Tuesday 24 July 2007

Barley Mow, Tandridge

I have just been told of a little anecdote concerning the Barley Mow, Tandridge, in that a previous tenant - a retired Harley Street dental surgeon - took over the pub, and on his first night was asked for a Final Selection. His reply: "I'm sorry I have just moved in, we have no racing papers, but will the Evening Standard do?"

He was known as "Old Final Selection" at Whitbread's Brewery for many months afterwards!

Wednesday 27 June 2007

TANDRIDGE

I am adding Tandridge and Crowhurst to my Limpsfield Blog as I have so little material it is not worth opening separate blogs just yet, and like Limpsfield, they are just on the outskirts of Oxted.

TANDRIDGE and CROWHURST

Barley Mow, Tandridge Village. Situated about 1½ miles from the Bell and about 2 miles from the Brickmakers Arms. In 1892 owned by the executors of Lord Cottenham’s estate, but tied to Bushell & Co, brewers of Westerham, for trade. The licensee was Richard Cowdray and the inn was frequented by labouring classes.



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Brickmakers Arms, Crowhurst Lane End. Situated about 2 miles from the Barley Mow and about a similar distance from Webb’s off-licence. In 1892 it was a free-house owned by Andrew Borrer of Tandridge and run by Frederick Wood. The inn was frequented by labouring classes.




Tuesday 26 June 2007

LIMPSFIELD PUBLIC HOUSES


Beer Retailers


George Wickham, High Street, Limpsfield. Described as bottler and general storekeeper circa 1874 to 1910. He owned Wickham’s Stores (now Cullens), and also built Wickham’s Castle, now called Stonewalls.. He bottled Page & Overton’s Ales under his own name in both ½ pint and 1 pint sizes.


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PUBLIC HOUSES
Carpenters Arms, Windmill Common. Situated about 2 miles from the Grasshopper Inn and about 1¼miles from the Plumbers Arms. In 1892 owned by Bushell & Co of Westerham, and the licensee was Augustus Lincoln Verbeyst. Frequented by labouring classes and gipsies. It was formerly called the Tally Ho, but this must have been prior to 1859 as in that year it was listed as The Carpenters, run by Richard Brazier. It was said to have been owned at one time by a man named Jarrett when the inn was called the Tally Ho.











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The Bull, Limpsfield Street. Situated about ¼ mile from the Plumbers Arms and 250 yards from the Coach & Horses. The building is 17th century with 19th century additions. It was owned in 1892 by Bushell & Co of Westerham and the licensee was George Stafford, in succession to Mrs Fanny Jenner sometime after 1859. It was frequented by a mixed class of labourers and others.





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Plumbers Arms, Limpsfield Street, Situated ¼ mile from the Bull, and about 200 yards from the Coach & Horses. A quaint old-fashioned building with 5 cottages adjoining, parts of which dated from the 17th century. In 1862 there was a plumbers shop at the rear, hence its name. In 1870 the inn was fully licensed and had experienced alterations. Acquired by Nalders & Collyers in 1887 as a freehold, but by 1892 ownership had transferred to Bushell & Co of Westerham. In 1952 it again passed hands into the ownership of Shepherd Neame of Faversham. The licensee in 1892 was William Shore, who took over sometime after 1859 from Charles Wolfe after whom the lane known as Wolfe’s Row was named. The inn was frequented by tradesmen and working classes. Demolished circa 1960-1963.








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Coach & Horses, Limpsfield Street. Situated 250 yards from the Bull, and 200 yards from The Plumbers Arms. This inn changed its name several times, between the Coach & Horses and the Lord Rodney. It appears to have started as the Coach & Horses but was then shown as the Rodney Inn on the Tythe returns. It was back to its original name in the 1851 Census return, but was again the Coach & Horses in 1872 (SRO 337/1/86) It was renamed the Lord Rodney at the turn of the 20th century but this must have been after 1895 when Joseph Ball is listed as having it and still trading as the Coach & Horses. It was owned by Nalder & Collyers, brewers, Croydon, and in 1892 was run by John Errington, catering for low labouring classes. William Sooth had run it in 1859. It lost its licence in the 1920’s and the private residence is still known as The Rodney.







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White Hart, Limpsfield Street. An old pub on the West side of the High Street, now a private dwelling called White Hart Lodge. The building is 16th century, having some features of 17th century origin. A stone fireplace on the upper floor with an arch of four-centred type decorated in colour may be earlier than that date. It is a noticeable fact that when alterations were made to the house, rafters of the roof were found to be coated with soot as if they had formed the roof of a mediaeval hall in which an open fire burned on a central hearth.

Some Survey plans made in 1894 show the oldest part of the roof to be the portion over the hall. There is a king-post with brackets, 4-ways, shown on the section through this post and it seems clear that there cannot have been an upper floor originally because the sills of the first floor windows are barely 2 feet from the floor and a beam runs across the windows at the eaves level. In all probability then, the original building was a hall spanned by an open timber roof and having rooms at both ends of it. White Hart Inns generally date from mediaeval times.


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There are two other properties which apparently were former pubs -  one was the GRASSHOPPER, and I have a photo of the property dated 1863. I know little about this pub so any help would be appreciated:



and the other property is in the village itself, called the OLD LODGE. It was situated in the High Street.


any info would be welcome.
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BREWERS OF LIMPSFIELD


Frederick William Thompson.
Address: Unknown
Town: Limpsfield, Surrey
Dates: from 1930.
References: BTR June 1930.
Biographical Details: Brewery Trade Review 1st June 1930: Mr Fredk. Wm. Thopmpson, brewer, of Limpsfield, Surrey, who died on March 26th, aged 70 years, left estate of the value of £64, 941.