Yew Tree Frieth Historic Occupiers / Timeline

Sometimes referred to as the "Yew Tree Inn" other times just as the "Yew Tree". The name came from an old yew tree in the garden. Still in business at the time of writing. Came under Marlow for licensing purposes hence our interest.

Building said to date from the 1600s or 1500s depending on source. Age of building isn't necessarily the same as the age of the pub housed in it. Landlords we have for it are:

From at least 1851- 85. John and Elizabeth Turner. In the 1850s it was a grocers and bakery with a license to sell beer on the premises and had its own orchard. John was also a farmer on a very small scale. In 1885- customer Richard Butler of Frieth was prosecuted for refusing to leave the pub when John Turner the landlord asked him to, assaulting John and breaking windows at the pub.

1891- Elizabeth Turner transferred pub to Frederick Turner her son. Presumably her husband had died some point 1885-91.

1892- Fred Turner to Owen Sears.

1894- Transferred from Owen Sears to James Leaver.

1894- at least 1920 James Leaver as above. In 1896 following a draught James asked his brewery, the Wethereds of Marlow to hire a Welsh water diviner to try to find water a water supply for the pub following a long draught that caused great difficulties for all of the people of Frieth. Two spots in a meadow were indicated by the diviner's rod but water was not found in either. There had been hopes a well could be dug. I am not sure if any further attempts were made. In 1897 James started a slate club at the pub, an essential institution for working class families - to find out more about them see the post here. The Yew Tree was slightly unusual in having their annual Slate Club supper just after Christmas rather than before. With around 80 members on average, it was one of the larger affairs in the area. In 1903 James and his wife suffered the death of their little daughter to whose funeral a large number of people attended. On a happier note, James helped organise a village fete to celebrate the Coronation in 1902. In 1910 he used the pub as a site of auction when he wished to sell a cottage and two pieces of land.

1930s and 1940s- The Yew Tree is a very popular stopping off place for cycling club tours.

1939 to at least 1949-. Emma Keep landlady. Also seems to be a shop. Mrs Keep uses the Yew Tree weekday evenings 6pm till 8.30 pm to sign up volunteers to the local Civil Defence Corps in 1949.

Written and researched by Charlotte Day. This post will be updated as new information emerges.

Sources:

Kelly's Directory for Buckinghamshire etc 1911, 1915, 1920 and also 1939 by Kelly's Directories Limited.

South Bucks Standard, 30th September 1892, October 9th 1896 and 22nd July 1910. British Library Archives via the BNA.

Reading Mercury 21st April 1855. Cutting.

1833 Parochial Assessment Great Marlow Part 42

 The next part of my gradual transcription of the original handwritten working notebooks used by the assessors to compile this assessment. These faded notebooks have long been in the possession of my family, and also contain some pencilled in corrections from the later 1830s, though not in these parts.

I am uploading the parts out of order that they appear in the assessment. Instead I transcribe and add them as they chime in with research I am doing for myself or others.

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Name

Property occupied

Annual worth of that property

Any notes by me in square brackets

Hooks Cottages

Woodrow [no first name]

House and garden

£6

*****

William Stevens

House, garden and shop

£6

*****

Edward Pratt

Cottage and garden

£4

*****

Oakengrove

William Smith

Cottage and garden

£4

*****

Jordan [no first name]

Cottage and garden

£5

*****

William House

House, garden and stable £6

Part of a garden at Lane End 

10 shillings

*****

Thomas ?Fulton

House and garden

£5

*****

Burrough's Grove

John Green

Horse Shoes House [pub], garden, stable, woodhouse and garden

£8

*****

Wymers

Henry Webb

House, lawn, flower garden, stable, chaise house, garden, a cottage and small garden

£21

*****

Handy Cross

William Earies (Earis/Eyres/Ayris)

The Blue Flag house [Pub] shop, shoeing house, cottages, stable and garden

£9

*****

Each occupying a cottage and garden with an annual value of £3:

Jeffrey Sears

John Plumridge

George Wye

*****

Ragman's Castle

William Dance

Cottage and garden

£4

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Marlow's 21 OTHER Football Teams *Updated April 2023*

Updated JULY 2024

Marlow Football Club has a long history but this post is about Marlow's more minor teams that your ancestor stands a better chance of having played for. It includes youth and junior sides as after all even Sporting Life would sometimes mention a fixture or match report for these. It doesn't include schools teams, the old Borlasian or Marlow Choir teams or those organised by employers on a more or less occasional basis eg the Brewery. 

