Black Bull, Preesall

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Black Bull
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The building in 2013
Black Bull, Preesall
Former namesBlack Bull Inn [1]
Black Bull Hotel [2]
General information
Type Public house
Address192 Park Lane
Town or city Preesall, Lancashire
CountryEngland
Coordinates 53°55′07″N2°58′00″W / 53.9185°N 2.9667°W / 53.9185; -2.9667
Completed1762(263 years ago) (1762)
Other information
Parkingon-site

The Black Bull, formerly known as the Black Bull Inn and Black Bull Hotel, is a public house in Preesall, Lancashire, England. Dating to 1762, [3] it stands on Park Lane. [4]

The inn's first licensee was John Bamber, who ran it between 1776 and 1789. [5] Between 1853 and 1892, the role was filled by John Parkinson. [6] In 1872, during Parkinson's tenure, a "syndicate of men" from Barrow-in-Furness stayed at the inn during their search for iron ore in the area. None was to be found, but they did discover a bed of rock salt, from which they took a sample. Upon returning to the inn, Parkinson's 17-year-old daughter, Dorothy, processed the sample by dissolving, filtering and boiling it, thus creating the first example of Preesall salt. [7]

The current licensee, Lee Bowser, [8] took over in September 2022, succeeding Anthony Gills.

References

  1. The London Gazette (1903), p. 3197
  2. Proceedings at a Meeting of the Lancashire County Council, Lancashire County Council, 1936, p. 500
  3. A History of Blackpool, the Fylde and South Wyre – Nick Moore (2018), p. 112
  4. Black Bull's official website
  5. History, Directory, and Gazetteer, of the County Palatine of Lancaster: With a Variety of Commercial & Statistical Information, Volume 2 (1825), p. 663
  6. Sketches and Tales, Thomas Newbigging (1883), p. 38
  7. "Early days of the Preesall salt mines: An underground industry which changed the face of Lancashire" Blackpool Gazette , 29 November 2018
  8. "Lee Robert BOWSER personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2023.