Stood midway between the present Ale Wagon and the Spread Eagle, the Wolf and Lamb was for many years run by the Cave family. In 1840, Edward Cave was licensee and 1865 the licence passed to Mrs. Cave on the death of her husband, who was licencee for seventeen years. This would have been Edwards’s son, John, who succeeded his father.
On the 3rd of January 1880, the pub was advertised to be sold by private treaty together with an adjoining cottage.
JR’s list of licensees:
1864, John Cave. 1869, Shadrach Wilson. 1879, Sarah Wilson. 1881, Henry Smith. 1881, Henry George. 1881, Harry Wilson. 1883, Sylvester Hubble. 1883, William Warren or Warner. 1888, Henry Lucas. 1891, Eleanor O’Brien. 1891, Albert Gilbert. 1895, Joseph Earl.
Sue Bergen informs us according to the 1871 census the pub was known as THE WOLFE and SAINTS-licensee Shadrach Wilson taken over and renamed (?) by his widow Sarah (after his death in 1879) She married Henry Smith in 1881, the licence was then in his name for a minute before passing to Henry George then Harry Wilson all in 1881. (thanks Sue)
Eady and Dully brewers were the owners of the pub. The licence was refused in 1917 and the brewery received £853 in compensation with the tenant getting £150.
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