The Talbot Hotel, Kirkgate.The hotel stood on the corner of Kirkgate
and Darley Street; the site is occupied in 2006 by Superdrug and
Orange. It dated back to 1677 and was once
a famous coaching inn. The dimensions were considerable - the
building stretched down to the beck and contained the old Piece
Hall within its gardens. It was rebuilt in 1879 with the creation
of Bank Street. The New Talbot closed in March 1974. The talbot
is a type of bloodhound and stone replicas of the dog went missing
from the pub upon its sale in 1974. These were later put on sale
at Sotheby's in Chester. The original hound above the entrance
was made of wood and bought by Mr Edward Hailstone of Wakefield
who died in 1891. Branwell Bronte is said to have frequented the
hotel whist lodging in Fountain Street.
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