Winterfield Inn

Licensees

- ????-1881-1887	George Parfitt
- 1887-1889		Alice Gibbs
- 1889-????		Joseph John Simmons
- ????-1891-????	James E. Ross
- ????-1892		William Woods
- 1892-????		William Barrett
- ????-1901-1911-????	James Brook
- ????-1939-????	Ernest Dando
- 1963-1973		Stanley Shearn
- 1973-????		Robert Arthur Bell
- ????-1976-????	"Steph and Dave"

Timeline

Date	Detail	Source
03/04/1881	George Parfitt (age 41) is living with his wife Emily (age 44), two of his wife's children Phoebe Gibbs (age 15) and John Gibbs (age 11) and two of his children WIlliam G (age 5) and Edith (age 3) at the Winterfield Inn. He is a Colliery Engine Driver and Seller of Beer.	1881 Census
08/08/1882	George Yeates (of the Rose & Crown) and George Parfitt, beersellers of Paulton - summoned for not sending their children to school.	Temple Cloud Petty Sessions
29/09/1886	George Parfitt had licence renewed, but told to find a suitable tenant and transfer. He was not there to run the house, and his wife was not fit to do so.	Temple Cloud Petty Sessions
08/02/1887	A temporary authority to carry on the license of the Winterfield, near Paulton, was granted to Alice Gibbs, in succession to George Parfitt	Temple Cloud Petty Sessions
09/07/1889	License of Winterfield Inn, Paulton transferred from Alice Gibbs to Joseph John Simmons.	Temple Cloud Petty Sessions
15/04/1890	Henry Simmons summoned for drunkenness at Paulton. Samuel Padfield also summoned for drunkenness at Paulton - came out, threatened to break a mans ribs and "challenged any man in Paulton to a fight." James Paget also drunk in Paulton - there was some squabble over who had the best pocket watch! William Church also drunk in Paulton - and technically assaulted the police man. All at the Winterfield Inn.	Temple Cloud Petty Sessions
05/04/1891	James E. Ross (age 31) was living with his wife Evelyn A. (age 28) and daughter Evelyn A. (age 5) at the Winterfield Inn. He was a beerhouse keeper.	1891 Census
11/11/1892	License transferred from William Woods to William Barret	Temple Cloud Petty Sessions
31/03/1901	James Brook (age 53) is living with his wife Eliza (age 57) and three children Julia (age 22), Ann (age 18) and Harold (age 11) in the Winterfield Inn. He is an Inn Keeper and Coal Shifter above ground	1901 Census
02/04/1911	James Brook (age 64) is living with his wife Eliza (age 61) and two children Julia (age 32) and Harold (age 21) at the Winterfield Inn, Paulton. He is a Coal Shifter.	1911 Census
1935	Ernest Dando, Beer Retailer, Paulton	Kelly's Directory of Somerset 1935
29/09/1939	Ernest Dando (b. 9 Oct 1892) is living with his wife Elsie J. T. (b. 18 Feb 1897) and two children Doreen (b. 24 Dec 1921) and Jack (b. 19 Aug 1925) at the Winterfield Inn. He is a Colliery Hewer (below).	1939 Register
1957	Plans for alterations to the Winterfield Inn, Paulton. 1957. For Oakhill Brewery Company Ltd., Shepton Mallet; (W. Brice, surveyor, Oakhill Brewery Co.) [3346]	Somerset Heritage Centre archives - D\R\clu/22/1/185
01/1970	Funeral of Ernest Dando. Was Licensee of the Winterfield Inn "for 12 years" (but doesn't say when) - was 77 when he died	Somerset Standard - 23 January 1970
13/07/1973	License transferred from Mr Stanley Shearn to Mr Robert Arthur Bell. Stanley Shearn had been licensee for "about ten years". Mr Robert Arthur Bell came from Chipping Sodbury.	Somerset Standard - 13 July 1973
23/04/1976	"Steph and Dave invite you to the Winterfield Inn" - Advert in the Somerset Guardian - in a feature about local pubs.	Somerset Guardian - 23 April 1976