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« on: Thursday 08 April 10 13:27 BST (UK) »
HighTrees,
I know nothing about the history of the Mare and Colt, but, as I wrote a history of Stourport pubs five or six years ago, I did quite a bit of research. The Globe was a private house when first built. It became a beer house in 1850 when George Cook held the licence. He held it until about 1872. It was taken over Phillip Haffner until 1883 and then by Harriet Haffner until 1905. It passed on to Edward Hartwell until the magistrates refused its licence in 1907, when it reverted back to a private dwelling. It is now called Globe House.
In those days, the address for The Globe was Lower Heath, Hartlebury, but in 1933 this area was taken into the Stourport urban district.
There is a photo in the book of The Globe when it was a 'pub', and anpther as it is now.
Coincidentally, my grandparents bought the next door property in about 1925 and that is where I used to visit them every Sunday. Another coincidence....... My family name is Cook, but I have yet to find a connection with Joseph and Sarah.
Most beer house keepers only served beer as a secondary occupation. They usually carried on other trades too.
The Mare and Colt at Summerfield, I am sure, would have come under the parish of Stone, in the mid 19th century.
Hope you find this of help or interest.
John Cook