Address: Station Road (formerly Cannaleach), Croston
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The Crown was opened in the 1860's and was located on a road called "Cannaleach", which subsequently was renamed "Station Road" in the 1880s.
Listed landlords at the Inn were Thomas Smith (-1869), John Dalton (1871-91), Thomas Forshaw (1895), James Trafford (1901), Thomas Forshaw (1911-21) and James Hornby (1924).
The Crown at this time was somewhat unusually owned by Massey's Brewery, who predominantly operated in the Burnley area. A short excerpt on the history of the company is as follows: -
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| Preston Chronicle 26 January 1867 |
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| 1869 Slater's Directory - Thomas Smith |
The Crown's second landlord, John Dalton was a Croston lad, son of the local blacksmith James Dalton and initially John followed in his father's footsteps. It was only after his marriage in 1968 that he seems to have moved into the Crown.
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| 1837 Baptism record - John Dalton |
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| 1868 Marriage of John Dalton to Mary Bannister |
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| 1871 Census |
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| 1881 Census |
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| 1891 Census |
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| Lancashire Evening Post 15 April 1891 |
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| 1895 Directory - Thomas Forshaw |
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| 1901 Census |
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| Lancashire Evening Post 11 October 1905 |
The Massey family dabbled in the cotton trade, but were more well-known for being the owners of the Bridge End Brewery, founded around 1750.
The company once owned over 150 pubs and off-licenses in the town and Edward Stocks Massey was generous with his wealth.
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| c.1880s |
The Bridge End Brewery at Burnley is reputed to have been founded in 1750. It operated under the name of Lord Massey until 1889, when Massey's Burnley Brewery Ltd. was formed. The Massey family also dabbled in the cotton trade, and owned the Victoria Mill, Trafalgar Street.
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| 1911 Census |
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| Lancashire Evening Post 09 June 1917 |
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| 1921 Census |
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| 1924 Kelly's Directory - James Hornby |
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