 – Shire Horse Society (1896), p. 653
  6. ^ The Municipal Year Book and Public Services Directory (1958)
  7. ^ The Mark Lane Express, Agricultural Journal (1899), p. 705
  8. ^ A History of Blackpool, the Fylde and South Wyre – Nick Moore (2018), p. 119
  9. ^ The Wardleys, Hambleton – ClosedPubs.co.uk
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