Name: Ye Horns Inn
Address: Horns Lane, Goosnargh
Ye Horns Inn was a coaching Inn and originally called the Buck Horns, dating back to the 1700s. It lies to the north east of Goosnargh village close to the Horns Dam and Reservoir.
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| 1910 Map |
Listed landlords at the Inn were Richard Parkinson (1824-), Thomas Coupe (1835-), James Whittaker (-1840), James Worthington (1841), Thomas Town (-1848), Isabella & Ann Town (1848-51), Ann Town (1851-54), Joseph Hough (1861-90), Richard Poulton (1891), Robert Smith (1901-13), William Robinson (1913-17), James Robinson (1921), William Boyle (1924), Agnes Watson (1924), John Watson (1925), George Ratcliffe (1931-40s) and the Woods family (1952-2016).
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| 1824 Baines Directory - Richard Parkinson |
Baptism: 15 Feb 1835 St James, Whitechapel, Lancashire, England
Jane Coupe - D of Thomas Coupe & Nancy
Abode: Horns Inn Goosnargh
Occupation: Inn Keeper
Baptised by: Thos. Benn
Register: Baptisms 1818 - 1838, Page 43, Entry 337
Source: LDS Film 1471019
Ye Horns Inn, of C18 date, remodelled in the early C20, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Architectural interest: a good example of the evolution of a simple wayside inn to an improved early-C20 public house that retains significant fabric of both phases and reflects the changing tastes of public house design;
* Interior survival: the interior has not undergone significant change since the early C20 and is especially notable for the retention of increasingly rare early-C20 fixtures and fittings including a bar counter, chimney pieces and fixed seating;
* Rarity: the retention of a bar counter with functioning sliding screens is a rare survival, and the presence of a snug behind and accessed through the servery is one of only three examples known to survive in England.
This is a wayside inn of at least late-C18 date, which is thought to have originally been part of a working farm. The earliest section fronting Horns Lane, possibly the farmhouse, has a date stone inscribed 1782, which might represent a re-fronting of an earlier building. Subsequently, a slightly lower extension was added to the NE end. This extended building is depicted on the first edition 1:10560 Ordnance Survey map surveyed in 1844 (published 1847), annotated ‘Buck House Inn’. Also depicted on this map is a linear range parallel to Ingleside Road. The two ranges abut but are depicted as separate buildings. The footprint of both ranges are unchanged on the Second edition 1:2500 map surveyed in 1891-2 (published in 1893), annotated ‘Horns Inn’. On the third edition Ordnance Survey map revised in 1910 (published in 1913) there is a suggestion that the range fronting Inglewhite Road has been partitioned at its E end, and it may have been incorporated into the public house at this time.
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| 1910 |
During the inter-war period, the interior was partially refitted, which probably coincided with render and mock timber being applied to the exterior. This and the creation of dining rooms is thought to be an attempt to provide an ‘improved’ pub, popular at the time and stemming from a desire to cut back on the amount of drunkenness associated with conventional Victorian and Edwardian public houses. Improved pubs were generally more spacious than their predecessors, often with restaurant facilities, function rooms and gardens, and consciously appealed to families and to a mix of incomes and classes. In the mid-1950s a partition forming a passage in front of the servery was removed to enlarge the main bar, but with that exception there has been no significant changes to the interior since the early C20.
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| Preston Chronicle - Saturday 14 November 1840 |
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| 1841 Census - James Worthington |
Burial: ? Jul 1848 St Lawrence, Longridge, Lancashire, England
Thomas Town - Age: 60 yrs
Abode: Goosnargh
Buried by: W C Bache Incumbent
Register: Burials 1848 - 1879, Page 2, Entry 14
Source: LDS Film 1657578
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| May 2022 |
Following Thomas Town's death in 1848 his two daughters, Isabella and Ann continued to run the business until Isabella married in 1851. She then moved away leaving Ann to manage the Inn until she too married in 1854. Shortly after that I imagine the Inn was taken over by Joseph Hough and his wife Agnes.
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| 1851 Census - Isabella Town |
Marriage: 30 Dec 1851 St Mary the Virgin, Goosnargh, Lancs.
Walter Graham - of full age Draper Bachelor of Blackburn
Isabella Town - of full age Spinster of Goosnargh
Groom's Father: Walter Graham, Farmer
Bride's Father: Thomas Town, Inn Keeper
Witness: John Rutherford; Ann Town
Married by Licence by: R Studholme Incumbent Curate
Register: Marriages 1837 - 1915, Page 56, Entry 111
Source: LDS Film 1470931
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| 1851 Census - Blacksmith & Wheelwrights |
Marriage: 14 Nov 1854 St Mary the Virgin, Goosnargh, Lancs.
