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Thursday, July 22, 2021

The Horns, Chapel Street

 THE HORNS - UPDATED BY CHARLOTTE OCTOBER 2023

No longer exists as a business or building.

1805 - Francis Parker

1823 - Thomas Wyatt. More on the interesting Wyatt family including Thomas here. Thomas was definitely a licensed victualler by 1815 in Marlow. He may therefore have already been at the Horns then.

1828 - Thomas Wyatt - "ale house"

1830 - Thomas Wyatt

1833 - John Bryant 

1838 - Thomas Wyatt

1839 - Thomas Wyatt. Died that year. In his will he said he owned a cottage in Gun Lane (now called Trinity Road) and two at Bovingdon Green, Marlow. Thomas mentions his living sons George and Charles ,his deceased children Thomas Wyatt and Harriet Sawyer and a son in law Francis Carter.

1839 - John Goddard holds briefly. 
 
1841- George Wyatt. Also a carrier.

1844 - George Wyatt. In 1849 all of George's fowls are stolen from out back, in one of Marlow's frequent poultry stealing epidemics! 

1852 - George Wyatt

1853 - George Wyatt (also a carrier)

1854 - George Wyatt (also a farmer). Fined for having earthenware pots for sale of beer that were short measures (Reading Mercury 26th August, British Library Archives).

1859 - Geo Wyatt

1861  - John Coleshill, age 44 on census. 

1869 -  J. Coleshill  but Tracey Wyatt continues his family carrier's business from Horns Inn Yard, running goods to the New Inn, Old Bailey via Piccadilly twice a week.

1872 - John Coleshill

1880 - John Coleshill aka Jack. Premises attacked by the election rioters this year, with 17 panes of glass broken. See here for more information. 

1887 - Mrs Elizabeth Coleshill. ? May be error for Charlotte Coleshill, widow of John above. 

1888 - 1. Charlotte Coleshill   2. William A. Coleshill

1891 - Augustus Coleshill, son of John Coleshill (Brief holdover granted to Harry Roberts)

1903 - new entrance constructed.

1907 - Augustus Coleshill

1909 - 1.Augustus Coleshill 2. Charles O'Brien. 

1911 - Charles O'Brien

1912 - James Thomas Cotton 

1920,21 - Charles Bye Tillion. Moved from The Mint, Dean Street as it had been forcibly closed by the authorities 1919 in an attempt to limit the number of licensed premises in a given area. Had earlier been a poulterer and tripe dresser in Spittal Square. Charles died in 1924. Son George was the well known haulage contractor. 

1939 - Charles Clement Chapman



NOTES:

This post is updated as new information emerges. All listings are as noted in original sources, including alternative spellings. 

For similar posts see Pub Related on the menu. More Chapel Street posts can be found listed here

©Marlow Ancestors. 


SOURCES

1853 Mussons and Cravens Commercial Directory

1864, 1903,1907,1911- Kellys Post Office Directory

1833 Parish Assessment, transcribed from assessors working notebooks which we own, by Charlotte Day.

Pigots Directory 1823,1830,1844

Slaters Commercial Directory 1852

Census 1861,1871,1881,1891 transcribed from microfilm by Charlotte Day or Jane Pullinger.

Dutton, Allen and Co Directory and Gazetteer, 1869.

Morning Chronicle, July 1828, accessed via the BNA

Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser, 17 July 1828, as above 

Bucks Epiphany Sessions, 1805, Bucks Archives. 




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