Black Dog Inn, Burnley

iBase ID

322467

Reference identifier

EBU-U01-D64-32-1

Title

Black Dog Inn, Burnley

Place

Burnley

General notes

A low-class beer house that was situated down 'Wapping' on No. 4 Cannon Street. It closed in 1902. The inns and taverns in Wapping were notorious for badger-baiting and reports from the time indicate that cruel 'sport' went on in the Black Dog as well as cockfights (Nadin, J. 2007).

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Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Year of image

Early 20th Century

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Subjects

Place Names > Burnley

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