19 Century Pubs Limekiln Lane, Liverpool

[ShaunJ]

You can see the junction of Bevington Hill, Bevington Bush, and Limekiln Lane at the bottom of this map:  http://www.liverpoolhistoryprojects.co.uk/liverpoolaz/km79.htm

Presumably the Bush Inn was on that corner.

[ShaunJ]

Going back a bit further in directories:

1814 William Gorst, victualler, Frederick Street

[ainslie]

This is rather later, but the City's Licensing Report Book for 1909 gives 2, Limekiln Lane as the Bevington Bush Hotel, with two entrances in Limekiln Lane and two in Bevington Hill.
There were five other licensed premises in Limekiln Lane and three in Bevington Hill.
Ainslie

[Blue70]

The Bush Inn (the "Bevington Bush) was at 1 Bevington Hill.

As Shaun said it was not the Bush. Here's an entry for the original "Bush":-

1824 Baines’ Directory: “Bush House”, Daniel Clancy, Victualler, 11 Bevington Bush

The original "Bush" was demolished in 1830. There was a complaint in the Liverpool Mercury dated Friday 29 December 1826 about it and other buildings. It was located near the junction of Bevington Bush and Paul Street. It was rebuilt near to the junction with Blackstock Street. Here are some identifiable entries for this second incarnation of the "Bush":-

1843 Gore’s Directory: Thomas Lamb, Victualler, 1 Bevington Hill
1851 Census: Thomas Lamb, Publican, 1 Bevington Hill
1853 Gore’s Directory: Christopher Sharp, Victualler, 1 Bevington Hill
1861 Census: “Bush Inn”, Thomas Woodhead, Victualler, 1 Bevington Hill
1870 Green’s Directory: W. Ambrose, Publican, 1 Bevington Hill
1871 Census: William Ambrose, Music Hall Proprietor, 1 Bevington Hill
1881 Kelly’s Directory: “Bush Inn”, Charles James O’Dowd, 1 Bevington Hill
1881 Census: Public House (no names listed), 1 Bevington Hill
1891 Census: Hugh J. Murray, Licensed Victualler, 1 Bevington Hill
1894 Gore’s Directory: Hugh Joseph Murray, Wine & Spirit Vaults, 2 Limekiln Lane
1900 Gore’s Directory: Maurice William Cook, Victualler, 2 Limekiln Lane
1901 Census: Maurice W. Cook, Public House Manager, 2 Limekiln Lane
1911 Census: Maurice W. Cook, Public House Licensee, 1 Bevington Hill
1938 Kelly’s Directory: “Bevington Bush”, Michael Moylan, 1 Bevington Hill & 2 Limekiln Lane


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[Blue70]

"On the 16th instant, at St. Paul’s Church, Mr. John Duckers, to Mary Ann, daughter of Mrs. Mary Gorst, spirit dealer, Limekiln-lane. "  (Liverpool Mail, 22 June 1844)

 "Sale By Auction

Freehold well-accustomed Licensed PUBLIC HOUSE. at the corner of Portland-Street, Limekiln-lane, in Liverpool, in the occupation of Mrs Gorst"  (Liverpool Mail, various dates in March 1837)

This appears to be the right location for the pub you are researching (zoom out until the image shows), the writing is too small though on this as zoom is limited but you may be able to get a better version of this map:-

https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/334670/391819/13/100870


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[cristeen]

http://maps.nls.uk/view/102344096
1851 map of Liverpool
Zoom in to the area labelled Scotland Ward (left centre) and look for St Martins in the Fields Church.
Portland Street is three down from the church with Lime Kiln Lane running roughly North South and to the west
My ancestors may well have frequented this watering hole, they lived on Tatlock Street

[ShaunJ]

I cannot definitely link him with this family, but he married just before census night in 1841. Address given as Limekiln Lane, father's name William Gorst, farmer.

Mary Ann's father was also recorded as William Gorst, farmer on her 1844 marriage registration.

[ShaunJ]

Getting back to the original question:

Assuming that she lived in a pub, I am wondering if anyone knows which pub this is likely to  be.

The 1846 Slater's Directory has two lists of pubs - those with a sign  ( which are listed by the pub name) and those without a sign "commonly called Letters" (which are listed by the licensee's name). Mary Gorst's pub is on the second list. So it had no name.

[sugarfizzle]

Thank you all for beavering away for me.  I will try to follow up on the leads tonight.

I have been researching this family for some years, and found the Mary Gorst, Publican, at Limekiln Lane some years ago, thanks to RootsChatters.  It is only recently that I have started looking at this family again, and found the definite relationships between the three sisters.

I am still not 100% clear that WRBG is related to them, but I think he is likely to be.  It is the absence of baptism records that complicates the matter.

Margaret

Margaret