| Wardleys | |
|---|---|
 The pub in 2009, shortly before its demolition | |
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| Former names | Wardleys Hotel |
Alternative names | Wardleys Riverside Inn |
General information | |
| Type | Public house |
| Location | Wardley's Lane, Hambleton, Lancashire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°52′43″N 2°58′01″W / 53.8787°N 2.9669°W |
Completed | 18th century |
| Closed | 2005 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
Wardleys was a pub on Wardley's Lane in the civil parish of Stalmine-with-Staynall, near the village of Hambleton, Lancashire. The building dated to the 18th century and occupied a location, on the eastern banks of the River Wyre and beside Wardleys Creek, believed to have been used since Roman times.
In the 1890s, during part of its life as a hotel, it was owned by Thomas Houghton. In the 1950s, R. F. Fyles was the proprietor. It was also a farm during that era, and a fire destroyed its barn in December 1899; the hotel was not affected.
After the pub's closure in 2005, the building fell into disuse and dereliction, during which time it was used as a marijuana-growing location on its upper floors and a Chinese restaurant on the ground floor. It closed in late 2010 and burned down on 25 April 2011. It was then demolished, and has now been replaced by a home, built by the last owner of the pub.
