|
Name/s (prefix of 'The' omitted) |
Landlords or a resident |
| Abbot John / Railway / Railway Hotel | The railway came to Whstd C 1865 1869 owned by A Lattimore and kept by William Seabrook 1871 incl James Johnson bootmaker? 1881 - 1886 Wm Seabrook licensed Vict Coal Mrchant & Farmer aged 36 1890 - 1901 James William Collins 1912 - 1929 George Bolding 1933 - 1937 A H (Mrs?) Fossett, Alf East |
| Bell Inn / Bell & Crown | 1617 was The Bell C 1700 licensee was Francis Childs son of Thomas 1820s Fanny Baker Licensee and various Bakers held the house from 1815 to 1840, 1840 kept by William Brownie Robert Bray, Cooper & Victualler 1851(Bell Inn) C 1850 became the Bell & Crown 1855 Mrs M A Bray 1876 George Bray Wm McCulloch (1881/1890) Cooper & Brewer William John Davies (1899) Mr Sweeney, ‘Nick’ Nicholson (previously chef at The Bull) Charles Parker(1901) 1912/29 John Noble 1933 Alfred J Hitchins 1937 Sydney S G Sweeney |
| Bricklayer's Arms / Boot | Thomas Thrale, Baker &
Beer Seller 1851 (Boot) Rebecca Ward (1881) aged 50 Publican Mr & Mrs Brown (1893) 1901 Thomas Yardley |
| Bull | 1617 it had 119 acres of land 1667 Roger Austin William & Joannah Hooper (at least 1839 and 1852). In the 1850s William Hooper (who was also a postmaster) and family kept the house for 50 years or more. Joanna Hooper, Inn Keeper (1851 census) Mrs J Hooper (by 1855) owned it in her own right Eliza Hooper (1881) licensed victualler aged 70 1895 Walter Batchelor Thomas Dickson Myles (1899, 1912) 1935 Thrale Brothers 1937 Philip Hayward Mecey ? Dick Spurr Managed by Pat and Barry Kent - 1965 - 1970 (went on to run the White Horse at Hatching Green) Norman and Phyllis Rose. 1970-1974 |
| Traveller's Friend (1901), Cherry Trees |
no building in 1840 1868 owned by A Latimore (brewer) - was called Cherry Trees John Brothers (1881) 1886 was called Traveller's friend, 1896 was Cherry Trees (Ind Coope) Lewis Lines C 1890 to 1900 (J Pyrke took over from him.) J Pyrke (1901) 1912 Samuel Izzard 1922 -1937 Thos Izzard |
| Cricketers | Mr/Mrs
Carter* Joseph Hale(1891?) Charles Carter (1901) |
| Cross Keys (Gustard Wood) | 1617 house occupied by William Sibbley before 1756 became an inn occupied by Edward Ephgrave Up to 1834 the Ephgraves associated with it. "William Ephgrave aged 96 years had taken out 67 licenses for the Cross Keys" - parish burial record John & Mary Sibley, Shoemaker & Victualler (1851) 1882 - 1890 George Russell George Russel(1891) Samuel White Coayes (1899) Samuael W Coates (1901) Walter and Annie Kingston (c.1908-c.1918) 1922 Robert Parkinson 1926 Joseph Parkinson 1929 - 1933 S Phelon 1937 Frank H Bognall Frank Bagnall, Bill Booker (American I believe), Tom & Elsie Sygrove, Andy Hibberd |
| Elephant & Castle (Amwell) | 1714 kept by C.M. ? 1764 dated brick in front wall 1812 Charles Humphreys was paying the rates 1837 owned by John Dorrington and later Pryor Reid Said to have well in garden 200ft deep ? John Stredder, Carpenter & Beer Shop Keeper (1851 in Amwell) Amos Gale (1901) Jack & Edie (Edith) Smith (1930s - 1950s) Laurie & Gwen Beavis, John Taylor Stuart Willett - 1990 Bob & Sue Muir |
| Locomotive | |
| Melbourne Arms (1800s) name changed when Lord Melbourne
was disgraced, (Was this also The Horse & Jockey, Marford, that appears in the 1881 Census?) Lord Nelson Nelson |
1835 called
the Melbourne Arms kept by Samual Gray and owned by Joseph Kinsley of
Kimpton 1851 Samuel Gray, Sawyer & Keeper of Beer Shop (Melbourne Arms) Charles Floyd (1881 The Horse & Jockey) Geore Carter - The Nelson Inn (1899) George Carter (1901) 1902 John Grainger 1912 William R Robinson 1922 - 1926 David Gadsby 1929 - 1937 Fredk Smith Lou Smith Ron McCann George & Doreen Dawson (1965-1975) Charles & Ada Leonard (1975- ) Bob from the Cross Keys |
| Three Oaks (Nomansland) | 1820s Joseph Simpson mortgaged to W H
