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South Manchester Reporter Aritcle 21/10/10

Paul — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 19:52:31 +0000

Jackson’s Boat appeared in the South Manchester Reporter, 21/10/10 in the Looking Back column by Graham Phythian.

Historical Pictures

Paul — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:39:54 +0000

Historical Pictures of Jackson’s Boat, Sale.

Historical Pictures

Various old pictures of Jackson's Boat

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Outside Bar Construction

Photos of the construction of the outside bar - Spring 2007

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Appeal as Riverside Pub Wins Repreive – M.E.N. 1980′s

admin — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:29:29 +0000

The following article appeared in the Manchester Evening News at some point during the 1980′s and referred to plans by the brewery to rebuild Jackson’s Boat.

A Brief History of Jackson’s Boat

admin — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:25:57 +0000

Jackson’s Boat is situated on the banks of the River Mersey which is the traditional boundary between Cheshire and Lancashire. It’s been a meeting place for many centuries and it’s recorded that the local Jacobean Club used to meet here in the 1730′s and drink to the King’s health over a bowl of punch.

Construction of the present brick building was originally started at the end of the eighteenth century; replacing an old wood and planter house that stood on the site. A prominent local farmer named Jackson cultivated land in the area around this era and regularly ferried people across the river by boat, charging them a small fee. In 1814 the land came up for sale as ‘Jackson’s of the Boat’ or the ‘Boat House’ and it is around this time that the house passed into the hands of a James Lawton Richardson. His widow Margaret can be found in the 1871 Census as a 'beer seller'.

In 1816 a footbridge was built over the river and a halfpenny toll charged to cross it on foot or one penny with a bicycle and for many years the pub was known as the Bridge Inn. This bridge was washed away in a storm and was rebuilt in 1881 as an iron girder bridge which still stands today. It wasn’t until the 1940s when Manchester Corporation bought the bridge that the toll was finally abolished.