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Situated on a bend on Old Orchard Road where Lagland Street used to run down to the Quayside. Latterly an Enid Blyton museum.
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Poole, Dorset . The Poole, Dorset pub history listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Swan, 5 Lagland Street, Poole, Dorset - in March 2009
Kindly provided by Mal Nichols
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1839/Charles Weeks/Swan, Lagland street/../../Pigots Directory
1842/Charles Weeks/Swan, Lagland street/../../Pigots Directory
1849/James Weeks/Swan Inn, Lagland street/../../Post Office Directory
1851/James Weeks/Swan, Lagland street/../../Hunts Directory
1855/James Weeks/Swan, Lagland street./../../Post Office Directory
1859/James Weeks/Swan, Lagland street/../../Post Office Directory
1861/William Stevens/Licensed Victualler/41/Lydlinch, Dorset/Census
1861/Sarah Stevens/Wife/42/Poole, Dorset/Census
1861/Sarah A Stevens/Daughter/15/Poole, Dorset/Census
1861/William Stevens/Son/12/Poole, Dorset/Census
1861/Thomas Stevens/Son/9/Poole, Dorset/Census
1861/John B Stevens/Son/18 months/Poole, Dorset/Census
1865/Joseph Orchard/The Swan, Lagland street/../../Harrods Directory
1871/George Greenham/Sailor & Licensed Victualler/48/London,
Middlesex/Census
1871/Jane Greenham/Wife/47/Poole, Dorset/Census
1871/George Greenham/Son, Sailor/23/Poole, Dorset/Census
1871/William Greenham/Son, Sailor/20/Poole, Dorset/Census
1871/Henrietta Greenham/Daughter, General Servant/17/Poole, Dorset/Census
1871/Edith Greenham/Daughter/14/Poole, Dorset/Census
1871/Alice Greenham/Daughter/11/Poole, Dorset/Census
1871/Catherine Greenham/Niece/9/Weymouth, Dorset/Census
1871/John Thomas/Boarder, Sailor/37/Port Mador, North Wales/Census
1875/Charles Cooper/Swan, Lagland street/../../Post Office Directory
1880/Charles Cooper/Swan, Lagland street/../../Post Office Directory
1881/Charles Cooper/General Labourer/33/Stamford, Lincoln/Census
1881/Louisa Cooper/Wife/30/Parkstone, Dorset/Census
1881/Jesse Louisa Cooper/Daughter/8/Parkstone, Dorset/Census
1881/Eva L Cooper/Daughter/7/Parkstone, Dorset/Census
1881/Annie E Cooper/Daughter/5/Poole, Dorset/Census
1881/Alice M Cooper/Daughter/3/Poole, Dorset/Census
1881/Charles W Cooper/Son/1/Poole, Dorset/Census
1889/Mrs Fanny Medley/Swan, Lagland street/../../Post Office Directory
1895/William Allen/Swan, Lagland street/../../Post Office Directory
1903/James White/Swan, 5 Lagland street/../../Post Office Directory
1911/Samuel George Collington/Swan Inn, 5 Lagland street/../../Post Office Directory
1911/Samuel Collington/Hotel Manager/38/Poole, Dorset/Census
1911/Lily Collington/Wife, Assistant/36/Poole, Dorset/Census
1911/Ernest Collington/Son, Ship Smith/15/Poole, Dorset/Census
1911/Lilian Collington/Daughter, Shop Assistant/13/Poole, Dorset/Census
1911/Samuel Collington/Son/10/Poole, Dorset/Census
1911/Alfred William King/Boarder, Quay Labourer/26/Poole, Dorset/Census
1915/Samuel George Collington/../../../Post Office Directory
1927/Frederick G Groves/Swan Inn, 5 Lagland street/../../Post Office Directory
1931/Albert S Squires/Swan Inn, 5 Lagland street/../../Post Office Directory
In 1957, my grandparents Ralph & Elsie Joiner were the Publicans at that
time. I can tell you that they were running it during ww2 from my mothers
memories.. They retired somewhere around 1959 - 1960 and moved to a brewery
house in Albert Road, Parkstone, before returning some years later to a unit
in Lagland Street.
I would love to know more about the history of the building itself, as there
are so many stories from growing up. Like the smugglers tunnels underneath
the kitchen leading to the Quay, and apparently a man hung himself in the
room I was born in just to name a few.
I am also interested in finding out about my paternal fathers family
history. His name was Joseph Hinchliffe and in the 1950's while my
grandparents were in the Swan, his family were publicans of another pub in
Poole. *
1957/Ralph & Elsie Joiner/Swan Inn/../../Personal History *
* Provided By Jaye Hinchliffe