Historic landlord listings for some little known, and long gone Marlow pubs. Not yet complete online.
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THE FOUNTAIN HEAD
The building this occupied has been demolished.
Had its own pump and capacious well for a good supply of water. Had carpentry workshop at the rear, quite a common feature behind inns in Marlow. Also large garden and stabling. Rent paid by James in 1838- £12 12s per annum.
1833 - James Cresswell. Also a carpenter.
1838 - James Creswell
1839 - John Collins. Also a carpenter. John had lived next door earlier and it looks like his home was combined with the pub to make a bigger pub come carpenter's business. Knocking small pubs into next door cottages was very common. John died 1840.
1841 - Mary Collins.
1844 - Mary Collins
Became briefly a lodging house. It was located where the Hogs Head/The Old Brewery pub is now to be found.
THE TURKS HEAD AKA THE SARACENS HEAD/THE TURK. Premises known, will be shown in future.
1820 - William Harding (also a shoemaker)
1833 - William Harding
1841 - William Harding
1853 - William Harding (and shoemaker)
The Hardings stayed put for a long time but seem to have given up beer selling. In the 1860's Richard Harding was a "naturalist", meaning taxidermist.
THE BEAR / BEAR INN
Present in High Street, close to Market Square, from at least 1614 -1735. Looks to have been near to or on the West Street corner. It came with 13 acres of land behind it. There was later a small beer seller and lodging house called the Bear in Chapel Street but this will feature in a different post as it is unrelated.
1614- Thomas Godfrey owner.
1666 - Premises owned by Thomas Godfrey.
1667 - Richard Clark occupier (probably since 1650 at least) He was also a glover. Premises now owned by Thomas Moore who purchased it from Thomas Godfrey (and wife Elizabeth) "citizen of London and silk weaver", heir to Thomas Godfrey yeoman
1673 - Likely to be one of inns bought by Thomas Winckle from Robert Moore, after his brother Thomas died.
1717 - John Pratt (Owned by Sir James Etheredge, bought from the Guise family) Close behind let to Willis.
1734- Thomas Wright
1735 - purchased by Sir William Clayton.
Researched and written by Charlotte Day.
To find other pub listings see the Pub Related option on the menu. We cover as well as Great Marlow the villages of Little Marlow, Medmenham, Lane End and to a lesser degree Hurley and Bisham.
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To read a full list of old Marlow pubs, inns etc see the list here
Sources include:
1853 Mussons and Cravens Commercial directory.
1833 Parish Assessment notebooks owned by my family and transcribed by Charlotte.
Various wills and property deeds in the Bucks Archives, as researched by Charlotte including - John Moore 1655, Thomas Moore 1673, Robert Moore 1681
Contemporary newspaper reports, held at the British Library and accessed via the BNA :
Bucks Gazette 18 August 1838.
Large number of property transaction records, wills and legal documents etc especially Guise-Etheredge related, held at National Archives, Kew or Buckinghamshire Archives.
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