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==Location== | ==Location== | ||
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- 1899-1904 Albert Cullen | - 1899-1904 Albert Cullen | ||
- 1904-1937 William Gillard | - 1904-1937 William Gillard | ||
| + | - ????-1939-???? M. Harrington | ||
- 1951-1974 James Macey | - 1951-1974 James Macey | ||
- 1974-???? Alec White | - 1974-???? Alec White | ||
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|06/03/1856 | |06/03/1856 | ||
| − | | | + | |"March 6, at Paulton, the wife of Mr. Joseph Banfield, of the Somerset Inn, a son." |
|Wells Journal - 22 March 1856 | |Wells Journal - 22 March 1856 | ||
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|William Gillard of the Somerset Inn is charged with not giving up his license to move pigs. | |William Gillard of the Somerset Inn is charged with not giving up his license to move pigs. | ||
|[[Temple Cloud Petty Sessions]] | |[[Temple Cloud Petty Sessions]] | ||
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| + | |31/03/1911 | ||
| + | |William James Gillard (age 44) is living with his wife Elizabeth (age 45) and five children at New Pit, Paulton. He is a Licensed Victualler. | ||
| + | |1911 Census | ||
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|1914 | |1914 | ||
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|Funeral of Elizabeth Gillard (age 69) wife of licensee of the Somerset Inn | |Funeral of Elizabeth Gillard (age 69) wife of licensee of the Somerset Inn | ||
|[[Western Daily Press - 15 May 1936]] | |[[Western Daily Press - 15 May 1936]] | ||
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| + | |1937 | ||
| + | |William Gillard gave up license and left Paulton when he married his second wife (as related in description of his funeral) | ||
| + | |[[Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 12 April 1940]] | ||
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|08/02/1939 | |08/02/1939 | ||
|Sanitary accomodation needed to be improved at last years licensing session - work not yet completed. Renewal of license was to be adjourned until 7th March, but George's Breweries said the work would be done soon. | |Sanitary accomodation needed to be improved at last years licensing session - work not yet completed. Renewal of license was to be adjourned until 7th March, but George's Breweries said the work would be done soon. | ||
|[[Temple Cloud Petty Sessions]]<br />[[Western Daily Press - 08 February 1939]] | |[[Temple Cloud Petty Sessions]]<br />[[Western Daily Press - 08 February 1939]] | ||
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| + | |23/06/1939 | ||
| + | |Funeral of Mr. L. H. Banfield. There is a floral tribute from Mr and Mrs M. Harrington and Edna, Somerset Inn. | ||
| + | |Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 23 June 1939 | ||
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|04/08/1939 | |04/08/1939 | ||
| − | | | + | |Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mr and Mrs Coombes, a Somerset Inn, residence of their youngest daughter, Mrs. M. Harrington |
| − | |[[Shepton Mallet Journal - 04 August 1939]] | + | |[[Shepton Mallet Journal - 04 August 1939]]<br />[[Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 04 August 1939]] |
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|12/04/1940 | |12/04/1940 | ||
|Funeral of William Gillard, landlord of Somerset Inn from 1904 to 1937. | |Funeral of William Gillard, landlord of Somerset Inn from 1904 to 1937. | ||
| − | |[[Western Daily Press - 13 April 1940]] | + | |[[Western Daily Press - 13 April 1940]]<br />[[Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 12 April 1940]] |
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|1951 | |1951 | ||
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|25/05/1950? | |25/05/1950? | ||
|Flooding in Paulton, which affected the Somerset Inn. Mr. Alec White, who was a brewery estimating and costing clerk was up early (4am!) working so was able to move things upstairs when "Water came down across the Paddock at the back of the Somerset Inn like a river" | |Flooding in Paulton, which affected the Somerset Inn. Mr. Alec White, who was a brewery estimating and costing clerk was up early (4am!) working so was able to move things upstairs when "Water came down across the Paddock at the back of the Somerset Inn like a river" | ||
| − | [[Somerset Standard - 08 December 1972]] | + | |[[Somerset Standard - 08 December 1972]] |
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|13/04/1956 | |13/04/1956 | ||
Latest revision as of 14:45, 31 January 2021
Overview
Photos
Somerset Inn in 2017
Location
Licensees
- ????-1856-1861-???? Joseph Banfield - ????-1875-1879 James Speed - 1879-1888 George Brimble - 1888-1890 Thomas Mercer Williams - 1890-???? Joseph Gane - ????-1892 Frank Rowsell - 1892-???? Frederick William Perry - ????-1899 George Lumbert - 1899-1904 Albert Cullen - 1904-1937 William Gillard - ????-1939-???? M. Harrington - 1951-1974 James Macey - 1974-???? Alec White - ????-1991-???? Ian and Yvonne MacFarlane
Owners
Timeline
| Date | Detail | Source |
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| 06/03/1856 | "March 6, at Paulton, the wife of Mr. Joseph Banfield, of the Somerset Inn, a son." | Wells Journal - 22 March 1856 |
| 04/04/1856 | Baptism of George Banfield, son of Joseph and Ann of Paulton. Joseph is a Beer House Keeper. | Paulton Parish Records |
| 07/04/1861 | Joseph Banfield (age 35) is living with his wife Ann (age 31) and three children Mary (age 10), George (age 5) and Henry (age 9) at Brittens, Paulton. He is a Coal Miner & Beer Seller. | 1861 Census |
| 12/01/1875 | James Speed, beer-house keeper of Paulton - selling beer after 10 o'clock. Fined 18s 6d. | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 26/01/1875 | Thomas Holvey was fined 5s and 7s costs, for being in the James Speed's beerhouse "The Jug" at unlawful hours. | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions Western Gazette - 29 January 1875 |
| 09/02/1875 | James Speed summoned for not producing his beer licence to have it endorsed. He claimed that excise had improperly kept his license, and had John Blanning (landlord of the Lamb Hotel) as a witness. He was convicted. | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions Western Gazette - 12 February 1875 |
