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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Lincolnshire => Topic started by: suttontrust on Sunday 08 July 12 13:22 BST (UK)
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Joseph Wheatley was an innkeeper in Saxilby in the 19th century. A couple of censuses mention Front St. The only old inn I can find in Saxilby is the Pyewipe, but the modern address is different. What are the odds that Joseph kept the Pyewipe?
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The only way to be sure would be to find a way of identifying "Front Street" (which doesn't seem to exist any more!) Street names change, or old streets are flattened, so if there is an old Saxilby/Lincoln map existing there might be a chance.
Sad to say, the odds are more likely that the site of Joseph's old inn has been bulldozed.
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The Pyewipe Inn is quite a way away from Saxilby, so i don't think it would be that. I would think that Front St is the road that is next to the river, now called Bridge St, but i don't know for sure. There is a pub along there ( or was) but don't know what it's called. Runs into Queensway.
Jo
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According to Wiki, Saxilby has two pubs: The Anglers Hotel on High Street and The Sun Inn on Bridge Street. It says that two inns are now closed: The Ship Inn, and The Bridge Inn on the A57.
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Thanks, the Bridge Inn makes sense. Joseph's son later kept the Pyewipe.
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If Mumjo is correct, and Front Street is now Bridge Street, then The Sun Inn looks to be the likely candidate.
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There is a Saxilby history society, you could email them if you wanted to be certain - saxilbyhistory.org for website.
Jo
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Thanks for that.
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A thought: rather than spend loadsamoney buying an old map it might be feasible (given that Saxilby is quite small) to look at an old census and compare the street names against a modern map to see if Front Street can be matched against a modern street name.
mumjo's idea that Bridge Street could be the new name for Front Street is a good prospect given its location.
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Hello, Saxilby History Group here.
Joseph Wheatley was the landlord of the Ship Inn, on Bridge Street from before 1841 until 1863. The building still exists (it is in a conservation area) but was de-licensed two years ago and is awaiting refurbishment as a private house.
He was followed as landlord by his son, John, who remained at the Ship until he retired in 1896.
Have a look at our web-site, www.saxilbyhistory.org. We have a feature on the Wheatley family on it.
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Thanks for that, great. I did try the Saxilby history website but found a problem with the contact form.