A Black Swan is mentioned in deeds of 1742 and 1800, also in 1800 land tax records when a ‘tax … More
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DUKE OF CUMBERLAND – DUKE WILLIAM – QUEEN VICTORIA, 130 CHURCH GATE
Photo above: Around the time of this photograph the landlord, Thomas Beaumont, was fined £1 or fourteen days imprisonment for … More
KING WILLIAM IV – MALTSTERS ARMS, 116 CHURCH GATE
Mr Smith landlord of the King William had in July 1831 information given against him by Elias Price an informer … More
BIRMINGHAM ARMS, 105 CHURCH GATE
Birmingham Arms seems to have run from circa 1861 until 1905. Prior to that 105 Churchgate listed as an unnamed … More
SUN, 96 CHURCH GATE
Photo above: Delivering beer in Church Gate. The Sun is on the right, just out of the picture. The draymen … More
THREE CANNONS – ORDNANCE ARMS – CLOTHIERS ARMS – PRINCE OF WALES, 56 CHURCH GATE
Named as the Three Cannons in the 1815 Directory, and was the Ordnance Arms 1822-1830. Sale of Ordinance Arms, 17 … More
BUTCHERS ARMS, 40 CHURCH GATE
Originally an unnamed beer house, it became known as the Butchers’ Arms when the Murdy family who had a butchers … More
CROWN & CUSHION, 32 CHURCH GATE
JR has a recording in 1802, with John Wright the landlord. The next recording is in 1822, when W. Coltman … More
GARDENERS ARMS, CHURCH GATE
A Gardeners Arms was recorded in Church Gate between 1830s-1840s but no actual number given. What is known is that … More
KENILWORTH, 28 CHURCH GATE
Also recorded as Kenilworth House in 1869, with Joseph Hames as licensee. Seems to have gone by 1880.