Updated by Charlotte November 2024
1859 - To let having undergone some renovations. Was probably less than a decade old. On the site of two much older, shabby shops that were pulled down. Previous occupants included the William Cock(s) shoemakers and grocers, and William Henry Brown, also a grocer (and baker / confectioner, later moved to other side of High Street). The stone casing around the windows in the image above was added later when it became the Capital and Counties Bank (1900) Fullers of Maidenhead the brewery.
1860 - Thomas Rackstraw. Fined 10 shillings for having his premises open after 11pm.
1861 - Thomas Rackstraw (also cordwainer)
1864 - Thomas Rackstraw. In 1866 he is fined 10s plus 9s costs for selling beer after 11pm on a Saturday. This was followed by a 40s fine for selling beer during prohibited hours on a Sunday later that year!
1870 - Daniel Walker. Also cabinet maker. He was the son of carpenter and parish constable Thomas Walker. See the role of Thomas in the 1847 riots here.
1875 - Daniel Walker has died at The Hope aged just 44. His widow Sarah takes over.
1877- Sarah Walker
1881 - Sarah Walker (born Norfolk according to this year's census)
1884 - 1. Mrs Sarah Walker 2. William Cannon (holdover but subsequent transfer to him refused by authorities due to a conviction for allowing drunkeness on the premises) 3. J.H Simpole / Simple
1885 - John Horatio Simpole.
1886 - John Simpole. Sold business. 2. Alpheus Taylor. Alpheus had apparently been selling beer out of the premises illegally prior to gaining a licence. It seems the bench accepted an initial plea of confusion over paperwork but did not grant him more than a hold over in the end. Alpheus was also a carpenter. He had previously ran the Herne's Oak pub in Chinnor and later went to the White Hart in Money Row Green, Holyport, Berkshire.
1887 -1. A Taylor 2. James Tarrant
1888 - 1. James Tarrant. 2. Thomas Parker
1890 - Thomas Parker W. Harry Rockell? 3.Harry Roberts
1891 - Harry Roberts (born Kempsford, Glos) "The Hope Beerhouse"
1892 - 1. John Roberts, Transfers to Henry Thomas. 2. Henry Thomas transfers premises on holdover to Thomas Richards. 3. Thomas J Richards transfers to Edward J Briggs. In August, the local press reported that puzzled drinkers had found the beer house was locked up and apparently unoccupied when they arrived on a Tuesday evening. This was when the holdover had been granted to Thomas Richards. A week later "no solution to the mystery is as yet forthcoming." It seems that there was trouble finding a permanent landlord acceptable to both the brewery and the magistrates who grant the premises licence.
1896 - E J Briggs 2. George Hall
1897 George Howe/Howall/Howell. (George Hewett & William H Moore try unsuccessfully to gain licence) 2. Charles Lewis Gomm. Another round of suggested tenants the magistrates are reluctant to grant transfers to. Hold-over, with full transfer allowed the following year.
1900 - Frederick Barber transfers to Charles Leopold Smith in January. It's noted at the annual licensing hearing of the local petty sessions in August that no application had been made to renew the licence of this premises. Instead the building will be converted into the Capital and Counties Bank, after extensive remodelling.
This post is updated as new information emerges. All listings are as noted in original sources, including alternative spellings. Where multiple sources list an individuals name, only the first and last mention are listed here unless there is any alteration in how they are recorded, for example an additional occupation is noted. Note that some listings may in fact refer to fathers and sons sharing the same given name so be sure to double check this.
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SOURCES INCLUDED
Berkshire Chronicle - 01 December 1884, held at the British Library Archive and accessed via the BNA
South Bucks Standard August 9 1892, 18 December 1896 as above
Bucks Herald, 01 September 1888, as above
Maidenhead Advertiser - 24 December 1884.
Marlow Guide & Directory 1891
Marlow Guide 1905
Marlow "Almanack" 1907
Census records 1861,1881,1891
Kellys Directory 1864, 1877,1883, 1911
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