Photo above: Outside the Sir Charles Napier, possibly during the Sawbridge tenure, with the obligatory terrier getting in the picture. Notice the fine etched windows by Holes’ brewery.
Stood on the corner of Causeway Lane and White Street, also known as the Napier Inn, a beer house from circa 1864, changed its name after the admiral, Charles Napier, was knighted. It closed on the 31st of December 1936, when its licence was transferred by Holes brewery to a new pub on Glenfield Road, to be known under the same name.
Its licensees were as follows: 1864, George Pewsey. 1870, George Simmons. 1871 Frederick White 1872, Arthur William Watts. Watts was also listed as owner of the pub, 1878, Thomas Hutt who had been running a beer off and grocers in Spencer St. 1879, William Norman. 1888, Thomas Norman. 1892, Ralf Preston. 1897, James Arthur Gilbert. 1913, Thomas Bruce. 1914, Charles Edward Sawbridge. 1917, Annie Sawbridge. 1919, Charles Sawbridge. 1922 John Arthur Pinsent April 1926 Pinsent was charged with confining two goldfinch and two linnets in a cage not big enough to stretch their wings, one of the birds was brought to in court where it was described that “the court was lost in the glory of the birds song” where all were impressed, the magistrates so dismissed the case. Pinsent died 1930 so later that year Edwin Bruce was licensee.
For further info on licensee James Gilbert see www.craxford-family.co.uk
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