 The other, "Lancashire Legends" by Katherine Eyre (1972), says that from 1818 to 1869 it was a public house called the Horse and Hounds, but generally known as the Black Sloven, the name of a favourite hunting mare of legendary speed which belonged to the former owner, Mr Charles Turner.He died in 1733.It says that "The Boggart Chamber" became a place to be avoided, although it is not clear if this was in the pre-1620s house or not.