Somerset Inn
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Location
Licensees
- ????-1856-1861-???? Joseph Banfield - ????-1875-1879 James Speed - 1879-1888 George Brimble - 1888-1890 Thomas Mercer Williams - 1890-???? Joseph Gane (temporary) - ????-1892 Frank Rowsell - 1892-???? Frederick William Perry - ????-1899 George Lumbert - 1899-1904 Albert Cullen - 1904-1937 William Gillard - 1951-1974 James Macey - 1974-???? Alec White - ????-1991-???? Ian and Yvonne MacFarlane
Owners
Timeline
| Date | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 06/03/1856 | Birth of a son to Joseph Banfield of the Somerset Inn | Wells Journal - 22 March 1856 |
| 04/04/1856 | Baptism of George Banfield, son of Joseph and Ann of Paulton. Joseph is a Beer House Keeper. | Paulton Parish Records |
| 07/04/1861 | Joseph Banfield (age 35) is living with his wife Ann (age 31) and three children Mary (age 10), George (age 5) and Henry (age 9) at Brittens, Paulton. He is a Coal Miner & Beer Seller. | 1861 Census |
| 12/01/1875 | James Speed, beer-house keeper of Paulton - selling beer after 10 o'clock. Fined 18s 6d. | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 26/01/1875 | Thomas Holvey was fined 5s and 7s costs, for being in the James Speed's beerhouse "The Jug" at unlawful hours. | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions Western Gazette - 29 January 1875 |
| 09/02/1875 | James Speed summoned for not producing his beer licence to have it endorsed. He claimed that excise had improperly kept his license, and had John Blanning (landlord of the Lamb Hotel) as a witness. He was convicted. | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions Western Gazette - 12 February 1875 |
| Early 1879 | George Brimble becomes landlord - in 1887, he had been landlord for nearly 9 years | Bristol Mercury - 12 October 1887 |
| 09/01/1879 | License transferred from James Speed to George Brimble | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 03/04/1881 | George Brimble (age 36) is living with his wife Elizabeth (age 26) and three children, Lena W (age 5), Laura A (age 3) and Bertie G (age 2 months) at Top the Gug, Beer house "Victoria". He is a Beerseller and Coal Miner. | 1881 Census |
| 29/09/1886 | George Brimble had his license renewed. There had been a complaint about Sunday trading - police would oppose renewal next year if not stopped. | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions Bristol Mercury - 29 September 1886 |
| 12/10/1887 |