Robin Hood (Stockport)
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | 53.406998, -2.154661 |
| Adm. div. | Cheshire |
| Vicinity | 35 Middle Hillgate, Stockport |
| Type | Public house |
| Interest | Robin Hood name |
| Status | Defunct |
| First Record | 1850 |
35 Middle Hillgate, Stockport.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-04-19. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-04-19.
A public house named the Robin Hood existed on 35 Middle Hillgate in Stockport in 1850–53. The pub is listed in the History, Gazetteer & Directory of Cheshire for 1850, with Samuel Hallworth & Co., spirit merchant and victualler, as proprietors and 35 Middle Hillgate as the street address.[1]
Whellan & Co.'s Directory for Manchester (1853) has Samuel Hallworth at 37 – not 35 – Middle Hillgate.[2]
Gazetteers
- Not included in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 293-311.
Sources
- The Genealogist: 1853 Manchester Whellan Directory, p. 808
- University of Leicester Special Collections Online: Historical Directories of England & Wales: History, Gazetteer & Directory of Cheshire, 1850, pp. 287, 304.
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