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dee-jay
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Re: Newbury Inns, Pubs & Beerhouses
« Reply #15 on: Monday 13 October 08 12:20 UTC (UK) »
Mention of Speenhamland brought to mind delightful reminiscences of the Duke of Beaufort in 'Driving', first published in 1890, and of 'Old Mrs Botham' of The Pelican, Speenhamland, who horsed the York House coach for a couple of stages and provided 'cherry brandy noted for its excellence all over the country'.
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BRK/Newbury:  Westall/Green/Lewis/Canning;  WIL/Allcannings:  Hiscock/Amor;  HAM/Kingsclere:  Martin/Hiscock/Westall;  WAR/Marton/Bubbenhall:  Glenn/Holmes;  STS/Yoxall/Hamstall Ridware/Barton-u-Needwood:  Holmes/Dainty;  STS/Brewood/Codsall/Penkridge/Hatherton:  Dean[e]; GLA/Aberdare:  Dean/Dane

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newburychap
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Re: Newbury Inns, Pubs & Beerhouses
« Reply #16 on: Wednesday 15 October 08 11:45 UTC (UK) »
Sadly Mrs Botham went bankrupt after the railways killed the coaching trade. She ended her days in the almshouses at Froxfield and was buried at Speen.

She ran the George & Pelican - usually known just as the Pelican - taking over when her husband died.  This is the best known of Newbury's many coaching inns - and the subject of the epigram reputedly written by a famous actor of the day, James Quinn:

The famous in at Speenhamland that stands below the hill,
may well be called the Pelican for its enormous bill.
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newburychap
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Re: Newbury Inns, Pubs & Beerhouses
« Reply #17 on: Monday 16 March 09 09:48 UTC (UK) »
Another New family snippet.

Edmund New (formerly of the Two Brewers) took on the license of the New Market (aka Newmarket) Inn for a few months in 1908. The landlord, James Dewe had died and Edmund was his executor (or one of them) - in order to maintain and maximise the value of the license for Dewe's estate the executors needed a temporary landlord while they and the owners (Strange's Brewery) settled on a new licensee to take on the pub and cough up for Dewe's fixtures, fittings, etc.
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Re: Newbury Inns, Pubs & Beerhouses
« Reply #18 on: Monday 16 March 09 10:05 UTC (UK) »
Hi Newbury Chap,

Thanks for this bit of New Information once again, its just great,  any information that you are able to provide is most gratefully accepted.

In fact this Edmund New who had the Two Brewers Inn and as well the Newmarket Inn , sadly lost his son Edmund Walter New in the railway accident on Good Friday 14th April, 1898 when the young fellow was 13 years of age.    It was through this article in the newspaper Newbury Weekly News, that I managed to make contact with some of the descendants still living in Newbury.

Jan
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Re: Newbury Inns, Pubs & Beerhouses
« Reply #19 on: Saturday 28 March 09 13:41 UTC (UK) »
Quote from: janjim on Monday 16 March 09 10:05 UTC (UK)
In fact this Edmund New who had the Two Brewers Inn

A great photo of the Two Brewers has just been posted on a local forum:
http://www.newbury.net/forum/index.pl?m-1238243925/s-new/
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Re: Newbury Inns, Pubs & Beerhouses
« Reply #20 on: Monday 30 March 09 06:14 UTC (UK) »
Hi Newbury Chap,

Thanks once again, great photograph, better than others I have.

regards

Jan
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Re: Newbury Inns, Pubs & Beerhouses
« Reply #21 on: Monday 30 March 09 14:45 UTC (UK) »
Quote from: newburychap on Saturday 28 March 09 13:41 UTC (UK)

A great photo of the Two Brewers has just been posted on a local forum:
http://www.newbury.net/forum/index.pl?m-1238243925/s-new/

I was going to mention the Newbury.net Forum, where there is a good deal of discussion about old pubs, often illustrated with old photos. There was a splendid picture of the original Old London Apprentice posted there nearly 2 years ago at:
http://www.newbury.net/forum/index.pl?m-1179842675/s-0/
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Re: Newbury Inns, Pubs & Beerhouses
« Reply #22 on: Monday 30 March 09 17:27 UTC (UK) »
Quote from: Brewmaster on Monday 30 March 09 14:45 UTC (UK)
I was going to mention the Newbury.net Forum, where there is a good deal of discussion about old pubs, often illustrated with old photos. There was a splendid picture of the original Old London Apprentice posted there nearly 2 years ago at:
http://www.newbury.net/forum/index.pl?m-1179842675/s-0/
Lots of pub pictures there, several put up in the last few days - including the Newmarket (aka New Market) Inn that janjam will be interested to see as it was run by one of her lot for a few months.
http://www.newbury.net/forum/index.pl?m-1238314269/

Been meaning to contact you Mr B - I am sure you have plenty to add to my knowledge of more recent years if you're willing.
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