Ashton Rd, Denton
Initially, this public house was a beerhouse situated on the corner of Ashton Rd and Annan St and it was of brick construction, rectangular in plan, with gable ends.
The front elevation had three windows on the ground floor with the entrances to the right of the first and third window. The upper floor had three windows.
There was also a cellar. By the time of its demolition, early in the 20th century, it belonged to Threlfalls Brewery.
The name was derived from a spring below the hat factory of Joseph Howe & Sons Ltd situated directly behind the beerhouse and the Denton & Haughton Co-operative store and hall. The company drew water from this spring and this saved them some expense. For this reason the beerhouse came to be known as the ‘Silver Spring Arms’. Later, the name was changed to ‘Silver Springs’.
The replacement building was a larger and more ornate building constructed with Accrington Nori brick. Its design was typical of the Edwardian period influenced by the medieval era.| Year | Publican | Description |
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1858| James Wood |
Beerhouse |
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| 1861 | Ann Wood | Do |
| 1873 | Do | Do |
| 1882 | Do | Do |
| 1888-89 | Henry Wood | Do |
| 1891-1906 | Jane Elizabeth Wood | Do |
| 1909-13 | Do | Silver Spring Arms |
| 1914 | Exors of Jane Elizabeth Wood | Do |
James Wood and Ann Wood née Wild were husband and wife and Henry and Jane Elizabeth Wood (1844-1913) were their son and daughter, respectively; hence the licence was eventually transferred to Jane Elizabeth Wood's executors.
The Silver Springs was closed and boarded up in Dec 2016 in readiness for its demolition, which commenced during the week ending 24 Jun 2017.
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Detail of the wall plaque to the right of the front entrance. |
Detail of the pub sign. |
