Address: 187, Preston Road, Grimsargh
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| c.1890s with thanks to the Plough Inn Facebook |
The Plough Inn has been a part of life in Grimsargh for well over 200 years and the building you see today is largely unchanged from the original. Located on the main Preston Road at Whittingham Junction on the east side of the Preston and Longridge railway line (now disused and the line redeveloped) opposite the station.
Built in 1785 as a farm, it became a coaching stop and was eventually licensed as an Inn in 1823. It was also used for inquests on occasions and as a ticket office for trains of the Longridge line until the new railway station was built across the road in 1870. The railway and station closed to passengers in 1930 but freight continued until 1967. Old Station Close was built on the site of the station
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| 1917 Directory overview of Grimsargh |
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| Disused station c.1970s courtesy of wikipedia.org |
The Plough of today was first constructed in 1785 and was originally a coaching house and combined farm, which was under control of the local squire until 1831. In those days landlords had to deposit 10 golden guineas with the squire as assurance they would keep good behaviour at the inn. As to which squire that was is a good question. It could have been any from the following eminant famililies around at that time: the Cross Family at Red Scar Mansion, the Blanchards at Grimsargh House, the Birchalls of Ribbleton Hall, or perhaps Squire Anderton himself.
The Plough had many different uses in those days, one of which was to hold regular inquests. In the good old days, before the establishment of the Blackburn based Matthew Brown, Lion Brewery horses and drays used to pull from the yard as the Plough used to supply beer to hotels in Preston. The Plough and it's lush bowling green have witnessed many comings and goings of local tradesmen, the Rail-Road, farmers and a succession of 'mine hosts'. Like many village pubs it has helped to shape the social and cultural history of the village.
Listed landlords of the Plough Inn were Thomas Beardsworth (1823-1831), Mrs Badger (1835), John & Mary Walmsley (1841-57), Thomas Stothhard (1861), Thomas Blakoe (1864-79), Richard Barnes (1881), John James Winder (1891-99), Ivan Davies (1901), Thomas Brown (1911-24), Alice Goddard (1939), Tony Parker (-1969) and Chris Brown (-2020).
Baptism: 9 Nov 1823 St Lawrence, Longridge, Lancs.
Jonathan Beardwood - S of Thomas Beardwood & Nancy
Abode: Grimsargh
Occupation: Inn-keeper
Baptised by: The Revd. Robt. Parkinson
Register: Baptisms 1813 - 1840, Page 85, Entry 680
Source: LDS Film 1657578
Baptism: 20 Mar 1825 St Lawrence, Longridge, Lancs.
John Beardwood - S of Thomas Beardwood & Nancy
Abode: Grimsargh
Occupation: Inn-keeper
Baptised by: The Revd. Rt. Parkinson
Register: Baptisms 1813 - 1840, Page 98, Entry 782
Source: LDS Film 1657578
RIOTOUS PROCEEDINGS
While they moved on shouting and yelling, a man named Beardsworth, formerly of the Plough Inn, Grimsargh, and now of Simpson street in this town, happened to be near them, on his return home from the country. He was pointed...
12 November 1831 - Preston Chronicle - Preston, Lancashire, England
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| 1832 Electoral Role |
Advertisements & Notices
MEETING of parties interested is respectfully requested to be at the house of Mrs. Badger, the Plough Inn, in Grimsargh-with-Brockholes on Thursday at Eleven o'clock in the morning
14 March 1835 - Preston Chronicle - Preston, Lancashire, England
MARYLEBONE
Struck and shattered to atoms; flock of poultry, eleven in number, which were sheltering under a tree near to the Plough Inn, in Grimsargh, were all killed.
14 July 1838 - Birmingham Journal - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
1841 Census John & Mary Walmsley
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| Level Crossing & Plough Inn c.1900 Zoomed image from old Sepia Postcard @ Preston Digital Archive |
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| 1851 Census John & Mary Walmsley |
Advertisements & Notices
GROWING TIMBER. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION
by Mr. SAMUEL PARKER, at Mr. John Walmsley's, the Plough Inn, Grimsargh on Tuesday the 3rd of March, 1857, at two o'clock in the afternoon.
21 February 1857 - Preston Chronicle - Preston, Lancashire, England
In 1857 John and Mary Walmsley moved to Preston where they took over Ye Old Blue Bell on Church Street which they continued to run until 1865 when they moved back to Old Hive in Chipping where John died in 1868.
MISCELLANEOUS
A Drunkard's End — On Monday, Mr Myres, coroner, held an inquest at the Plough Inn, Grimsargh, on view of the body of Robert Humber, who died under the following singular circumstances...
05 November 1859 - Leicester Chronicle - Leicester, Leicestershire, England
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| 1861 Census Thomas Stothard |
Thomas Stothard was the son of a joiner and brought up in nearby Goosnargh however his wife Elizabeth Bibby was familiar with the licensed trade and that was probably their motivation for taking over the Plough in around 1860. Elizabeth was the illegitimate daughter of Mary Bibby and her father was Robert Dunderdale, a farmer from Chipping. Mary and Robert were married in Longridge in 1840 and went on to run the Dog Inn in the town. Thomas and Elizabeth however didn't stay very long at the Plough and Thomas changed careers starting work as a Druggist (Chemist) and they moved from the area.
