Old Lottery
Overview
Photos
Location
Licensees
- ????-1861-1867 William Dudden Lovell - 1870-1871-???? Ann Tovey (nee Lovell) - ????-1881 Thomas Mellish - 1881-1887 Martin Cyrus Slade - ????-1891-1893-???? Herbert Carter - ????-1899-1908-???? Alfred Kempster - ????-1935-1939-???? Fred Smith
Owners
Timeline
| Date | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |