The White Swan Inn, Barnsley

[eagleye]

No. 7 Queen Street, Barnsley, The White Swan Inn

Anyone know anything about it?

At no 3, Queen Street was a Chemist and Druggist (1881 census)

[Ebch]

William Hawksworth is listed in Pigots Directory 1829 and 1834 giving William Hawksworth as landlord.  George Cavard is listed as a druggist, Queens St, in 1829.  The picture below shows the Three Cranes on the left with the White Swan facing it.  If you know Barnsley, the policeman is standing outside what is now Marks and Spencers.    So some local person tell me - what was the little dark pub (my mother told me never to go in them  ) about 30 yards down from the policeman called when the White Swan went?

[carolanne]

Wine Shades ??

[Ebch]

Ooh Carolanne - Yes that's the one! Surely you never.....................

[carolanne]

Nah I'm too young lol and if any of the pubs in Barnsley town centre ever waited on my custom they would have gone bancrupt been knocked down and now would be blocks of flats opsssss sorry apartments lol lol
Glad to be of help.

[eagleye]

Thanks for the photograph.

I've googled but can find out nothing about its history.  Particularly interested in the year 1881.

[Ebch]

Is it the family there that you are researching?  If so try Kellys Directory

[eagleye]

No, it's the pub I want to know about.  It's history and reputation etc.

[Ebch]

Suggest Local History Dept at Barnsley Central Library then.  Queen St is in no 3 of EG Tasker's Barnsley Streets and that's the only one missing from my set