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19 TOWER STREET SEDGEFORD LANE  WARD FULL LICENCE See TOWER TAVERN
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Licensees :
HENRY FROMOW 1845
HARRIETT RYAN 1851
JOHN MEDLOCK 1854
HENRY HACKNEY 1854 - 1859
Monday 20th November 1854 - Fine of £3 and £1 2s 6d costs for refusing to admit the police.
See below.
Friday 1st May 1857 - Fine of £2 and 16s costs for having assaulted police-constable Leader who was attempting to remove springs which had been stolen and left at the house as security for a debt.
Monday 9th August 1858 - Fine of 10s and 18s 6d costs for selling half a gallon of beer to a woman on Sunday 1st August at 12:30 in the forenoon.
"A light fine because this was the first time he had offended in this way".
MARY ANN HACKNEY 1861
WILLIAM BROWN 1863 - 1865


Given as the VICTORIA in 1845 & 1854.

Became the TOWER TAVERN in 1869

and the CROWN by 1903 (Closed c1915)

In court Monday 28th March 1864 Henry Hackney of Tower Street, was charged by Police-sergeant Butcher of refusing to admit police at four o'clock in the afternoon of Sunday 20th March 1864. Ordered to pay 9s 6d costs, Mrs Hackney said she could not pay since the bailiff was in the house.
     
  On 13th November 1854 a bullock-driver named Courtman asked a policeman to assist him in removing his 70 year old father from the Queen Victoria. Mr. Courtman senior was believed to be in possession of £20 and in the company of a prostitute. At the house, the policeman was twice informed that the person they sought was not there, however it was learnt that he was upstairs, drinking with the prostitute. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hackney refused permission for the constable to go upstairs and Mr. Hackney threatened to "smash him with a poker", flourishing the weapon about with apparent intent.
In the midst of the confusion, Mrs. Hackney was bundling the old man and prostitute down the stairs, in order to get them out of the house.
The policeman took the old man into the yard and found him helplessly intoxicated and unable to speak, the money was apparently intact.
Before the magistrates on 20th November, Mr. Hackney said he had not refused a search of the lower part of the house, but thought he was entitled not to allow the policeman upstairs.
Constable Carr stated that the house had been one of the worst kept in town and Hackney had been reprimanded for his conduct.
A fine and costs totalling £4 2s 6d was imposed and payment to be forthwith, otherwise a warrant of distress would be issued for the amount.