Author Topic: The Cricketers Arms, Welford, Newbury  (Read 1466 times)

Offline Yogiyo1

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The Cricketers Arms, Welford, Newbury
« on: Saturday 29 December 12 19:23 GMT (UK) »
Hi, I am looking for any information (would ideally like resource links to photos) on an old public house in Weston village (near Welford, Newbury).

It was called the Cricketers Arms. I have looked on the dead pubs website but this the only information I have found.

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Re: The Cricketers Arms, Welford, Newbury
« Reply #1 on: Monday 31 December 12 12:37 GMT (UK) »
Haven't got any pictures - sorry. But there's a fair chance that it is still standing as a private house.
It is shown on the 1899 map at www.old-maps.co.uk (coord: 439826, 173834)
It could be the house now enlarged and called Weston House: https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=welford&ie=UTF-8&ei=MYXhUND7N8ix0QX1uoGwAg&ved=0CAsQ_AUoAA

Here are landlords from directories & censuses. It was a beerhouse/shop, probably never had a full licence - the then landlord gave up selling booze in the 1950s. I can't find anything pre-1869 not even in an 1868 directory - which is odd as the Beer Act was repealed that year and it became difficult to open new beerhouses.  Perhaps William Prince took a last minute opportunity to licence his house/shop before the act was repealed.

1869   Wm   Prince   shopkeeper & beer retailer
1871   Wm   Prince   carpenter
1877   Mrs Matilda   Prince   shopkeeper & beer retailer
1881   John Newton   Dance   innkeeper & miller
1883   Newton   Dance   beer retailer
1887   Frederick   Fisher   beer retailer
1891   Frederick   Fisher   innkeeper, Cricketers’ Arms
1895   Frederick   Fisher   beer retailer
1899   Frederick   Fisher   beer retailer
1901   David   Beckingham   innkeeper
1903   David   Beckingham   beer retailer
1907   David   Beckingham   beer retailer
1911   Alfred Charles   Batt   beer retailer
1911   Alfred Charles   Batt   publican & gardener
1915   Alfred Charles   Batt   beer retailer
1928   Henry Alfred   Cavalier   beer retailer
1931   Jas W   Collins   beer retailer
1935   Jas Wltr   Collins   beer retailer
1939   Jas Wltr   Collins   Cricketers P H
1950   Jas jun   Collins   Cricketers P H
1957   Jas W   Collins   general stores
1960   Jas W   Collins   general stores
1965   J G   Johnson    general stores
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