Temple Cloud Petty Sessions

Introduction

This page is an incomplete listing of pubs, beer houses, landlords and other beery goings on as reported in the Temple Cloud Petty Sessions in the mid to late 19th Century - as reported in the various local papers of the time.

This is very much a work in progress - there is tons still to do to make this anywhere near a complete record.

1860s

Date	Paulton Pubs	Other Pubs	Source
05/03/1861	George Wyatt, of the Red White and Blue beerhouse at Paulton was convicted in a penalty of £1 5s 6d for obstructing the police in their duty and refusing entry to his house	N	Shepton Mallet Journal - 08 March 1861 Bristol Mercury - 09 March 1861
26/08/1862	Annual Licensing Session for victuallers - no objections	Annual Licensing Session for victuallers - no objections "The Chairman hoped that as they were licensed merely to refresh travellers they would be careful not to allow parties to remain on their premises long enough to get drunk, as the Bench had the power to withhold the license from such persons as so committed themselves." Application for Spirit license for Mr Thomas Burge, Redan Inn, Downside - application was opposed on behalf of the Britannia Inn, Chilcompton - refused. Application for Spirit License for Edwin Baker of the White Post, Midsomer Norton - opposed on behalf of T Burge. Adjourned to next petty session. Application for a license for Joseph Warford, beerseller at Nempnett. Also adjourned.	Western Daily Press - 29 August 1862
13/01/1863	Thomas James, beer seller of Paulton, fined for selling beer at unlawful hours	N	Wells Journal - 17 January 1863
23/08/1864	Unjust measures convictions: Grace Carter, Paulton Inn John (Jehu in Frome Times) Derrick, of Paulton, beerseller Annual Licensing Session - all license renewed License granted to Abraham Grey of Paulton	George Hathaway of Farmbough, fined for keeping open his beerhouse at unlawful times Unjust measures convictions: George Wyatt, innkeeper, High Littleton Inn William Lane Clarke, Farrington Inn John Pow, New Inn, Farmborough James Thomes of Timsbury, beerseller George Banfield of Hallatrow, beerseller Thomas Bridges, of Clutton, beerseller Annual Licensing Session - all renewed except Chewstoke Inn Miners Arms at Chewton Mendip	Shepton Mallet Journal - 26 August 1864 Frome Times - 31 August 1864