Old pubs of Hull

[hessle roader]

is this it? this was in castle st

[schwagre]

Thank you very much for the photo.
I unfortunately don't have an address of the pub as it wasn't mentioned, but it castle street is
now and I assume then too in the market place are of the city and covered by Garrison Side.
So I think it must be the correct location.
thanks
Dave

[hessle roader]

There was actually two  commercial inns this one was Cogan street just before Castle st running between adelaide st and william st off hessle road

[schwagre]

That is very interesting to see that there were infact two pubs of the same name.
Only fact I have on the address is really that it was in Garrison Side, which I presume
was near to the river.
I will see if there are any other records in the family which pins it down any more.
I seem to remember there being other references to it in the census records.

[Bee]

To confuse matters even further, the 1851 Hull directory lists the following:

Commercial Hotel, John Clarke, 60 Wincolmlee

Commercial Inn, William Boyes, Great Union Street

Commercial Inn, Peter Blenkin, 57 Cogan Street

Commercial Tavern, John Batty, 61 Mytongate


Bee
 

[schwagre]

Hi
Just to a closer look at the innkeeper's licence and
it shows the name as Commercial Tavern, so it must
be the one in Mytongate.
My gg-grandfather took it over in 1852 and in the
1861 he was down as a victualler too, although it
doesn't say where for that year.

Maybe there is a photo of the Mytongate - Commercial Tavern too.
Dave

[Bee]

Hi
The 1861 directoty for Hull shows,

Commercial Inn, Mrs J Blenkin, 57 Cogan Street

Commercial Tavern, Thomas Arton Massey, 8 Fish Street & 61 Mytongate

Commecial Tavern, W Thorley, Great Union Street

Bee
 

[schwagre]

Hi
I checked the 1861 Census and it shows his address indeed with the same street
namely Great Union Street and as you show W.Thorley is the proprietor.

So that confirms now that Great Union street is infact the correct address for the
Commercial Tavern.   
Wonder if that is shown as a photo too.

Dave

[Bee]

Hi Dave

a photo and brief history

http://www.paul-gibson.com/history/lost-pubs-of-hull-C-to-E.php

Bee