A few things to bear in mind: a lot of surnames are shared across teams. You may find a family member spent time on more than one. Brothers and cousins often played on the same side. Most match reports (especially early ones) fail to name players at all or just give the surname. Most of these teams did not have a set place to play home matches. Almost all can be found using the Crown Ground (Crown Meadow, now Riley Recreation Ground) on occasion, if Marlow F.C or the Reserves did not need it. The other main sites used were Star Meadow (one end of which would later be partially used to form Marlow F.C's new home, the Alfred Davis Memorial Ground), the "recreation ground" (Gossmore) and less often "the Station Ground" aka Porter's Meadow. The Porters owned or occupied more than one meadow in this period but the one usually referred to was roughly where Riverpark Drive is now.  The Victoria's also used Colonels Meadow, behind Borlase school. 

Regular football came to a halt during the First World War, so naturally there will be gaps for these years. The Crown Ground saw plenty of activity during that time thanks to locally stationed soldiers playing in the military leagues or just casually. I have not included them here as they are not often made up of local men. This blog deals with the pre First World War period primarily, with occasionally forays into the 1920's and beyond. Some of these team names were recycled later but unless mentioned otherwise, the more modern incarnations are not a continuation of what went before. Dates are for the first and last dates I have found of a team definitely being active. I have not researched all of the leagues or competitions entered, sorry!  This page will be updated as new info emerges - and as we work through through my notes.. There are many more names to be added!

Marlow Rangers

1885 - 1906 (also used for an unrelated team in 1960's/70's)

Sought matches with "good minor teams" and seem to have enjoyed some success. Did not play exclusively against very local teams as most of the other minor ones did. Maintained both an A and B team. Average age 18/19. In 1894 had won 12 of their 17 games, and drawn another. 

AGM held: Three Compasses, Dean Street. 

Colours: Light and dark blue halves

Practice days: Wednesdays, on recreation ground (Gossmore)

Usual home pitch - Recreation Ground (Gossmore), but also used Station Ground, and Crown Ground on occasion. In 1895 are described as having a new ground in the meadow next to the Saw Mill in Station Rd lent by Mr H Clark , but still use other sites. 

Some player/member names names:

1893 - Ayres, Langley. 

1894 - A J Carr (captain), J Shipton (deputy captain), J Frith (also treasurer) , A Ayres, J Spindlo (R J?), G Almond, H Clark, Maskell, W East, W J Fenner, J A Paine (goalkeeper), F Rockell. G Sawyer, C Harris, A Frith. W Toovey,  D Gibbons

  Secretary : 1894 - W E  Toovey, 10 Queens Rd. 

1895 - J Spindlo (captain) Shipton (vice captain), W Toovey (hon. Sec), East, J or G Sawyer (treasurer), C Harris, J Paine, J Carr, 

1896 - Secretary is W J Fenner, (moved from Chapel Str to "York Rd, Marefield" this year. Fenner is also secretary of The Swifts. ) Players: C Harris, J Simmons, A Carr, E Keep, G Sawyer, A & W Toovey, F Langley, J Shipton, W Halton, C Dye. 

1905: Harris, Toovey, Howard. 

Marlow Star 

1885-1921 Originally started as a football team for the Dean Street boys club ran by All Saints Church. The curate Rev C Potts was the man largely behind the start of the club. 

A youth team, average age 15 in 1898. Often came up against reserve sides of bigger teams including Marlow FC. Had A and B sides. All listings below are A team members. Secretary (1898) - W Scott, High Street. 

Usual home ground: Star Meadow

Players: 

1885- E Clark, G Ayres, A Bowles, Payne, Didcott , T or J White, Young, A Boot, C Ilsley (capt), F Grace. 

1886 - J Bowles (goal) F Bailey (Captain) A Paine, J White, F Bowles, A Brook(e)s, E Clark(e), G Stone, C Brooks, I Ayres, C Price 

1887 - E Clark(e) is goal keeper. 

1903 - Cox, Grace 

Players of unknown date: W Payne, G Langley. 

Marlow Blue Star

Not same as above. This is a boys team.  There was a Little Marlow Blue Star too by 1898 for under 11's or under 15s at different times. I don't think they were the same. 

1910. 

Players: T Moody, Stacey. 

Little Marlow Blue Star

Boys, 1890/91. Not researched yet. 

Marlow Red Star

Boys, 1893 - 1902. Usually play Gossmore. 

Played in Berks and Bucks minors cup 1901, 1902.

