White Bull, Ribchester

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White Bull
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The building in 2006
White Bull, Ribchester
General information
Type Public house
AddressChurch Street
Town or city Ribchester, Lancashire
CountryEngland
Coordinates 53°48′43″N2°31′56″W / 53.81201°N 2.53232°W / 53.81201; -2.53232 Coordinates: 53°48′43″N2°31′56″W / 53.81201°N 2.53232°W / 53.81201; -2.53232
Completed1707;314 years ago (1707)
Renovated2017
OwnerBob and Marilyn Brooks (since 2017) [1]
LandlordChris Brooks [1]
Technical details
Material Sandstone
Floor count2
Other information
Number of rooms3
Website
http://whitebullribchester.com

The White Bull (also known as the White Bull Inn) is a public house and inn on Church Street (formerly one of the Roman Watling Streets) [1] in the English village of Ribchester, Lancashire. It dates to 1707 and is a Grade II listed building with some unique exterior features. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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The building is made of sandstone with slate roofs, in two storeys and four bays. On the front is a protruding two-storey gabled porch with two pairs of Doric columns, possibly taken from a nearby Roman fort, [6] specifically the tepidarium of the Roman baths. They are believed to have been recovered from the bed of the River Ribble. [7]

The doorway has a moulded surround. Above the portico is a rustic wooden representation of a white bull. The right bay has been altered and contains a door and modern shop windows. To the left, a former stable has a doorway with a plain surround, a blocked doorway converted into a window with a dated lintel, and a circular pitching hole. [3] [4]

In the late 18th century, the building also served as the local courthouse for many years, with one of its rooms used for holding prisoners. [7]

The inn, which has three rooms, was put up for sale, in January 2017, at an asking price in excess of £385,000. [8] It was bought by the Brooks family, who owned it around the turn of the century, and was refurbished. [1]

The pub was patronised by the members of Time Team during their three-day visit to the village in September 1993. The honorary curator of the village's Roman museum, Jim Ridge, in whose honour a gallery is named, was a history teacher at Broughton and then Fulwood High Schools. [9] The back garden of his home, at 2 Church Street, opposite the primary school, was excavated during the programme. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 White Bull Ribchester official website
  2. ↑ "About Us" at thewhitebullribchester.co.uk
  3. 1 2 Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), p. 574
  4. 1 2 Historic England & 1308491
  5. ↑ "Ribchester History Trail" - e-voice.org.uk
  6. 1 2 On the Edge of an Empire | FULL EPISODE | Time Team – Time Team Classics, YouTube, 20 September 2019
  7. 1 2 50 Gems of Lancashire: The History & Heritage of the Most Iconic Places, Robert Nicholls (2019) ISBN   9781445684949
  8. ↑ "Landmark Ribble Valley village pub is up for sale for £385,000 plus" - Lancashire Evening Post
  9. ↑ "Roman expert Jim dies" - Lancashire Evening Post , 29 January 2003

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