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Originally Posted by Retlaw
As for the Bull on Bull Bridge, IT WAS NOT UNDER THE VIADUCT, it was the only Coaching Inn, in the Old Hold of Accrington back in the 1600's, it was rebuilt in the 1700's.
The landlord in 1660 was Henry Emmot, he paid 6d in taxes to king Charles, on his restoration to the throne.
Retlaw
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Err....I've alway's understood a Coaching Inn to be a place for a horse change, refreshment and possibly an overnight stop over. I'm not aware of any regular scheduled coach services running North/South or East/West in the 1600's. The pub was certainly there from the 1600's (and probably before) but other than that it's use would have been as a general boozer and occaisional stopover for any toffs travelling north/south (east-west would have gone Burnley-Clayton-Blackburn or Haslingden-Blackburn). I can't see exactly how it can be described as a coaching house for any regular service.
Certainly, the White Swan & the Red Lion could be described as coaching houses in the first few decades of the 19th century.