A Hidden Gem: January 2010

Sunday, 31 January 2010

A Diamond Performance

Rob Leigh
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NEIL DIAMOND

On Saturday the 30th January A full house of die hard Neil Diamond fans were quite simply stunned by the Diamond performance by Rob Leigh and his tribute to the legend that is

Neil Diamond.

Having enjoyed a 4 course meal dinners were treated as Rob performed the classics of Sweet Caroline and I am I said plus many many more. Having spoken to many of the Neil Diamond fans many commented how wonderful an evening it was.

Mr & Mrs Eccles of Hurst Green said –

What a wonder full evening wasn’t he good! Looking forward to seeing tom in April!

Mr Bradleys Party –

A cracking night, food, service and entertainment spot on!

Forthcoming Tributes include –

Tom Jones
17th April 2010

Elvis
25th June 2010

Rob Stuart
25th September 2010

For more information or to make a reservation then please contact reception
01254 826518 or visit www.shireburnarmshotel.com

History of The Shireburn Arms

The Shireburn Arms is a little corner of Old England for you to savour. When it began life in 1679 it was a farm with a series of outbuildings. Stonyhurst College, just one mile away is one of the finest buildings in Lancashire and all England, acclaimed even by Alec Clifton-Taylor. A Jesuit school of enviable reputation and responsible for the schooling of many influential authors, Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes), J.R Tolkien (Lord of the Rings), the seven Victoria Cross's and the setting of many period dramas and films.
In fact, the Shireburn Coat of Arms appears only in the College and in stained glass in the hotel.
This historic hotel itself comprises of three buildings which have been sensitively combined to provide a place of charm and character.

The "Sherburn" was sold by the Weld family in 1831 and then run as a hotel by Richard Parker. His daughter, a Dominican nun, inherited the "Sherburn" and it became a convent from 1856. It was then sold to Stonhurst College in 1866, who then owned it until 1975, and was run by various landlords as a hotel. On an interesting note, the wife of an earlier publican, Ralph Holden, was said to have murdered one of his relatives in 1834. However, she claimed that she "had only put the arsenic in the tea pot, he had chosen to drink the tea." She was hung at Lancaster Castle.

Sunday, 31 January 2010

A Diamond Performance

Shireburn Lounge

Shireburn Pictures