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Bob Dobson · 26-11-2009, 09:50

An interesting point was raised earlier - that the Commercial pre-dates the warehouse. May be so, but not a lot in it. The warehouse is an 1830s building. Built by Hargreaves of Broad Oak, it replaced an earlier one in Canal Street. The road there was laid down as a turnpike by John Metcalfe, 'Blind Jack of Knaresborough' in the 1820s, but the pub is not mentioned in Baines' 1824 directory. It was sited there to catch travellers on the new turnpike and those travelling from Ossie and Clayton.

My dad told everyone " I go to church every Sunday - Church Commercial;"

26-11-2009, 09:50	#15
Bob Dobson Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Staining, Blackpool Posts: 3,096 Liked: 407 times Rep Power: 158676	Re: church commercial An interesting point was raised earlier - that the Commercial pre-dates the warehouse. May be so, but not a lot in it. The warehouse is an 1830s building. Built by Hargreaves of Broad Oak, it replaced an earlier one in Canal Street. The road there was laid down as a turnpike by John Metcalfe, 'Blind Jack of Knaresborough' in the 1820s, but the pub is not mentioned in Baines' 1824 directory. It was sited there to catch travellers on the new turnpike and those travelling from Ossie and Clayton. My dad told everyone " I go to church every Sunday - Church Commercial;"