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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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| + | The Victoria Inn was open from at least 1851 until it was closed in 1988. The first landlord I can find any record of is Absalom Grey (b. circa 1795, Glastonbury), who had previously been the licensee of the Ship Inn at Kilver Street, Shepton Mallet (this is where we find him in the 1841 census). He went bankrupt in 1848, at which time he has been living in Paulton for 6 weeks. By 1851 he is registered in the census as being a Beer Seller in Newtown, living with his wife Mercy (Hiscox), a servant (Ruth Carter age 17) and three lodgers. He is still there in 1861, where he is listed as a Licensed Lodging House Keeper and Beer Seller. | ||
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| + | Absalom died in 1864, and the license passes to his son Abraham Hiscox Grey. | ||
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| + | In the early 1930s the old Victoria Inn was demolished and a new building opened in October 1935. While it was being built, the landlord, Wilfred Carter, ran the inn from Britannia Cottage, where he was living with his father Reuben James Carter, former licensee of the [[Britannia Inn]]. | ||
==Photos== | ==Photos== | ||
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- 1888-???? Willian Henry (Harry) Lumber (son of Christopher) | - 1888-???? Willian Henry (Harry) Lumber (son of Christopher) | ||
- ????-1901-1913 Mark Hillman | - ????-1901-1913 Mark Hillman | ||
| − | - 1913- | + | - 1913-1933-???? Charles Hall |
| − | - | + | - 1934-1965 Wilfred George Carter |
- ????-1976-???? Alan and Marlene Lee | - ????-1976-???? Alan and Marlene Lee | ||
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!Detail | !Detail | ||
!Source | !Source | ||
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| + | |30/03/1851 | ||
| + | |Absalom Grey (age 56) is living with his wife Mercy (age 48), a servant Ruth Carter (age 17) and 3 Lodgers in Newtown, Paulton. He is a Beer Seller. | ||
| + | |1851 Census | ||
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| + | |07/04/1861 | ||
| + | |Absalom Grey (age 67) is living with his wife Mercy (age 61), a servant Patience Watts (age 20) and a lodger in Newtown, Paulton. He is a Licensed Lodging House Keeper and Beer Seller. | ||
| + | |1861 Census | ||
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|23/08/1864 | |23/08/1864 | ||
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|Slightly odd story about Charles Hall, licensee of the Victoria Inn, Paulton, not paying someone to slaughter his horse. | |Slightly odd story about Charles Hall, licensee of the Victoria Inn, Paulton, not paying someone to slaughter his horse. | ||
|[[Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 10 March 1933]] | |[[Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 10 March 1933]] | ||
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| + | |07/1934 | ||
| + | |W. G. Carter becomes licensee of the Victoria Inn. He ran the inn from Britannia Cottage, while a new public house was being built. | ||
| + | |[[Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 15 March 1957]] | ||
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|1935 | |1935 | ||
|Wilfred Geo. Carter, Victoria Inn, Paulton | |Wilfred Geo. Carter, Victoria Inn, Paulton | ||
|Kelly's Directory of Somerset 1935 | |Kelly's Directory of Somerset 1935 | ||
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| + | |01/10/1935 | ||
| + | |On October 1, 1935, the present Victoria Inn in Farrington Road was opened and Mr. Carter has lived there ever since. | ||
| + | |[[Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 15 March 1957]] | ||
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| + | |13/04/1937 | ||
| + | |Death of William Henry Lumber. "Up to the time of his retirement some time ago, he was the licensee for some years of the [[Winterfield Inn]], Paulton, prior to which he held the license for a long period of the Victoria Inn, Newtown" - though the article on the 23rd of April says he held the license of the Victoria for a short time (and the Winterfield for 21 years). | ||
| + | |[[Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 16 April 1937]]<br> | ||
| + | [[Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 23 April 1937]] | ||
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|25/02/1938 | |25/02/1938 | ||
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|[[Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 10 March 1950]] | |[[Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 10 March 1950]] | ||
