Old Lottery
Overview
Although I don't have a definitive record of when beer was first sold at The Old Lottery, the property exists at the time of the 1838 Tithe Map and is owned by William Lovell, who certainyl began selling beer here at some point around that time.
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Location
The Old Lottery is the property labelled 134 on the Tithe Map of 1838.
Licensees
- ????-1861-1867 William Dudden Lovell - 1870-1871-???? Ann Tovey (nee Lovell) - ????-1881 Thomas Mellish - 1881-1887 Martin Cyrus Slade - ????-1891-1893-???? Herbert Carter - ????-1899-1920 Alfred Kempster - 1920-1948 Fred Smith - 1948-1950 Frederick G. Perry - 1950-1951 Olive Winifred Perry - 1951-1957 Thomas Henry Evans
Owners
Timeline
| Date | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1838 | William Lovell is the landowner of property 134 on the 1838 Tithe Map, which is at the location of the Old Lottery. | Know Your Place - Banes |
| 07/04/1861 | William Dudden Lovell (widower, age 71) is living on Plummers Hill with his granddaughter Ann (age 26). He is a Beer Seller. | 1861 Census |
| 11/03/1867 | Death of Mr. William Dudden Lovell, of the Old Lottery Inn, aged 79, much respected | Bristol Daily Post - Monday 18 March 1867 Paulton Parish Records |
| 27/09/1870 | Ann Tovey is granted a new license to sell beer | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 02/04/1871 | Ann Tovey (Widow, age 37) is living with her daughter Alice (age 5) and several boarders at the Old Lottery Inn, Plummers Hill. She is a Beer House Keeper. | 1871 Census |
| 03/04/1881 | Martin C. Slade (age 33) is living with his wife Mary (age30), and his father-in-law Joseph Banfield (age 54) and Mother-In-Law Ann M Banfield (age 50) at Plummers Hill. He is a Blacksmith & Beer Retailer. | 1881 Census |
| 10/05/1881 | License Transfer from Thomas Mellish to Martin Cyrus Slade | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 27/12/1881 | Martin Cyrus Slade, beerhouse keeper, Paulton - Thomas Perry refused to quit his premises. | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 05/06/1883 | Thomas Perry and Frederick Perry of Paulton - charged with assaulting Martin Cyrus Slade, landlord of the Old Lottery on the 21st of May. Thomas Perry also charged with assaulting Mrs. Slade and Joseph Banfield. It was the Paulton Benefit Society anniversary. Frederick his Martin Slade with a quart jar full of beer. | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 22/12/1885 | "Election Riot at the Old Lottery!" - Thomas Parry, Henry Watts, Charles "laddie" Collins, colliers, charged with doing wilful damage to the property of Martin Cyrus Slade - basically, they trashed the place. Mrs. Slade said her husband kept "The Old Lottery beerhouse" | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 25/11/1886 | Martin Slade, landlord of Old Lottery Inn, witness in a case about the shooting of a sheep dog owned by George Carter. | Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - 25 November 1886 |
| 12/04/1887 | Death of Martin Slade | Probate Records |
| 05/04/1891 | Herbert Carter (age 20) is living with Elizabeth Nicholas (age 20, Servant) at the Old Lottery Inn, Paulton. He is Manager of the Inn. | 1891 Census |
| 05/01/1893 | Herbert Carter (son of Felix Carter) is landlord of the Old Lottery | Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - 05 January 1893 |
| 26/05/1899 | Alfred Kempster is landlord of the Old Lottery Inn. John Stone, coal miner, wouldn't quit when drunk. | Shepton Mallet Journal - 26 May 1899 Bristol Mercury - 27 May 1899 |
| 31/03/1901 | Alfred Kempster (age 40) is living with his wife Clara (age 34) and five children at the Old Lottery Inn, Plummers Hill. He is an Innkeeper. | 1901 Census |
| 19/11/1901 | Alfred Kempster, licenses of Old Lottery, charged with permitting drunkeness on his premises. Case dismissed | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 19/06/1908 | Alfred Kempster licensee of Old Lottery. Frederick Comer Jun refused to quit. | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 1914 | Alfred Kempster is a beer retailer in Paulton | Kelly's Directory of Somerset 1914 |
| 04/01/1919 | Old Lottery became a George's Brewery Pub, when George's brought Welton Brewery | Western Daily Press - 04 January 1919 |
| 04/05/1920 | Transfer of license of the Old Lottery Inn, Paulton, from the present licensee, Alfred Kempster, to his son-in-law, Frederick Smith, bootmaker, of Paulton | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 11/07/1928 | Death of Alfred Kempster's Wife. Alfred had held license for "many years" - though not clear if he *still* held it. | Western Daily Press - 11 July 1928 |
| 17/01/1930 | Roof Damaged in a storm | Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 17 January 1930 |
| 1935 | Fred Smith is a beer retailer in Paulton | Kelly's Directory of Somerset 1935 |
| 24/06/1936 | Mr and Mrs Smith of the Old Lottery - wedding of their daughter Miss Clara May Smith | Western Daily Press - 24 June 1936 Shepton Mallet Journal - 26 June 1936 |
| 29/09/1939 | Fred Smith (b. 3 Feb 1883) is living with his wife (b. 28 Mar 1886) and daughter and son in law (assumed) at Plummers Hill. Fred is a Licensee. | 1939 Register |
| 07/1943 | Death of Mrs. C. M. Golledge, daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Smith - she was only 29 and died in childbirth. | Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 09 July 1943 |
| 20/10/1948 | The licence of the Old Lottery Inn, Paulton, was transferred from Mr. Fred Smith to Mr. Frederick G. Perry, of 11, Caswell Road, Bishopston, Swansea by the Temple Cloud justices on Wednesday. | Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 22 October 1948 |
| 13/01/1950 | Marriage of Miss Ruth Marie Perry, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Perry, of the Old Lottery. | Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 13 January 1950 |
| 03/1950 | Death of Frederick Perry (members of a Brotherhood meeting passed a vote of sympathy) | Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 17 March 1950 |
| 02/1951 | Death of Frederick Smith - report on his Funeral. He had been licensee of the Old Lottery for 28 years | Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 02 March 1951 |
| 13/06/1951 | Transfer of licence of the Old Lottery Inn, Paulton, from Olive Winifred Perry to Thomas Henry Evans | Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 15 June 1951 |
| 10/04/1957 | Temple Cloud magistrates, on Wednesday, granted the transfer of the licence of the Lamb Hotel, Paulton, from Mrs. Alice Maud Wyatt to Mr. Thomas Henry Evans, formerly licensee of the Old Lottery, Paulton, which is now closed. | Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - 12 April 1957 |
Sources
Probate
21/04/1887 SLADE Martin Cyrus £76 16s The Will of Martin Cyrus Slade late of Paulton in the County of Somerset who died 12 April 1887 at Paulton was proved at Wells by Mary Slade of Paulton Widow the Relict the sole Executrix