(Lane End also had a boys side called Red Star) 

A match report from 1893 says the game was characterized by rough play and "some fighting"! The Star team lost. 

Marlow Victoria

Marlow's main "other" club,  with a good following of their own. Aka "The Vics". Full name The Royal Victoria Working Mans FC. (Another Marlow Working Mans FC was active c1909 -1914) Also have reserve side. Mostly 17-23 years old (although from 15 year olds at start)

1873 - 1898 - but see below. 

The club was set up for the "junior tradesman and mechanics" of Marlow. "Mr Wethered" was one of those who drove the idea forward and he acted as their first president. [Thomas O Wethered] They were lucky enough to secure the support of a number of well off patrons such as Sir William Robert Clayton, Bart, F O Wethered, and Thomas Somers Cocks as well as the Rev Cree and Alfred Davis Junior. Seeking "strong minor teams" to play against, they did well. So well in fact that in 1897 it was decided to amalgamate them with the Marlow FC reserves, in order to strengthen the latter. In 1898, 9 players in the Reserve team had played for Victoria the previous season. The B team(s) of the Vics still played under the Victoria name until approx 1899 though. They host Athletic Sports competitions for their members 1870's (at Gossmore) as part of  their aim to encourage healthy exercise overall.  

HQ - First AGM held Duke of Cambridge, Queens Rd. The Duke was also where the initial meeting to set up the team was held.  Later used the White Lion, West Street. 

Practice: when first established held on Tues and Sats on Colonel's Meadow, Borlase. Later at Gossmore Recreation Ground. 

Home ground: For first year or so, Colonel's Meadow. Then usually the recreation ground Gossmore. Sometimes borrow Crown Ground too. 

Secretary:  1872- R Carter. 1873 / 1874 - A Gardener. 1894 - Joint secretaries S J Barlow of Eton Cottage and H Sawyer of Spittal Street.  1896 - W Fenner  (this man's name will pop up often in this role!). 1899 - C Howard of West End 1899. 

Chairman - 1895 L J Sellman

Players: 

1873/4 - Captain William J Stockbridge. Others: C & T Fletcher, Owen Sawyer, J Biggs, R Wye, G Frith, G&J Edwards, A Keep. 

1875 John Langley jun, A Keep, T Plumridge, F Plumridge, M Mason, C Fletcher, W Plumridge jun, Owen Sawyer, J Beckett, R Wellicome, J Biggs, J Harvey, T Wyatt, G Edwards. 

1895: S J Barlow, George & A E Edmunds (George is Captain), F Tucker, H Sawyer, ? Davis, L Sellman, G Barber, F Hawkes (vice Captain)

1897 - H Sawyer (goalkeeper),  ? Edmunds (Capt), A Edmunds, W Probert, Unknown Probert, L Sellman (also hon treasurer), S Shaw, G Davis, Smith, F Haw(k)es, K Bonny, W White (deputy captain), J Davis. 

Marlow Excelsior

Play Crown Ground, and Star Meadow. 

A youth team with a reserve side too. Played in the Berks &Bucks Minor League in 1901. 

1893 - 1911 (definite finish date) 

Usual place of play:  Recreation ground

Secretary 1896 - W Fenner again! 

Marlow Ramblers

1890 - 1895. Also had B team. Play in Berks & Bucks Junior Cup.  

HQ - Clubroom of Three Tuns, West Str. AGM and annual dinner held there, fundraising smoking concerts ditto. 

Play: On all the Marlow grounds (see top)

Secretary: 1890/91 - H Price, 7 Queens Rd.  1892 - W Carter. 

Players:  Emmett (undated)

1890: Judge, East, Rose, P (probably Phillip)  & F Looker, F Harvey (captain), E Cook, A Cooper, H Illsley (goal), Tucker. 

1891: H Illsley, J White, F Harvey, J Rose, F. & P Looker, J F Price, W East, G Judge, George Moody, G Ayres, E Clark, E Heatley, F Bayley, E Cook, A Cooper

1892 - W Rose (in goal), E Emmett (also goalkeeper) Backs J Howe?, J White, H Frith. Half backs - W Carter, J East?, W J East, T. P Rose. Right Wing - George Moody, F Looker. Left Wing: - A Boot, P Looker. Centre - R C Sawyer. Captain - William East. /W J East. 

President: Viscount Curzon, MP. Hon Treasurer: A Carter. 

Marlow Wednesday Ramblers - may be successor of Marlow Ramblers. 

1903. 

