Children living there included Charles’ sister Martha, and his daughters Louisa, Emma Jane ( she married into the Hodkinson family) and Charlotte. He was the last landlord of the old Griffin. His son Charles was born in 1837 and died in 1922 at the ripe old age of 85. On the Tithe map of 1841 Isaac’s name can be seen on the surrounding fields. (1888-1913 tithe map used to illustrate the inn's original location). īy the 1831 map the name Griffin Inn can be seen, so at some point prior, “Black” was dropped. They were an important tenant farming family. In 1829, 6 licensees later, the Hankinson family moved in. The barn alongside would house the horses of weary travellers, who were at the inn for a drink or a stopover. In 1786 the first liquor licence was bought by Thomas Bailey with a surety of £10 (about £1580 in 2021’s money) and £10 from the liquor merchant.
The Land Enclosures Acts of Parliament between 17 meant the farm was designated for the mixed farming of crops and animals with hedges and fences for boundaries, rather than just wide open space for local people to use. By 1750 Griffin Farm was well established on Long Lane.
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