| Early 1879 | George Brimble becomes landlord - in 1887, he had been landlord for nearly 9 years | Bristol Mercury - 12 October 1887 |
| 09/01/1879 | License transferred from James Speed to George Brimble | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 03/04/1881 | George Brimble (age 36) is living with his wife Elizabeth (age 26) and three children, Lena W (age 5), Laura A (age 3) and Bertie G (age 2 months) at Top the Gug, Beer house "Victoria". He is a Beerseller and Coal Miner. | 1881 Census |
| 29/09/1886 | George Brimble had his license renewed. There had been a complaint about Sunday trading - police would oppose renewal next year if not stopped. | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions Bristol Mercury - 29 September 1886 |
| 11/10/1887 | George Brimble convicted of selling beer on a Sunday - Two men, Turner and Parfitt, were found on the premises and tried to hide in the cellar. | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions Bristol Mercury - 12 October 1887 |
| 25/10/1887 | George Parfitt, engine driver and David Turner alias Rogers, coal miner, both of Paulton - the men who were found in the cellars of the Somerset Inn during closing hours on 25th ult (landlord was fined at last session) pleaded guilty. | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 25/09/1888 | License of Somerset Inn, Paulton, transferred From George Brimble to Thomas Mercer Williams | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 18/03/1890 | License temporarily transferred to Joseph Gane in succession to Thomas W. Williams. | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 13/05/1890 | License transferred to Joseph Gane from Thomas W. Williams | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 05/04/1891 | John Kelland (age 45) is living with his wife Eliza (age 34) and two children Gladys (age 1) and John (age 1 month) at the Somerset Inn, Paulton. He is a Publican. | 1891 Census |
| 05/04/1892 | William Vines is charged with being drunk and disorderly at the Somerset Inn. Frank Rousell is the licensee. | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 11/11/1892 | License Transferred from Frank Rowsell to Frederick William Perry | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 1895 | Frederick Perry is a beer retailer in Paulton | Kelly's Directory of Somerset 1895 |
| 07/01/1899 | Licence of the Somerset Inn transferred from George Lumbert to Albert Cullen | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 23/12/1899 | Assault outside the Somerset Inn | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 31/03/1901 | Albert Cullen (age 33) is living with his wife Annie (age 50) and his stepson Bertie Gardener (age 15) at the Somerset Inn, Paulton. He is a Coal Miner & Inn Keeper. | 1901 Census |
| 01/11/1904 | License transferred from Albert Cullen to William Gillard | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 06/12/1910 | William Gillard of the Somerset Inn is charged with not giving up his license to move pigs. | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 31/03/1911 | William James Gillard (age 44) is living with his wife Elizabeth (age 45) and five children at New Pit, Paulton. He is a Licensed Victualler. | 1911 Census |
| 1914 | William Gillard is a beer retailer in Paulton | Kelly's Directory of Somerset 1914 |
| 04/01/1919 | Georges' Brewery takes over from Welton Brewery, and with it the Somerset Inn. | Western Daily Press - 04 January 1919 |
| 1935 | William Gillard is a beer retailer in Paulton | Kelly's Directory of Somerset 1935 |
| 15/05/1936 | Funeral of Elizabeth Gillard (age 69) wife of licensee of the Somerset Inn | Western Daily Press - 15 May 1936 |
| 1937 | William Gillard gave up license and left Paulton when he married his second wife (as related in description of his funeral) | Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 12 April 1940 |
| 08/02/1939 | Sanitary accomodation needed to be improved at last years licensing session - work not yet completed. Renewal of license was to be adjourned until 7th March, but George's Breweries said the work would be done soon. | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions Western Daily Press - 08 February 1939 |
| 23/06/1939 | Funeral of Mr. L. H. Banfield. There is a floral tribute from Mr and Mrs M. Harrington and Edna, Somerset Inn. | Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 23 June 1939 |
| 04/08/1939 | Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mr and Mrs Coombes, a Somerset Inn, residence of their youngest daughter, Mrs. M. Harrington | Shepton Mallet Journal - 04 August 1939 Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 04 August 1939 |
| 12/04/1940 | Funeral of William Gillard, landlord of Somerset Inn from 1904 to 1937. | Western Daily Press - 13 April 1940 Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 12 April 1940 |
| 1951 | Mr James (Jim) Macey took over as licensee (in 1974 he had been licensee for 23 years) | Somerset Standard - 30 August 1974 |
| 25/05/1950? | Flooding in Paulton, which affected the Somerset Inn. Mr. Alec White, who was a brewery estimating and costing clerk was up early (4am!) working so was able to move things upstairs when "Water came down across the Paddock at the back of the Somerset Inn like a river" | Somerset Standard - 08 December 1972 |
| 13/04/1956 | Full licence granted to John Macey for the Somerset Inn - prior to this the premises only had a beer license. | Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 20 April 1956 |
| 30/08/1974 | Mr Alec White, son-in-law of James Macey and his wife Doris, take over the license. Jim Macey had been licensee for 23 years. | Somerset Standard - 30 August 1974 |
| 14/11/1975 | Interesting interview with Alec White about how its going - "I didn't realise it would be such hard work physically", "Marion and I have only had 3 days off in a year and it means we cannot devote the time we would like to our family" | Somerset Standard - 14 November 1975 |
| 1991 | Write up in Egon Ronay's Pub Book - Ian and Yvonne MacFarlane are licensees. Yvonne's food sounds great! | Egon Ronay's MLC guide, 1992 : pubs: including the best of British meat dishes |