Players: Stacey, Sears, Dormer. 

Marlow Wednesday

May be referring to Wednesday Ramblers or Wednesday Athletic or may be another team again!! Still active at dawn of First World War. Another Marlow Wednesday was formed c1931 and played on the Marlow F C ground - on Wednesdays naturally. 

1909 - Secretary: A Smith, 7 Sunlight Cottages.

Marlow Antelopes

Youth team. (Under 16)

1874 - 1896. In 1894 mentioned as "badly in need of funds". 

Secretary: F Plumridge, Oxford Rd. 

Players - just a few known

1878 - Harding, Rockell, Lovegrove, Higgins. 

 Undated: - Nicholls, H White (Captain), R J Spindlo (this is Richard John, known as John, the baker b 1878, and later very successful player for Marlow F C )

1893 - H White (goal), J Spindle (Spindlo?), G Morton, C Drye, F Nicholls, G Hatton, C Harris, W Mangah ?, W Plumridge, F Nicholls, F Paine, 

1894 - Goalkeeper - W. East. Others: C F Waterman, R Wellicome, H Clark, F Walker, F Langley, F Harman, J Boot, C J Drye. 

Marefield Rovers

Boys team. Had reserve side too. Play in Maidenhead Boys League. C1910-1913. 

Players 1910: T Golding (Captain), G Stone, S Clark, H Hilsdon, A & A H Peddle, R Flint, C Lee, R Clark, F Burton, W Lloyd

Marlow Rovers

1891- 1912 then 1920-1930. 

Youth team, average age 17 in 1920.  

Plays: Recreation Ground, occasionally Crown Ground. 

Practice: Wednesdays, Recreation Ground. 

Secretary: 1920 - G  Sparks, West Str. 

Players: 1900  T Ward, Bennett, Coles, Robinson

Marlow Red Rovers

1893 - 1898. Under 15's side. 

Hon Sec 1893 : George Edmunds

White Rovers

Boys, 1893 - 1899

Marlow Albion

1887- 1907 Has an A  & B team. Youths. 

Hon. Secretary 1888 is A Carter. 

Wednesday Athletic

Boys. 1912. 

Marlow Athletic

 1911-1920

Marlow Abstainers

1886

Marlow Corinthians

Youths 1892. 

1893 - W Wellicome, J Beckett, H Collins, J Shipton, T Rance, G H Clark, S Green. 

Marlow Harriers

1886-1888

Marlow Nelson

"Rising minor team" in 1896 but records thin on ground! 

Marlow Wanderers

Youths under 14, 1897. 

Players: Rockwell (possibly meant to be Rockell/Rockall or Rosewell), Corby. 

Marlow United

Active at least 1909-14. Juniors. Not the same as the more modern team to bear this name. 

Players 1909 - Culhane, Cresswell, Dickson, Arber, Moody, Rolston, Morris. 

And a bonus: 

Players for Lane End FC (still going today!)

Aka "the blue and whites"

1893 (first year) : J Gray, Rixon, F Fletcher, J Britnell, A Bristow, Davis, Sears, Priest, J Carr. 

Researched by Kathryn Day with some additional research by Charlotte Day.

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Lane End Historic Landlords #3 Clayton Arms

Clayton Arms, Lane End>

Compiled from adverts, censuses, court cases, property record etc. 

*UPDATED FEB 2026*

 This pub is not to be confused with a pub of the same name in Marlow. Both were under the jurisdiction of Great Marlow for licensing and census purposes.

The pub was sometimes used for property auctions and coroner's inquests. It was also the site of the Lane End Agricultural Society annual dinner from at least 1838. The pub usually seems to have been let along with nearby meadows. Sir William Clayton used the pub for the resurrected Court Leets for his manor in the 1860s and 1870s. (The one held on 21st June 1866 was the first for 18 years)

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1844 - Charles Fletcher?

1852- David Bigg.

1859- William Savage. Also a farmer. Described as a "working millwright and publican" in 1864. 

1864-67 Jane Savage, widow of above. She died in 1867. Also a farmer. The contents of the pub and farm were sold off by auction following her death. From this we can see that she grew fir trees for wood, raised a crop of wheat and had a few milk cows.

1870- Mrs Hatch, later Samuel Sears.

1870-75 Joshua Seers / Sears. Regarded as a generally "well conducted house" so got away with 50s fine for staying open outside of allowed hours in 1873, and the licence was not endorsed. 

1875-76 Zilpah Sears widow of Joshua Sears above.