Henry Leece - 32 Cattle Dealer Bachelor of Goosnargh
Ann Town - 30 Inn Keeper Spinster of Goosnargh
Groom's Father: Henry Leece, Weaver
Bride's Father: Thomas Town, Inn Keeper
Witness: Richard Dagger; Ellen Hodgkinson
Married by Licence by: R. Studholme Incumbent Curate
Register: Marriages 1837 - 1915, Page 64, Entry 127
Source: LDS Film 1470931
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| 1861 Census - Joseph Hough |
Baptism: 10 Aug 1862 St Mary the Virgin, Goosnargh, Lancashire
Joseph Hough - Son of Joseph Hough & Agnes
Abode: Goosnargh
Occupation: Innkeeper
Baptised by: R. Fisher Curate
Register: Baptisms 1813 - 1867, Page 145, Entry 1159
Source: LDS Film 1470930
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| 1871 Census - Joseph Hough |
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| 1881 Census - Joseph Hough |
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| Terrace May 2022 |
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| 1891 Census - Richard Poulton |
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| 1901 Census - Robert Smith |
Marriage: 12 Jun 1905 St Mary the Virgin, Goosnargh, Lancs.
James Glover - 28 Farm Servant Bachelor of Horns Inn, Goosnargh
Emily Bretherton - 26 Spinster of 1 Plungington Road, Preston
Groom's Father: William Stephen Glover, Gardener
Witness: Thomas Gardner; Mary Ellen Dickinson
Married by Banns by: J. T. Kerby Vicar
Notes: [Unknown written for Bride's Father's name and surname]
Register: Marriages 1837 - 1915, Page 218, Entry 436
Source: Original Register at LRO
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| 1911 Census - Robert Smith |
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| May 2022 |
Marriage: 20 Apr 1913 St Mary the Virgin, Goosnargh, Lancs.
George Broomhead - 23 Butcher Bachelor of Horns Inn
Mary Cane - 23 Spinster of Horns Inn, Goosnargh
Groom's Father: Albert Broomhead, Deceased, Bricklayer
Bride's Father: William Cane, Deceased, Mason
Witness: Albert Slinger; Rhoda Mary Lawrenson
Married by Licence by: T. Bingley Boss Vicar
Register: Marriages 1837 - 1915, Page 237, Entry 474
Source: Original Register at LRO
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| Preston Herald - Wednesday 30 July 1913 |
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| 1917 General & Commercial Directory - William Robinson |
Marriage: 7 Apr 1921 St Mary the Virgin, Goosnargh, Lancs.
Albert Downey - 24 Motor Haulage Contractor Bachelor of 36 Parker Street, Preston
Mary Robinson - 25 Spinster of Horns Inn, Goosnargh
Groom's Father: John Downey, Cart Master
Bride's Father: James Robinson, Publican
Witness: John William Eccleston; Elizabeth Robinson
Married by Licence by: T. Bingley Boss Vicar
Register: Marriages 1915 - 1927, Page 22, Entry 39
Source: Original Register at LRO
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| 1924 Kelly's Directory - William Boyle |
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| Lancashire Evening Post - Friday 18 July 1924 |
Marriage: 24 Feb 1925 St Mary the Virgin, Goosnargh, Lancs.
Thomas Bond - 32 Mechanic Bachelor of Broadfield, Whittingham
Alice Maud Watson - 26 Spinster of The Horns
Groom's Father: Thomas Bond, Carpenter
Bride's Father: John Watson, Publican
Witness: John Martin; Eversley? Mansfield; Lilian Watson
Married by Banns by: T. Bingley Boss Vicar
Register: Marriages 1915 - 1927, Page 36, Entry 72
Source: Original Register at LRO
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| Lancashire Evening Post - Monday 09 February 1931 |
Baptism: 16 Feb 1930 St Mary the Virgin, Goosnargh, Lancs.
Frederica Betty Ratcliffe - daughter of George Ratcliffe & Phoebe
Abode: Horns Inn
Occupation: Publican
Baptised by: T. Bingley Boss
Register: Baptisms 1906 - 1957, Page 49, Entry 389
Source: Original Register filmed by LAN_OPC
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| Trip Advisor Horns Inn Interior |
The below marriage records involved people who were resident at the Inn but not necessarily the landlord or their relations.
