The Olde Ship
The Olde Ship is an historic building in Pilling, Lancashire, England. It was built in 1782 for sea captain and slave trader[1] George Dickinson (1732–1806),[2] and has been designated a Grade II listed building by Historic England.[3][4]
| The Olde Ship | |
|---|---|
| The Old Ship The Ship Inn | |
.jpg.webp) The building in 2015, after its 2011 restoration to return brickwork to its façade | |
| Location | Pilling, Lancashire, England |
| Coordinates | 53.92898°N 2.91109°W |
| Area | Borough of Wyre |
| Built | 1782 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 17 April 1967 |
| Reference no. | 1361882 |
  Location of The Olde Ship in the Borough of Wyre  The Olde Ship (Lancashire) | |
The building was used as a farmhouse, owned by a Mr Whiteside, in 1815,[5] while William Armer was landlord, when the property was a public house, for 36 years, retiring in 1927 at the age of 68.[6]
The village smithy adjoined the inn. It is now a private residence.[1]
See also
Notes
- A History of Blackpool, the Fylde and South Wyre – Nick Moore (2018), p. 211
- The Old Ship, Pilling – Geograph.co.uk
- Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), p. 503
- Historic England & 1361882
- General View of the Agriculture of Lancashire, Board of Agriculture (Great Britain), R. W. Dickson, William Stevenson (1815), p. 587
- William Armer & Mary Bailey – The Armers of Lancashire, 4 May 2017
Sources
- Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9
- Historic England, "The Old Ship, Pilling (1361882)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 December 2015
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