1876-85 Charles Bird.

1885-87 Frederick Goodchild. He had transferred from the Osborne Arms Lane End.

1887- 91 Frederick Moss. Also farmed. Sold up and left the village.

1891-92 Albert Hanks.

1892- Mary Lucinda/Lucina  Hanks, widow of Albert above briefly.

1892- William Barley? Most likely Varley. 

1893- Henry Hawes.

1897-1901 Sarah Varley took over from her deceased husband William Varley who had died suddenly at the age of 49. She had found him unconscious in bed. The parish nurse Kate Byrne tried and failed to revive him with application of mustard and water to his throat and legs and by artificial resuscitation. Found to have had an apoplectic fit [South Bucks Standard reporting Feb 5th 1897, British Library Archives].

1907 - Harry Darton. 2. James Henry Coles

1909-15 William Oakley.

1921- Mr Oakley

1939- Jack Oakley

Many more landlords to to come!

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1700s Chapel Street People

Updated May 2024

I glean every possible will and property record to gather the names of those who lived in Chapel Street, often called Chapel End, in the 1700s. The date next to each name is the date I find reference to them in Chapel Street but they may have been there earlier and later too. This post focuses on the occupiers rather than the owners of property. In most cases in the 1700s the two were not the same thing. The precise buildings cannot usually be identified but I am working on it! Getting the names of any occupiers at all is an enormous task.

I likely have more people to add once I have sifted through my mountain of research notes and will update this post as I can.

Note: the boundary of Chapel Street and Spittal Street was very fluid so some properties in Chapel Street can appear in records as being in Spittal Street and vice versa. It was not uncommon in the 1700s and earlier for Spittal Street to be entirely ignored as a street address and for all properties there to be described as Chapel Street or Chapel End even down as far as the Market Square end.

William Baker, a grocer. Occupier 1797. Unknown if owner. On the site of a shop used as a grocers for over 100 years previously to that. I am trying to identify more precisely which property this was. 

Francis Beck. Tenant of a cottage 1742.

James Bird. Tenant. 

Robert Bristow / Bristowe. Tenant of a cottage South side 1791.

Edward Broadway. Tenant 1782.

Martha Camden [nee White] 1795. Her mother Amy White below part owned this property. Who owned other part/s unknown. Sister of Jane White below.

John Collins tenant of a cottage 1798.  

Mark Cutter. Tenant 1743 of a cottage. In 1733 the same cottage had been in the occupation of John Phillips.

Thomas Davison. Occupier North side 1710.

Widow Eagle. Tenant, Chapel End 1795.

George and Ann Faux. Alias Fox. George was a schoolmaster who had his own private boarding school. Resident 1750s- death 1797. Prospect House which was often given as Chapel End in the 1700s but was really in Glade Road near the corner with Little Marlow Road (a continuation of Chapel Street). Wife Ann. After their time there the school moved to the end of Wycombe Road and then to Marlow Place. 

James & Anthony Field, 1786 - drapers*

Widow ?Gray? 1730. Not the owner of the property she occupied.

John Hammerton. Owner of house there in his will 1716. Basket Maker. Wife Jane inherited life interest in the property then it went to their son.

Thomas Hester. Occupier 1748.

Robert Howard. Occupier North side 1745, East of the White Hart. This may be Robert Howard junior son of Robert Howard senior of Bisham. That Robert junior inherited two cottages in Chapel Street in the will of his father proved in 1744, though these were only to come to him after the death of his mother. The two cottages in that will were the ones mentioned in this post as occupied by William Hubbard and Francis Beck.

William Hubbard. Tenant of a cottage 1742.

Thomas Langley. Owner and occupier 1723. A sawyer.

John Lawes tenant, Chapel End 1760 and 1798. This may not be the same property on both occasions and it is possible given the 38 year gap in dates that the earlier John Lawes is the father or uncle etc of the later John Lawes rather than the same man. His premises were previously occupied by Joseph Loveless and Thomas and Mary Sears. See below. Note Added September 2021: this property was actually in Spittal Street, though described as Chapel End. As I said above there was no consistency when describing properties in these two streets which run into each other.

Joseph Loveless alias Lovelace. Appropriately given that name he was a "laceman". Tenant of a house 1754, which had previously been occupied by Thomas Sears whose business he had bought. Probably but not definitely North side. Property later occupied by John Lawes. Note added September 2021: this property was actually in Spittal Street which as I explained above was routinely described as being part of Chapel Street in the past. The two roads run into each other.

