The Bull, Poulton-le-Fylde

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The Bull
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The building in 2010
The Bull, Poulton-le-Fylde
Former namesThe Black Bull Inn
General information
Type Public house
Address2 Blackpool Old Road
Town or city Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire
CountryEngland
Coordinates 53°50′46″N2°59′34″W / 53.84623°N 2.99268°W / 53.84623; -2.99268
Completed19th century
Owner Stonegate Pub Company
Technical details
Floor count2
Website
www.greeneking-pubs.co.uk/pubs/lancashire/golden-ball-hotel/

The Bull is a public house on Blackpool Old Road in the English market town of Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire. [1] The original pub, named The Black Bull Inn, [2] was built in the 19th century and gave its name to the street on which it stood. [3] Bull Street was renamed Blackpool Old Road in the 20th century. The pub was rebuilt in 1963. [4]

Poulton Freemasons originally met at The Bull, prior to moving to a purpose-built location in Market Place in 1900. [5]

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References

  1. "Poulton in pictures: A market town steeped in history". Blackpool Gazette. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. Commons, Great Britain Parliament House of (1907). Parliamentary Papers. H.M. Stationery Office.
  3. Storey, Christine (15 October 2012). Poulton-le-Fylde Through Time. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN   978-1-4456-3038-0.
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  5. A History of Blackpool, the Fylde and South Wyre – Nick Moore (2018), p. 387