Marriage: 5 Feb 1946 St Mary the Virgin, Goosnargh, Lancs.
Gordon Breen Turner - 27, Dental Surgeon, Bachelor, The Horns Inn, Goosnargh
Evelyn Beatrice Stevens - 24, W.R.N.S, Spinster, 16 Beacontres? Av. Upper Walthamstow
Groom's Father: Robert Douglas Breen Turner, dental surgeon
Bride's Father: Alfred Harry Stevens, civil servant
Witness: Beatrice Emily Stevens; Beatrice Breen Turner
Married by Banns by: H. W. Butterworth Vicar
Register: Marriages 1943 - 1955, Page 8, Entry 15
Source: Original Register at LRO
Marriage: 18 May 1949 St Mary the Virgin, Goosnargh, Lancs.
Donald Wilkinson Sedgwick - 25, Agricultural Worker, Bachelor, Elswick Farm, Mellor, Nr. Blackburn
Barbara Mary Oxley - 26, Spinster, Horns Inn, Goosnargh
Groom's Father: John William Sedgwick, Farmer
Bride's Father: Charles Alfred Oxley, Deceased
Witness: C. W. Sedgwick; Agnes Mary Day
Married by Banns by: T. G. Beer, Vicar
Register: Marriages 1943 - 1955, Page 20, Entry 40
Source: Original Register at LRO
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| Dundee Courier - Wednesday 08 April 1987 |
The Horns Inn closed in March 2018 following sale and was reportedly undergoing renovation in August 2020 with planned reopened rumoured to be in March 2021.
Country pub dating from 1782 close to the Forest of Bowland, with five rooms including a rare snug, one of only three in the country, where customers sit behind a bar counter while staff serve from the same area. Although marked private, it's open to all. The beers are brewed by the landlord in a small outbuilding at the bottom of the car park. Two or three changing Goosnargh beers are available with occasional guests. Serves good food using locally sourced ingredients. Accommodation is in a converted barn at the rear. Lancashire CAMRA Pub of the Year 2014.
(CAMRA website WhatPub description)
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| Ye Horn's Inn - geograph.org.uk - Peter Bainbridge |
Plans will give 18th century Ye Horns Inn new lease of life
POSTED BY FRESHFIELD ON APRIL 25, 2018
Ye Horns Inn redevelopment
Plans to redevelop a 236-year-old Lancashire pub and build six houses, together with 14 holiday lodges on the site have been submitted to Preston City Council. PWA Planning is advising local building company J Townley Ltd on the planning application, which aims to breathe fresh life into Ye Horns Inn in Goosnargh. Built in 1782, the pub is currently closed but plans to reopen later in 2018 subject to the refurbishment and extension work being approved. The proposals involve extending the barn and connecting building to improve facilities for events and functions, as well as building four cottages on one of the existing car parks. The plans also include the erection of two detached houses and up to 14 holiday lodges on the Horns Lane site. Ye Horns Inn’s interior was remodelled during the inter-war period between 1918 and 1939 and its distinctive exterior features mock timber with white rendering.
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| An elevation showing the proposed extension at Ye Horns Inn. Plans by PGB Architectural Services Limited |
The building was granted a Grade II listing in January 2017, based on its architectural value and the retention of the pub’s interior, which has not changed significantly since the mid-20th century. Its distinctive characteristics have also earned it a listing on the Campaign for Real Ale’s National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. However, soon after receiving listed building status, the pub was forced to close, along with its accommodation and micro-brewery due to a downturn in trade. Tom Townley, director of J Townley Ltd, which acquired the site earlier this year, said: “The plans would result in a number of benefits, including the rejuvenation of a longstanding public house which is not currently trading, and the enhancement of a listed heritage asset through sensitive landscaping and a high standard of design.
“In addition, the proposals would create six much-needed homes, assisting the city council in meeting its housing needs and helping to resolve the shortage of smaller rural homes.”
Ye Horns Inn holiday lodges
A plan of how the site could look following the redevelopment. Plans by PGB Architectural Services Limited.
Josh Hellawell, planner at PWA Planning, added: “The works would provide support for existing businesses and suppliers in the area during construction, while making a long-term contribution to the hospitality and leisure sector of the local economy.
“This is a strong example of how sensitive design can breathe fresh life into a rural economy business, enabling diversification, creating jobs, and safeguarding the future of a treasured historic building.”
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| May 2022 |
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