old Kiddlington pub

[DJFRENCH]

Hi Trees, i called the pub and it is not the original 3 horse shoes....   the pub which your ancestors owned is now a private res on the corner of the road.

Dj

[Trees]

oops I fell in love with their websit and sent an email to see if they could tell me any of its history think we'd better make it diner 
Trees

[DJFRENCH]

Oh what a shame it's not the right pub but you could go see the house at least And then have a drink and meal ! 
debz

[Clemo]

I also live in Kidlington, around 200 yards form the original "Dog" public house, which stood on the corner of School Road and Green Road (previously Dog Lane), which is nowhere near the site of the current pub which has variously been called The Dog, The Squire Bassett and now the Dogwood.
The original pub closed in 1934, and the private residence is called " The Old Dog House".

[Trees]

Hi Clemo,
Maggie jo has sent me some photographs and loads of information about The Dog in School Rd which is exactly as you say. Do you know the old Three Horseshoes which is described as a large stone house on the corner of Banbury Rd and the turning to Thrupp? If so can you possibly take a photo of it to use to illustrate my entry for Thomas and Elizabeth ELLARD
Trees

[Clemo]

Hi Trees,
I have a book by the Kidlington historical society which has a full page on The three Horseshoes together with an old photograph.
Part of the text reads "....They stayed until 1889 when the next landlord was Thomas Ellard with his wife Frances. Unfortunately Thomas died soon afterwards in 1890 at the age of 52. His wife carried on the business until 1894 when she gave up the tenancy and moved into Kidlington where she died in Mill Street aged 73 in 1931."...
The pub closed in 1922 and "the house remained empty for a long period and became very delapidated. It was restored in the mid 1970's into the very desirable residence it is today"

Hope this of some use to you.
Get back in touch if you need any further help.
Cheers

[Trees]

Hi Clemo, Mggie jo has shown me that page in the booklet unfortunately it is totally wrong , I have contacted the History Soc about it Thomas was married to Elizabeth Symons in 1858 they are on the 1871 and 1881 censuses together she born Culworth Northampton and he Hampton Poyle Oxf He died as the book says 1890 and she Elizabeth ELLARD is as inn keeper of the Three Horse shoes in 1891 she died 1895 not like the book
Now Thomas had a cousin David ELLARD who was married to Frances Elizabeth Young GILES born 1858 I think this is the one who dies 1931 in Kidlington as per the book, her parents had kept the Bell Hampton Poyle (Third generation of GILEs keeping it) Her father  was one of three butcher publicans sons of William YOUNG of The Three Pigeons a pub on the Canal outside Kirtlington. I think she probably helped Elizabeth at the time of Thomas' death but she is with David 1891 in HP and in Bladon 1901 David died in 1918 aged 70 Woodstock 3a 1035.
Trees

[Trees]

I hardly know how to admit to this but I now have to add The Anchor (now known as The Wise Alderman) to the list of ancestral pubs
How near to the Three Horse Shoes is or was This one? This apparently was kept by Richard Young's parents in law and grand parents in law  Richard you will recall kept the Dog for about 50 years
Trees

[jamajo]

Trees whenever i see a post from you i expect to see the name of a pub
 Just reading your post has put a big smile on my face, you have such a lot of family in the trade.
 Have you ever thought of looking into pubs instead of names of family. Who knows what you might find 
        Sue