The Bull, Poulton-le-Fylde explained

The Bull
Former Names:The Black Bull Inn
Address:2 Blackpool Old Road
Location Town:Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire
Location Country:England
Coordinates:53.8462°N -2.9927°W
Completion Date:19th century
Owner:Stonegate Pub Company
Floor Count:2
Building Type:Public house
Mapframe:yes

The Bull is a public house on Blackpool Old Road in the English market town of Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire.[1] The original pub, named The Black Bull Inn,[2] was built in the 19th century and gave its name to the street on which it stood.[3] Bull Street was renamed Blackpool Old Road in the 20th century. The pub, named the Bull Hotel,[4] was rebuilt in 1963.[5]

Poulton Freemasons originally met at The Bull, prior to moving to a purpose-built location in Market Place in 1900.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1 May 2020 . Poulton in pictures: A market town steeped in history . 2 June 2023 . Blackpool Gazette . en.
  2. Book: Commons, Great Britain Parliament House of . Parliamentary Papers . 1907 . H.M. Stationery Office . en.
  3. Book: Storey, Christine . Poulton-le-Fylde Through Time . 2012-10-15 . Amberley Publishing Limited . 978-1-4456-3038-0 . en.
  4. Web site: Market Place & Bull Hotel, Poulton ~ 1960 . 2024-07-09 . Red Rose Collections from Lancashire County Council . en-GB.
  5. Book: Moore, Nick . A History of Blackpool, the Fylde and South Wyre . Nick Moore . 2018 . 257.
  6. https://www.visitlytham.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/History-of-Blackpool-Nick-Moore.pdf A History of Blackpool, the Fylde and South Wyre