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| − | | | + | |15/03/1957 |
| − | | | + | |Biographical piece about Wilfred George Carter, of the Victoria Inn. Some key details - In July 1934 Mr. Carter became licensee of the Victoria Inn, Newtown, Paulton. He ran the inn from Britannia Cottage, while a new public house was being built. On October 1, 1935, the present Victoria Inn in Farrington Road was opened and Mr. Carter has lived there ever since. |
| − | |[[Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - | + | |[[Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 15 March 1957]] |
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| + | |09/04/1965 | ||
| + | |Retirement of Mr. Wilfred George Carter, licensee of Victoria Inn for nearly 31 years. License has been taken over by Mr. B. Hawkins, licensee of the [[Rising Sun]] which has recently been closed. | ||
| + | |[[Somerset Standard - 09 April 1965]] | ||
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|13/02/1976 | |13/02/1976 | ||
|Mr and Mrs. M. Lee, licensees of the Victoria Inn - there is a photo of them presenting a darts trophy. | |Mr and Mrs. M. Lee, licensees of the Victoria Inn - there is a photo of them presenting a darts trophy. | ||
| − | |[[Somerset Standard - | + | |[[Somerset Standard - 13 February 1976]] |
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|06/1988 | |06/1988 | ||
Latest revision as of 11:13, 21 February 2021
Overview
The Victoria Inn was open from at least 1851 until it was closed in 1988. The first landlord I can find any record of is Absalom Grey (b. circa 1795, Glastonbury), who had previously been the licensee of the Ship Inn at Kilver Street, Shepton Mallet (this is where we find him in the 1841 census). He went bankrupt in 1848, at which time he has been living in Paulton for 6 weeks. By 1851 he is registered in the census as being a Beer Seller in Newtown, living with his wife Mercy (Hiscox), a servant (Ruth Carter age 17) and three lodgers. He is still there in 1861, where he is listed as a Licensed Lodging House Keeper and Beer Seller.
Absalom died in 1864, and the license passes to his son Abraham Hiscox Grey.
In the early 1930s the old Victoria Inn was demolished and a new building opened in October 1935. While it was being built, the landlord, Wilfred Carter, ran the inn from Britannia Cottage, where he was living with his father Reuben James Carter, former licensee of the Britannia Inn.
Photos
Location
Licensees
- ????-1851-1864 Absalom Grey - 1864-1874-???? Abraham Grey - 1876-1888 Christopher Lumber - 1888-???? Willian Henry (Harry) Lumber (son of Christopher) - ????-1901-1913 Mark Hillman - 1913-1933-???? Charles Hall - 1934-1965 Wilfred George Carter - ????-1976-???? Alan and Marlene Lee
Owners
Timeline
| Date | Detail | Source |
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| 30/03/1851 | Absalom Grey (age 56) is living with his wife Mercy (age 48), a servant Ruth Carter (age 17) and 3 Lodgers in Newtown, Paulton. He is a Beer Seller. | 1851 Census |
| 07/04/1861 | Absalom Grey (age 67) is living with his wife Mercy (age 61), a servant Patience Watts (age 20) and a lodger in Newtown, Paulton. He is a Licensed Lodging House Keeper and Beer Seller. | 1861 Census |
| 23/08/1864 | Annual licensing session - all licenses renewed. License granted to Abraham Grey of Paulton | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 07/04/1871 | Abraham Grey (age 46) is living with his wife Mary A (age 44) and his mother Mercy (age 68) at The Victoria Inn, Newtown, Paulton. There are also 9 lodgers. He is a Licensed Victualler. | 1871 Census |
| 07/07/1874 | Mersey Creese was accused of threatening Anne Grey, the wife of the landlord of the Victoria Inn | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 21/06/1875 | Ellen Flower refused to quit the Victoria Inn | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 11/04/1876 | License transferred to Christopher Lumber | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 03/04/1881 | Christopher Lumber (age 54) is living with his wife Eliza (age 54) and two children Mark (age 25) and Henry (age 21) at Newtown, Paulton. He is an Inn Keeper. | 1881 Census |
| 1883 | Christopher Lumber, Victoria Inn, Paulton Bristol | Kelly's Directory of Somerset 1883 |
| 15/03/1883 | Story of a fatal accident at Dunkerton. Mentions that Christopher Lumber is landlord of Victoria Inn. | Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - 15 March 1883 |
