Wardleys, Hambleton

Wardleys
The pub in 2009, shortly before its demolition
Former names	Wardleys Hotel
Alternative names	Wardleys Riverside Inn
General information
Type	Public house
Address	Wardley's Lane
Town or city	Hambleton, Lancashire
Country	England
Coordinates	53°52′43″N2°58′01″W / 53.8787°N 2.9669°W / 53.8787; -2.9669
Completed	18th century
Closed	2005
Technical details
Floor count	3

Wardleys was a pub on Wardley's Lane in the civil parish of Stalmine-with-Staynall, near the village of Hambleton, Lancashire. The building dated to the 18th century ^[1] and occupied a location, on the eastern banks of the River Wyre and beside Wardleys Creek, ^[2] believed to have been used since Roman times. ^[3] Prior to nearby Fleetwood's emergence as a harbour, people emigrated to the Americas from the creek, including aboard the Quebec-bound Six Sisters on 3 April 1833. ^{[4] [5]} The harbour's foundation rocks are still visible beneath today's wooden jetty. ^[3] A ferry used to run from Cockle Hall, on the western side of the river, to Wardleys Creek. Parts of the pier are still visible in the marsh in front of where Cockle Hall once stood. ^{[6] [7]}

In the 1890s, during part of its life as a hotel, ^[8] it was owned by Thomas Houghton. ^[9] In the 1950s, R. F. Fyles was the proprietor. ^[10] It was also a farm during that era, and a fire destroyed its barn in December 1899; the hotel was not affected. ^[11]

After the pub's closure in 2005, ^[12] the building fell into disuse and dereliction, during which time it was used as a marijuana-growing location on its upper floors and a Chinese restaurant on the ground floor. ^[1] It closed in late 2010 and burned down on 25 April 2011. It was then demolished, ^[13] and has now been replaced by a home, ^[3] built by the last owner of the pub. ^[1]

Gallery

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  An aerial view of Wardleys Creek, with the pub at the top of the picture
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  A view of the pub from Wardleys Creek, looking northwest
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  Looking northwest from the pub car park across the River Wyre to the ICI works at Thornton and Fleetwood
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  Wardleys Pub viewed from Wyre Estuary Country Park in Stanah, 2007. Looking southeast

References

1. "Fire-damaged riverside pub to be demolished?" Archived 11 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine – The Garstang Courier, 30 January, 2012
2. The Hidden Places of England – Peter Long (2004), p. 328 ISBN   9781904434122
3. Wardleys Lane ^{[ permanent dead link ]} – FarrellHeyworth.co.uk
4. A History of Blackpool, the Fylde and South Wyre – Nick Moore (2018), p. 120
5. Fandrey, Georgina Roberta (1974). The Craggs of Greenbank. sn. p. 110.
6. Lancashire Footnotes Minisode Fifteen - Stanah and Skippool – Lancashire Footnotes, YouTube, 12 June 2021
7. Clarke, Allen (1918). Windmill Land: Rambles in a Rural Old-fashioned Country, with a Chat about Its History and Romance. Dent. p. 401.
8. Hambleton, Wardley's Hotel c.1955 – Francis Frith
9. Shire Horse Stud Book, volume 17 – Shire Horse Society (1896), p. 653
10. The Municipal Year Book and Public Services Directory (1958)
11. The Mark Lane Express, Agricultural Journal (1899), p. 705
12. A History of Blackpool, the Fylde and South Wyre – Nick Moore (2018), p. 119
13. The Wardleys, Hambleton – ClosedPubs.co.uk

External links

• "A photo of the original Shard Bridge and the Wardley's ferry". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012.
• A 19th-century view of the pub. C&S Ales was a brewery in Blackpool
• The River Wyre Ports, Skippool Creek and Wardleys – Poulton, Blackpool & the Fylde Coast – History of Lancs, John Ellis

• Lancashire portal