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Originally Posted by blackburnlad
How dare a Blackburnian join in a debate amongst Accrington historians? Well, I'm going to  I was interested in this pub (Slaters Arms) as it was a Dutton's House. Good old Blackburn brewery Dutton's you know !
Well from my quick research Walter & co, the Slaters Arms wasn't 21 or 23 Whalley Road, that was the Hope & Anchor Hotel at numbers 21-23 Whalley Rd (still is from what I can gather).
The Slaters Arms was at number 13 Whalley Road and was on the corner of Marquis Street. I don't know if Marquis Street still exists?
According to my reference books, Whalley Rd began at Abbey Street. You then had numbers 1,3,5,7,9 and 11 (then cross Marquis St) continuing with number 13 (Slaters Arms), 15 (a temperance bar), 17 (once a newsagent), 19 and the the Hope & Anchor at 21 -23.
Colin |
PS - I should have added that the above info came from the 1894 trades directory and the 1925 trades directory. All the directories in between those years and possibly a little later would give the same information. But by the 1951 directory (which is the latest I have), Marquis Street had disappeared. So odds are, it was demolished sometime between 1925 and 1951. Also (possibly because of demolition), Whalley Road was re-numbered and the Hope & Anchor then became numbers 27, 29 & 31. Not sure what happened there, can only assume extra properties had been built where others had been demolished. Complicated isn't it?