THE WHEELWRIGHTS ARMS AKA THE WHEELERS (Usual address Spittal Street)
Wheelwrights Arms, above as the building is today. Central chimney gone, upper windows shrunk and lower half obviously changed significantly. The pub name was at one time painted on the upper centre of the building, with Fullers brewery name below.
1833 - Stephen East
1839 - St. East
1840 - Stephen East
1844 - Robert Rockell (possibly the same Robert as at the neighbouring Prince Albert in 1841)
1852 "Crown Lane" suggesting at this point an entrance on the side there.
1853 - Robert Rockell (also offers cartage and lodgings)
1861 - Robert Rockell (also a carter)
1864 - Robert Rockell
1866 - Robert Rockall summoned for having his beerhouse open before the legally permitted opening hour.
1871- Robert Rockell (also carrier)
1872 - Robert Rockall
1875 - Robert Rockell dies, and son James takes over. James defined himself as a carriage maker in 1871 when he was living at the Wheelers with his dad.
1878 - James Rockell transfers business to James Tilbury (moved from George and Dragon)
1880 - Proposed transfer to William Lloyd refused. James Tilbury transfers instead to Charles Freegard.
1881 - James Freegard (born Wiltshire)
1885 - James Freegard transfers business to James Arlett/Harlett
1890 - Henry Ecklin passes premises to John Henry Drewe / Dewe [probably should say John Henry Jeffs]. Gets its swing sign board this year - useful for dating photos, although it disappears again in later Edwardian images.
1891 - John Henry Jeffs passes it to Jesse Parsons. Jeffs was born in 1837 Warwickshire according to the census. His wife Lucy died after a long battle with consumption in 1891 which probably sparked him into wanting to leave the premises. Also 1891 Jesse was burgled and cigars and cigarettes stolen from him. To read the sad circumstances of Lucy's death, read the post here.
1892 - Jesse Parsons transfers to George Rogers / Rodgers. George was Sergeant in East Surrey Regiment. Jesse went to take over the Sportsman's Arms Inn in North Dean, Hughenden, Bucks.
1893 George Rogers/Rodgers.
1894 - "Mr Rogers Widow" [Ann] George was buried at Holy Trinity Church but we have been unable to locate any surviving gravestone. Some members of his old Surrey regiment attend the funeral. He was only 47.
1895 - Ann Rogers transfers premises to Edward Sims. Possibly a Frank Rogers may be given a holdover in between (conflicting sources)
1896 - James William Rowe. 2. William Richard Rose
1897 - W R Rose 2. John Reading
1898 - John Bradley
1899 - John Bradley transfers premises to Charles Brown. John is forced to leave as his licence has been endorsed for second time related to unruly conduct at the Wheelers. On the second occasion, it is for allowing "quarrelsome conduct" in the taproom, specifically a foul mouthed arguement between Mr & Mrs Anson that could be heard some distance outside. When P C Marks entered the pub he also found two men drunk in there which was another black mark. The worst affected of these two drinkers, Charles Slade of Trinity Rd, was separately fined for his conduct.
1901 - Charles Brown. Born circa 1860 in Nuffield Oxon according to the census. Wife Jane.
1904 - C Brown
1907 - C Smith
1909 - Mr Smith
1910 - Arthur E Smith 2. Richard Lane
1911 - Richard Lane
1915 - Arthur Strange 2. Wesley Hodge??
1928/9 - closed.
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SOURCES
1833 Parochial Assessment
1853 Mussons and Cravens Commercial Directory
Pigots Directory 1844
Kelly's Post Office Directory -
1869,1877,1883, 1903.
Census - 1861,1871,1881,1891
Robson's Directory 1839
Windsor and Eton Express, Apr 10 1875, held at British Library Archive and accessed via the BNA.
Bucks Herald 10 Jan 1874, 26 December 1874, 18 June 1887, as above.
Reading Mercury 19 Sept 1874, as above
South Bucks Standard, 06 January 1893, 08 Nov 1895, 2 July 1897, 19 May & 22 Sept 1899, 2nd October 1902, as above
1872 list of pubs and the breweries that owned them, held at Buckinghamshire County Council Archives.
Numerous ads, licence session reports etc.
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