Latimore which he acquired on the death of Thomas Crawley - probably a
beer house at that date. Ivory (1824) Was in the Simpsons hands until 1938 when Miss Annie Simpson conveyed it to McMullens & Son Thomas J Jones (1901) Trundel Dave & Vera Beadle Vera Beadle for 6 months Peter & Pam Hammond for 6 months Roy & June Taylor |
| Old Plough (Gustard Wood) | Lucy Straw, 1840 owned by Thomas George and beerhouse kept by John Edmonds. 1882 - 1901 Francis Russell Frank Russell (not related to Bert), 1902 - 1912 Henry Straw 1922 - 1929 Mrs L Straw Mr Pridham, Dickie Halsey The last landlord of the Plough was Les Huson (he came from The Boot at Kimpton} - when the pub closed he went to the licensed victuallers national home at Denham. Contributed by Trevor Figg. |
| Red Cow | 1840 owned by John
Dorrington & kept by William Peacock 1841 owned by Joseph Kinglsey Charles Gray, Brewers Labr & Beer Shop Keeper (1851) Charles and Ann Gray (1861) 1866 owned by A Lattimore Charles Gray (1899, 1901) Mrs. Minnie Sarah Westwood nee Gray (1944) Les and Effie Rolph (late 1950s to mid 1960s) Percy English I lived opposite the Red Cow for about 30 years and the Landlady that I remember was Mrs Minnie Westwood, at one time there was a
small shop with the pub. I think the Westwoods' were there until Les (Texas) Rolph took over the licence. |
| Red Lion | George Nash, Carpenter
& Beer Shop Keeper (1851) Elijah Collins (1901) at The Lion |
| Rose & Crown, (Folly) |  1836
Beerhouse1840 kept by Mathew Munt 1882 - 1886 John Williams 1890 Mrs Elizabeth Williams 1901 - 1912 Amos Smart, James Hillen wife Lucy. (after Sept 1917) picture on right - please email  with any further information about
James Hillen.1922 - 1937 Wm Hysom |
| Royal Oak | George Elmore (1901) |
| Ship / Free Trader | James Dunham (1861) John Brothers (1891) 1899 - 1902 George H Garland |
| Swan | 1744 John House 1756 kept by James Messer 1791 owner Isaac House of Grove Farm sold to James Wilkin, whstd brewer. 1814 Licensee Joseph Sibley (was appointed overseer of the poor) 1836 bought by John Isaac. A blacksmith shop was attached for many years. Charles Burgess (1851) aged 37 Innkeeper, b Tewin, Herts Maria Burgess(1881) aged 63 Innkeeper 1882 Mrs Mary Burgess 1886 / 1890 Fred Burgess Frederick and Frances Burgess until they moved to London in 1891/2 Mr G Brown (1894) Mrs Agnes Brown (1899, 1901) 1922 Arthur Ernest Lovick 1926 William Baines 1929 - 1933 Jn P Wilkinson Percy Wilkinson, Jim Hensman |
| Tin Pot (Gustard Wood) | 1665 Roger Parker 1756 kept by William Carter by 1884 owned by John House Mrs Ward, Father of Tom Archer (c1890s James Males aged 71(1891), Charlie Pond (c1900) J Robinson (1901) Bert & Olive (nee Ward) Russell, Stuart St George (Canadian who stayed after WW1), Stan Deeks (Son Maurice founded Deeks Electrical, Harpenden), Peter & Jean Stratton |
| Two Brewers | 1901 - 1902 James Westwood. Licence refused in 1906 because of too many Beer houses |
| Walnut Tree | Albert Wright |
| White Hart / The White Stag / The Stag | Wm Harris, Journeyman
Miller & Beer Seller 1851(White Hart) Miss Ellen Dawes (1901) |
| King William IV (prior to 1875), Park Hotel(1901), Wicked Lady(1967) Strawberry Tree(for short time Nov 2002) Wicked Lady |
1835 owned by Ralph
Thrale and kept by Cornelius Franklin |
| Prince of Wales, then John Bunyan | (no mention until after the
1861 census) Alfred & Sarah Slough(1871,1881(had a son William)) 1891 uninhabited 1901 William Calvey, Emma (wife), and children Matilda, Gertrude, Frederick, Janet and Donald. Arthur George Bell William & Emma Harvey (1933-1952) Dolly & Dave Harvey(1952) Eddie & Gill Comley |
| Royal Exchange, Gustard Wood | Abraham Brothers, Boot
& Shoemaker & Beer Seller (1851) Abraham Brothers (1861, 1871) " Abraham Brothers (1881) son of above 1890 - 1902 George Spikesley |
| Woodman |