Robert Menday. Tenant of White Hart, North side of the street 1732. A Mr Menday was running the pub in 1745 which may also be Robert.

John Phillips. 1733. Not owner. By 1743 his cottage was occupied by Mark Cutter above.

Mary and Thomas Sears. He was a lace maker. Occupier 1748. Unknown if owner. Home and business premises in one. Mary was a widow and occupier of the property alone in 1751. She was no longer resident there in 1754. Joseph Loveless alias Lovelace had bought her husband's business and taken over occupation of the Sears' premises. By 1760 the occupier was John Lawes. See above. Note added September 2021: this property was actually in Spittal Street as we would call it today but little effort was made to distinguish between these two continuous streets in the past.

William Stevens, bargeman. Will proved 1730. Owned his own home.

Thomas Taylor. Occupier North side 1745. 

Richard Tovey. Occupier North side 1710.

Thomas Wal..er. Tenant. Chapel End. 1798. [Walter? Walker?]

Ann and John Warner. Tenants 1788. 

Carter Webb, a cordwainer. Occupier 1748. Unknown if owner. He was no longer resident in the same premises in 1760.

William Weedon. Or possibly Wooden. Tenant of a cottage South side 1791.

Amy White, widow. Owner and occupier of a cottage. 1795. Will proved 1796. Left this property to her daughter Jane White.

Jane White. 1795. Her mother Amy White above part owned this cottage. Who owned the other parts is unknown. Sister of Martha Camden above.

* With big thanks to friend of the blog Linda Green for this information. (London Archives Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance records CLC/B/192/F/001/MS11936/334/515799)

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I have previously published a post on the 1700s residents of Quoiting Square here and Dean Street here. High Street 1700s residents are here and Oxford Road here.

My recreated trade directory for 1700s Marlow and Little Marlow is here

Recreated 1600s trade directory Part One and Part_two

Researched and written by Charlotte Day. Additional research by Kathryn Day. 

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Lane End Historic Landlords #1

Compiled from adverts, court cases, property records (some unique), censuses etc

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The Earl Grey [just possibly became the Osborne Arms Q.V]

In the 1833 parochial assessment notebooks my family owns the premises consisted of a house, 2 large gardens and an orchard and were worth £10 10 shillings a year.

1833-52 Richard Oxlade. Moved to New Inn 1852. See historic landlords for thst pub in this post. Widow Elizabeth later returned to these premises.

1861- Elizabeth Oxlade see above. Appears to be related to the Grays below.

1871- Abraham Gray. He either moved to the Osborne Arms or renamed his Earl Grey premises the Osborne Arms by 1873 Q.V

Jolly Blacksmith(s), Ditchfield. 

Converted from a small cottage. AKA Blacksmith's Arms.

1881-86 George Joseph Meakes. Usually known by his middle name. Also a blacksmith, which seems his primary trade. First wife Elizabeth had died 1879. Married Kate Blackwell of Boyn Hill near Maidenhead 1880. Attempts to upgrade from a beer house license to a full license 1886 failed because the premises were considered too small. In fact in the same year, it's ability to exist at all was threatened as was rated below the minimum value then required to be a licensed premises. The same solution was adopted here that several Marlow pubs were forced to use in the same year. A neighbouring cottage was incorporated into the premises to nudge up the value. George's cousin James Meakes had the Plough pub in Marlow see here.

1888- Richard Bowles

1891- Back to George Joseph Meakes. Repeated coming and going from beer premises was very common in this area 1800s. George defined himself solely as a blacksmith 1896 but that doesn't mean that he- or his wife- wasn't selling beer too.

1901-15 William Meakes, son of George and Elizabeth above. Also a blacksmith. Wife Mary Ann.

1939 - Jesse Meakes

Osborn(e) Arms, High Street

Possible name change from The Earl Grey at some point 1871-73. See above. Just speculation.

1873-75 Abraham Gray / Grey

1875-76 Elizabeth Gray widow of last tenant Abraham Gray.

1881-85 Frederick Goodchild. Frederick moved to the Clayton Arms, Lane End. He had married in 1873 Jane the daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth Gray above. Possibly later at Olde Sun. 

1885- 1902 John Sears / Seers. Also a bricklayer. Wife Fanny. 

1902-06 John Lunnon.

1907 - John Lennon (poss Lunnon meant) 2. Emony Carter. 

1908- Mr E Carter. 

1909- E Carter.

1909- William Thomas Reynolds, temporarily.

1939- Walter Shadbolt.

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