Tatham
Wennington
Lancashire
LA2 8NL
015242 21326
The Tatham Bridge is on the country road between Bentham in Yorkshire and Hornby in Lancashire, on the northern edge of the Forest of Bowland.
It combines two cottages, one dating from 1642 and the original pub which dates from 1744 (photo 1). Both buildings are Grade II Listed. The pub is popular with walkers and has a good local following, serving good quality food. It also runs the small caravan and campervan park across the road.
The pub features in a Turner watercolour, ‘Hornby Castle from Tatham Church’ painted during the artist’s tour of Yorkshire and Lancashire in 1816. Photo 2 is taken from roughly the same spot as Turner’s painting, but much has changed since then. The castle is no longer visible due to new hedges, and the painting includes characters in early 19th century costume with their farm animals. The publican’s family may be among the people shown. The painting is in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
