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Rams Head Inn, Gin Bow Entry, Market Place, Preston, Lancashire

Preston pub history index

Earlier names for this pub include the Board and the Legs of Man. This pub was demolished in 1881 for the construction of the Harris Museum & Art Gallery. **

Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Preston, Lancashire.

Residents at this address

1821/(Legs of Man) Peter Worden/../../../Tulket’s Directory **

1825/(Board) Peter Worden/../../../Baines Directory **

1828/(Board) Peter Worden/../../../Pigot’s Directory 1828-29 **

1841/Nicholas Lea / Victualler /../../../Pigot’s Directory**

1854/Nicholas Lea/../../../Mannex & Co. Directory of Mid-Lancashire**

1881/Richard Crook/Retailer Of Wine Spirits & Beer/38/Preston, Lancashire/Census
1881/Alice Crook/Wife/38/Preston, Lancashire/Census
1881/Leah Crook/Daughter, Waiter/15/Preston, Lancashire/Census
1881/Martha Crook/Daughter/10/Preston, Lancashire/Census
1881/Richard Crook/Son/8/Preston, Lancashire/Census
1881/Alice Ada Crook/Daughter/4/Preston, Lancashire/Census


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