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susie123 · 09-02-2012, 15:27

This is getting silly! just found this on a website about closed pubs Elephant Inn, Accrington - another lost pub

The Elephant Inn was situated on Elephant Street. Closed in 1966 due to its location in a redevelopment area.
Source: Max Taylor

Now either there were three pubs on Elephant Street or this is one of the other two by another name - or Max Taylor who submitted this is totally mistaken. The website also mentions the Welcome Inn with no closure date listed, but not the Pineapple.

According to a listing in the London Gazette for 1973 copied below, Elephant Street was only 150 feet long. Three pubs in that length would not be bad going!

Bob you might find the lost pubs site useful to check your thoughts in your last post.

ACCRINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL
Notice of applications to stop up certain highways under
section 108 and the 12th Schedule to the Highways
Act 1959.

Application I
Those parts of the highway known as Higher Pitt Street,
Accrington, the one 162 feet and the other 102 feet in
length ex-tending respectively from Plantation Street to
Birtwistle Street and from Higher Pitt Street aforesaid to
the common yard formerly serving the dwelling houses 13-
27 Birtwistle Street shown on the said plan and coloured
green thereon.
Application II
The highway known as Elephant Street, Accrington,
150 feet in length extending from Plantation Street to
Birtwistle Street shown on the said plan and coloured
yellow thereon.
Application III
The highway or back street lying behind Elephant Street
and Law Street 147 feet in length extending from Plantation
Street to Birtwistle Street shown on the said plan
and coloured blue thereon.
Application IV
(a) The highway known as Law Street, Accrington, 144
feet in length extending from Plantation Street to
Birtwistle Street shown on the said plan and coloured
red thereon ;
(&) The highway known as Agnes Street, Accringtpn,
extending from Law Street in a north-easterly direction
for a distance of 72 feet shown on the said plan
and also coloured red thereon ;
(c) The highway or back street lying behind Law Street
98 feet in length and extending from Plantation Street
ito Agnes Street shown on the said plan and also
coloured red thereon.
Dated 14th February 1973.

09-02-2012, 15:27	#19
susie123 Resting In Peace Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Morecambe Posts: 4,208 Liked: 416 times Rep Power: 36416	Re: Pineapple pub? This is getting silly! just found this on a website about closed pubs Elephant Inn, Accrington - another lost pub The Elephant Inn was situated on Elephant Street. Closed in 1966 due to its location in a redevelopment area. Source: Max Taylor Now either there were three pubs on Elephant Street or this is one of the other two by another name - or Max Taylor who submitted this is totally mistaken. The website also mentions the Welcome Inn with no closure date listed, but not the Pineapple. According to a listing in the London Gazette for 1973 copied below, Elephant Street was only 150 feet long. Three pubs in that length would not be bad going! Bob you might find the lost pubs site useful to check your thoughts in your last post. ACCRINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL Notice of applications to stop up certain highways under section 108 and the 12th Schedule to the Highways Act 1959. Application I Those parts of the highway known as Higher Pitt Street, Accrington, the one 162 feet and the other 102 feet in length ex-tending respectively from Plantation Street to Birtwistle Street and from Higher Pitt Street aforesaid to the common yard formerly serving the dwelling houses 13- 27 Birtwistle Street shown on the said plan and coloured green thereon. Application II The highway known as Elephant Street, Accrington, 150 feet in length extending from Plantation Street to Birtwistle Street shown on the said plan and coloured yellow thereon. Application III The highway or back street lying behind Elephant Street and Law Street 147 feet in length extending from Plantation Street to Birtwistle Street shown on the said plan and coloured blue thereon. Application IV (a) The highway known as Law Street, Accrington, 144 feet in length extending from Plantation Street to Birtwistle Street shown on the said plan and coloured red thereon ; (&) The highway known as Agnes Street, Accringtpn, extending from Law Street in a north-easterly direction for a distance of 72 feet shown on the said plan and also coloured red thereon ; (c) The highway or back street lying behind Law Street 98 feet in length and extending from Plantation Street ito Agnes Street shown on the said plan and also coloured red thereon. Dated 14th February 1973.