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On a lighter note, on the 30th of September 1898, the Fete Committee of the Paulton branch of the Loyal Ancient Order of Shepherds had a meal at the Dove Inn. | On a lighter note, on the 30th of September 1898, the Fete Committee of the Paulton branch of the Loyal Ancient Order of Shepherds had a meal at the Dove Inn. | ||
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| + | ????-1861-???? Thomas James | ||
| + | ????-1867-1883 George Emery | ||
| + | 1883-???? Samuel Sheppard | ||
| + | ????-1888 Amanda Pow | ||
| + | 1888 Thomas James (temporarily) | ||
| + | 1888-1921 George Simmons | ||
Revision as of 21:33, 5 December 2020
Overview
The origins of the Dove Inn, which was situated just behind the Blackbird, seem to lie with Thomas James, who was selling beer from the premises at the time of the 1861 census. In January 1863 he was fined £1 for selling beer at unlawful hours. He was summoned again, for the same offence, in May and August of 1865 - which cost him another £1 in fines (though the case in August was dismissed).
George Emery, the son-in-law of Thomas James, seems to have taken over officially in 1872 when he was granted a license to sell beer - although his occupation had been given as Beer House Keeper on the baptism records of his children since September 1867. In August 1876 George was fined 15s for having unjust measures in his premises. In 1879 he was summoned again for using unstamped measures, but the case was dismissed because they could not prove they were actually used. The argument presented was that he measured the beer out in a different measure, and then poured it into the unstamped ones. Hmm...
On George's death in 1882, Samuel Sheppard took over. He had previously run a beer house on Millards HIll in Welton. He was succeeded by Amanda Pow. Amanda died in August 1888, and the license was passed to George Simmons (passing very briefly through Thomas James hands as a bit of a technicality). The police originally objected to the license transfer, but when George assured them he was going to live in the house himself, they withdrew the objection. George seems to have been good to his word. Note - this is actually the first time I can find the name "Dove Inn" used.
On the 27th of April, 1889 a bit of trouble which started at the Dove got into the papers. Uriah Maggs (father of a later landlord of the Rose & Crown) was in the pub with his son in the afternoon, and was "in liquor". George turned him out for bad behaviour (perhaps after Uriah had used bad language to his wife), but the trouble continued once they reached home at about 8 in the evening - resulting in Uriah's son being hit with candlestick and breaking a rib which punctured a lung.
On a lighter note, on the 30th of September 1898, the Fete Committee of the Paulton branch of the Loyal Ancient Order of Shepherds had a meal at the Dove Inn.
Licensees
????-1861-???? Thomas James ????-1867-1883 George Emery 1883-???? Samuel Sheppard ????-1888 Amanda Pow 1888 Thomas James (temporarily) 1888-1921 George Simmons