Hi
I don't know if anyone is still following this thread but I came across it while also looking into "The Cat" at Nettlebed. My Great Grandfather George Steptoe lived there 1891. I just asked my mother if she new of "The Cat". her instant reply was yes it's the row of house in Catslip your cousins live there. We always referred to going down "The Cat". The funny things people ask me these days.
My Great Grandfather was landlord of the Carpenters for years. His and my Great Grand Mothers names were engraved on one of the glass panes. Don't know if they are still there.
There was a Cat Pub near Bix but that was demolished in 1861 I believe.
