The Padiham Heritage Appraisal - Burnley Borough Council

3.5.4 Four of the oldest surviving public houses in Padiham arethe (Old) Black Bull (now known as the Cellar Restaurant), StarkieArms, (Hand and) Shuttle and the Hare and Hounds. All werein existence by 1828 and were recorded in Pigot’s CommercialDirectory of Cheshire, Derbyshire and Lancashire of the same year(pp.431-432).The Cellar Restaurant with its stone flag roof nestlesbetween the towering St. Leonard’s Church and arow of three storey shops with living accommodationabove.Hare and Hounds, West Street3.5.5 The Cellar Restaurant, (former Black Bull or the Old BlackBull) is thought to be the oldest surviving public house building inPadiham. Built during the 17th century, it was re-fronted during theearly to mid 19th century with gables added in the late 19th century.Its position and depth of foundations in relation to the build up of theroadway suggest a rebuilding on earlier foundations (Mitchell et al,2004, p.27). In the mid 19th century part of the Old Black Bull wasused as a butcher’s shop (Barrett, 1868, p.823). The building, whichis of rendered rubble with painted sandstone dressings and a roofconstructed of stone flags, is statutorily listed grade II (Plan A).The height and scale of the adjacent St. Leonard’s Church dominatethis building, which would have once been located within the marketarea.3.5.6 Dating back to at least 1828 are the locally listed Hare andHounds and the (Hand and) Shuttle (Plan A & Pigot, 1828, p.432).The Hare and Hounds Inn is set amongst a cluster of 18th centuryhandloom weavers’ cottages. Although the inn has been extendedand rebuilt over time, it still retains some of its original architecturalfeatures, including a stone flag roof and steps leading up to itsentrance. The Hare and Hounds Inn was under the stewardshipof Stephenson in 1828 (Pigot, 1828, 432). A small row of cottagesknown as Bloater Hall once occupied a space in front of the inn.These have been cleared opening up a view of the inn from HollandStreet and West Street (Plans A & B). The Hand and Shuttle, whichis located down the hill on Eccleshill Street, was known as theShuttle in 1828 before becoming known as the Hand and Shuttle(Pigot, 1828 & 1834). The ‘hand and shuttle’ is depicted within theShuttleworth coat of arms. The building, which was simply designed,is rendered and painted cream.3.5.7 The Starkie Arms was probably built at the same time as the turnpike road fromBlackburn (Plan B). Named after the Starkie family of Huntroyde, it was in existence by c.1818(Lancashire General Directory, 1818-1820). Today the property lies at the prominent junctionof Church St, Mill Street, Moor Lane and Burnley Road. This junction was in the centre ofPadiham until the mid 19th century when Church Street and Mill Street would have been filledwith market stalls. Today the public house is locally listed and evidence suggests that it mightbe timber framed (Plan A). The garages to the rear were built as coaching stables and it isthought that the pub car park is the site of the 17th century courthouse. A plaque on number12 Mill Street reads “It was within this courthouse in 1633 that presiding Justices of the PeaceRichard Shuttleworth and John Starkie heard evidence from E. Robinson of reputed witchcraft”.3.5.8 Also located at this junction adding to the cluster of public houses, are the King’s ArmsHotel and the New Black Bull. The King’s Arms, situated at 2 Mill Street, was first recorded inPigot’s directory of 1828 and was probably named after King George IV. The New Black Bulllocated next door at 4 Mill Street was in existence from at least 1834 (Pigot, 1834) havingpossibly been known earlier as the Clock Face. Both pubs remain in their original use today.20 heritage appraisal