Inns in Saxilby

[suttontrust]

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?

[philipsearching]

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.

[mumjo]

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

[1pds]

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.

[suttontrust]

Thanks, the Bridge Inn makes sense.  Joseph's son later kept the Pyewipe.

[1pds]

If Mumjo is correct, and Front Street is now Bridge Street, then The Sun Inn looks to be the likely candidate.

[mumjo]

There is a Saxilby history society, you could email them if you wanted to be certain - saxilbyhistory.org for website.
Jo

[suttontrust]

Thanks for that.

[philipsearching]

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.