| Licensees : |
| - |
|
JAMES
COSSEY (?)
(King of Harts) |
1794 |
| - |
|
| LEONARD LOWDEN |
1836 |
GEORGE SHIPPEY
(George Sheppy 1856) |
1845 - 1856 |
| DAVID INGHAM |
1858 - 1861 |
| Monday 6th June 1859
- Fine of £1 with 14s costs for keeping house open after midnight on
Sunday 28th May. |
| JAMES LAVENDER |
1863 - 1871 |
| WILLIAM
WALPOLE |
1872 - 1877 |
| JOHN THOMPSON |
1879 |
| JOSEPH BUTTERY |
1883 - 1925 |
|
Fine of 1s and 15s costs Monday 6th September 1886. See opposite. |
| GEORGE HARNWELL |
1929 - 1933 |
WILLIAM BUTCHER
(Walter William Butcher 1937) |
by 1936 |
| FRANCIS BROWN |
01.01.1940 |
| ROBERT WILES |
13.01.1941 |
| Fine of 10/- on each of 5 cases of selling out of hours 24.03.1941 |
| BASIL AUSTIN DESMOND RIX |
18.08.1954 |
| LAURENCE DICK RADFORD |
15.07.1959 |
| AUBREY ALLEN |
07.06.1967 |
| ALFRED JAMES WALKER |
13.08.1969 - 05.1978+ |
| BIL& JAN DAVIS |
11.1978 - 12.1979+ |
| "Under new management" |
10.1980 |
JOHN & ROZ CONSTABLE
Went to West Winch
COCK |
08.1993 |
| BERNARD BARLOW |
04.1995 |
| HELEN & JOHN LUSHER |
05.1996 - 10.1999+ |
| - |
|
| JEREMY
THORPE |
by 08.2007 |
| |
| CLAIRE & DAN SMETHURST |
09.2025 |
|

August 1998

August 1998
Shown on Bryant's 1826 map.
On 25th August 1886, Joseph Buttery served beer to men going to harvest
a field, early in the morning. These were prohibited hours and before
the magistrates on 6th September, he was fined a total of 16s, including
costs and advised to obtain an extension licence for the harvest season.
| |
AUGUST 1977
Sample of the menu.
Rump Steak £2.75
Duck in Black Cherry Sauce £3.25.
Vegetables 75p extra.
Strawberry Cheesecake 50p
Cheeseboard 25p. |
|
Closed pre September 2025.
Destined to reopen 21st November 2025 following refurbishment.
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