The
Blue Bell was situated on Spring Gardens in the centre of town. The pub was
opened in the 1830s by Thomas Foster (born 1777). A cotton weaver by trade
Foster most likely left the running of the pub to his wife Ann.
Thomas
Foster appears in local directories from 1836 onwards. In April 1848 he was
hauled before the courts after being caught serving beer on a Sunday morning a
crime that saw him fined 2 shillings plus costs. [1]
The
Bolton directory published later in 1848 sees Thomas Foster replaced by Joseph
Graham and family. However, Thomas Foster had returned by 1852. He died later
that same year and the pub appears to have closed a short time afterwards.
[1]
Manchester Courier, 29 April 1848.
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