| 04/09/1888 | License transferred to William Henry Lumber in succession to his father Christopher Lumber | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 1889 | Harry Lumber, Victoria Inn, Paulton | Kelly's Directory of Somerset 1889 |
| 05/04/1891 | William H Lumber (age 31) is living with his wife Elizabeth (age 30) at Victoria Inn, Newtown, Paulton. He is an innkeeper and victualler. | 1891 Census |
| 31/03/1901 | Mark Hillman (age 47) is living with his wife Susan (age 47), three children Thomas (age 22), George (age 18) and Heppy (age 16) and niece Annie Watts (age 9) at the Victoria Inn, New Town, Paulton. He is an Inn Keeper. | 1901 Census |
| 02/04/1911 | Mark Hillman (age 56) is living with his wife Susan (age 55) and niece Annie Watts (age 19) in Newtown, Paulton. He is a Labourer & Publican. | 1911 Census |
| 18/07/1913 | Story about someone stealing a florin from Mark Hillman, licensee of the Victoria Inn | Shepton Mallet Journal - 18 July 1913 |
| 26/09/1913 | Transfer of licence of the Victoria Inn, Newtown, Paulton to Mr. Charles Hall of Paulton. | Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 26 September 1913 |
| 1914 | Mark Hillman, Victoria Inn, Paulton | Kelly's Directory of Somerset 1914 |
| 1919 | Charles Hall, Victoria Inn, Paulton | Kelly's Directory of Somerset, 1919 |
| 30/01/1920 | Advert to hire someone to handle horses - reply to HALL at Victoria Inn | Western Gazette - 30 January 1920 |
| 06/11/1931 | A dispute between George Hall, of Victoria Inn, Paulton and John Wills of Midsomer Norton | Somerset Standard - 06 November 1931 Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 06 November 1931 |
| 07/03/1933 | Slightly odd story about Charles Hall, licensee of the Victoria Inn, Paulton, not paying someone to slaughter his horse. | Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 10 March 1933 |
| 07/1934 | W. G. Carter becomes licensee of the Victoria Inn. He ran the inn from Britannia Cottage, while a new public house was being built. | Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 15 March 1957 |
| 1935 | Wilfred Geo. Carter, Victoria Inn, Paulton | Kelly's Directory of Somerset 1935 |
| 01/10/1935 | On October 1, 1935, the present Victoria Inn in Farrington Road was opened and Mr. Carter has lived there ever since. | Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 15 March 1957 |
| 13/04/1937 | Death of William Henry Lumber. "Up to the time of his retirement some time ago, he was the licensee for some years of the Winterfield Inn, Paulton, prior to which he held the license for a long period of the Victoria Inn, Newtown" - though the article on the 23rd of April says he held the license of the Victoria for a short time (and the Winterfield for 21 years). | Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 16 April 1937 |
| 25/02/1938 | Wedding of Wilfred George Carter, the son of Reuben James Carter of the Britannia Inn. He has been the landlord of the Victoria inn for "a number of years" | Western Daily Press - 25 February 1938 |
| 28/06/1939 | Story about someone stealing cigarettes from the Post Office - George Hall is the landlord of the Victoria Inn | Western Daily Press - 28 June 1939 |
| 29/09/1939 | Wilfred G Carter was the Innkeeper at the Victoria Inn | 1939 Register |
| 15/07/1948 | G Carter the landlord of the Victoria Inn - selling a 1946 Austin Saloon. | Western Daily Press - Thursday 15 July 1948 |
| 08/03/1950 | W. G. Carter. licencee of the Victoria Inn, Paulton, supported the application of James Woodland, of the Winterfield Inn for a Spirits License. | Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 10 March 1950 |
| 15/03/1957 | Biographical piece about Wilfred George Carter, of the Victoria Inn. Some key details - In July 1934 Mr. Carter became licensee of the Victoria Inn, Newtown, Paulton. He ran the inn from Britannia Cottage, while a new public house was being built. On October 1, 1935, the present Victoria Inn in Farrington Road was opened and Mr. Carter has lived there ever since. | Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 15 March 1957 |
| 09/04/1965 | Retirement of Mr. Wilfred George Carter, licensee of Victoria Inn for nearly 31 years. License has been taken over by Mr. B. Hawkins, licensee of the Rising Sun which has recently been closed. | Somerset Standard - 09 April 1965 |
| 13/02/1976 | Mr and Mrs. M. Lee, licensees of the Victoria Inn - there is a photo of them presenting a darts trophy. | Somerset Standard - 13 February 1976 |
| 06/1988 | Victoria Inn for sale from Courage Western for redevelopment. | Wells Journal - 02 June 1988 |