In 1861 future landlord Thomas Blackoe was living on St Ignatius Square in Preston and working as a brewer and as a pub with its own brewery the Plough was an ideal move for him in the early 1860s.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,
Killed at the Longridge Railway Station.— Singular Circumstance. —Mr. Myres, coroner, Monday held an inquest at the Plough Inn, Grimsargh, the body of Henry Wilkinson, of Grimsargh, tile maker, 26 years of age -Thomas Seed, of Thornley, deposed I am station master...
24 December 1864 - Preston Herald - Preston, Lancashire, England
THE WORKHOUSE QUESTION
...was charged with stealing a pair of bowls from the bowling green contiguous to the Plough Inn, Grimsargh. Thomas Blakoe, said 'I live at the Plough Inn, Grimsargh. There is a bowling green attached to the house. On Tuesday morning, the 20th of July...'
30 July 1864 - Preston Herald - Preston, Lancashire, England
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
There was only one case for adjudication, which was an action brought by the plaintiff, Mr. Thomas Blackoe, of the Plough Inn, Grimsargh, to recover from his brother Mr. John Blackoe, of the King's Head lnn, Friargate, £8, as compensation for a number of...
12 August 1865 - Preston Chronicle - Preston, Lancashire, England
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| c.1950s Plough Inn Facebook |
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
Ale is to be distributed amongst the spectators on the green, the match was played on the bowling-green attached to the Plough Inn, Grimsargh, between Mr. Blackoe, of the George Inn, Friargate and Mr. Henry Higham of bowling notoriety.
21 July 1866 - Preston Chronicle - Preston, Lancashire, England
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
Suicide of a Man at Haighton. The coroner, Mr Myres Esq., held an inquiry on Thursday last, at the Plough Inn Grimsargh, relating to the death of a man named William Swift, who drowned himself in pit near Mr. Parkinson's brick croft.
11 February 1871 - Preston Herald - Preston, Lancashire, England
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| 1871 Census Thomas Blackhoe |
DISTRICT INTELLIGENCE
Court on Tuesday, in which Henry Walmsley, farmer, Wood Top, near Chipping has sued Thomas Blaxkoe, innkeeper and farmer, Plough Inn, Grimsargh
17 February 1877 - Lancaster Gazette - Lancaster, Lancashire, England
PRESTON POLICE INTELLIGENCE
BREACH OF THE LICENSING ACT
Thomas Blaxkoe, the landlord of the Plough Inn, Grimsargh, was summoned for having sold drink to an intoxicated person on Sunday 12th October - Mr. Blackhurst defended.
01 November 1879 - Preston Chronicle - Preston, Lancashire, England
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| 1881 Census Richard Barnes |
LOCAL AND DISTRICT NEWS
The Coroner Dr. Gilbertson held an inquest at the Plough Inn, Grimsargh, this morning, the body of Winifred 8 years, who died Saturday evening from burns received in school on Wednesday.
16 April 1888 - Lancashire Evening Post - Preston, Lancashire, England
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| The Plough Inn, Grimsargh 1969 © www.lep.co.uk |
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| 1891 Census John James Winder |
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| 1892 Map |
The directory record below suggests there was another pub in the village at the time, The Queen's Arms but this was in fact in Inglewhite, a few miles north in the parish of Goosnargh.
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| 1895 Kelly's Directory |
LONGRIDGE
Death of Mr. J. J. Winder — We regret to have to place on record the death of J. Winder, of the Plough Inn, Grimsargh. which took place at his residence on Monday afternoon. The deceased gentleman has been ill for several years, and has...
03 May 1899 - Preston Herald - Preston, Lancashire, England
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| 1901 Census Ivan A Davies |
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| Lancashire Evening Post - Monday 28 April 1902 |
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| 1909 Map |
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| 1911 Census Thomas Brown |
PLOUGH INN, GRIMSARGH
The defendants in one case were Thos. Brown, licensee of the Plough Hotel, Grimsargh; George Dixon, Preston; Ruth Nixon, Preston; Joseph Nixon, Whittingham; and Elizabeth A. Batty, Preston; together with Elizabeth Hesketh, barmaid...
14 October 1916 - Preston Herald - Preston, Lancashire, England
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| 1917 Commercial Directory |
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| 1924 Kelly's Directory |
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| 1939 Register Alice Goddard |
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| 1930 Map |
Coun. A. Parker, licensee the Plough Inn. Grimsargh. was elected chairman. Coun. the Rev. T. B. Heaton. Vicar of Samlesbury was elected vice-chairman.
29 May 1957 - Lancashire Evening Post - Preston, Lancashire, England
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| By Sue Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11009240 The Plough Inn, Grimsargh has an interesting history displayed on a board outside of the pub. It was built in 1785 and from 1831 doubled as a booking office for the Preston to Longridge railway line. |
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