The Olde Ship is an historic building in
Pilling,
Lancashire, England. It was built in 1782 for
sea captain
A sea captain, ship's captain, captain, master, or shipmaster, is a high-grade licensed mariner who holds ultimate command and responsibility of a merchant vessel.Aragon and Messner, 2001, p.3. The captain is responsible for the safe and efficie ...
and
slave trader[''A History of Blackpool, the Fylde and South Wyre'']
– Nick Moore (2018), p. 211 George Dickinson (1732–1806), and has been designated a Grade II
listed building by
Historic England.
The building was used as a farmhouse, owned by a Mr Whiteside, in 1815, while William Armer was landlord, when the property was a
public house, for 36 years, retiring in 1927 at the age of 68.
William Armer & Mary Bailey
– The Armers of Lancashire, 4 May 2017
The village smithy adjoined the inn. It is now a private residence.[
]
See also
*Listed buildings in Pilling
Pilling is a civil parish in the Wyre district of Lancashire, England. It contains seven buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, two are at Grade II*, the middle ...
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A view of the building in 2017A 19th-century view of the building
1782 establishments in England
Houses completed in 1732
Grade II listed houses
Grade II listed pubs in Lancashire
Houses in Lancashire
Hotels in Lancashire
Buildings and structures in the Borough of Wyre
Pilling
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