// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Wardleys, Hambleton a town in England? Does it have a ham to bleat about?
| Wardleys | |
|---|---|
 The pub in 2009, shortly before its demolition | |
 Interactive map of the Wardleys area | |
| Former names | Wardleys Hotel |
Alternative names | Wardleys Riverside Inn |
General information | |
| Type | Public house |
| Location | Wardley's Lane, Hambleton, Lancashire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°52′43″N 2°58′01″W / 53.8787°N 2.9669°W |
Completed | 18th century |
| Closed | 2005 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
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]
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 It was then demolished,[9] and has now been replaced by a home,[3] built by the last owner of the pub.[1]
Gallery
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An aerial view of Wardleys Creek, with the pub at the top of the picture
A view of the pub from Wardleys Creek, looking northwest
Looking northwest from the pub car park across the River Wyre to the ICI works at Thornton and Fleetwood
Wardleys Pub viewed from Wyre Estuary Country Park in Stanah, 2007. Looking southeast
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Fire-damaged riverside pub to be demolished?" Archived 11 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine – The Garstang Courier, 30 January, 2012
- ↑ The Hidden Places of England – Peter Long (2004), p. 328 ISBN 9781904434122
- 1 2 Wardleys Lane[permanent dead link] – FarrellHeyworth.co.uk
- ↑ Hambleton, Wardley's Hotel c.1955 – Francis Frith
- ↑ Shire Horse Stud Book, volume 17 – Shire Horse Society (1896), p. 653
- ↑ The Municipal Year Book and Public Services Directory (1958)
- ↑ The Mark Lane Express, Agricultural Journal (1899), p. 705
- ↑ A History of Blackpool, the Fylde and South Wyre – Nick Moore (2018), p. 119
- ↑ The Wardleys, Hambleton – ClosedPubs.co.uk
External links
[edit]- "A photo of the original Shard Bridge and the Wardley's ferry". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012.
- A 19th-century view of the pub. C&S Ales was a brewery in Blackpool
- The River Wyre Ports, Skippool Creek and Wardleys – Poulton, Blackpool & the Fylde Coast – History of Lancs, John Ellis
