No one was running the hotel (as it wasn't an hotel yet) - the petition was about enabling it to open. It does say who was applying for the licence - but I can't remember the name. I'm afraid I only looked at it in passing (only really noticed it because of this thread) and didn't take any notes - I was after other information in the file (about Newbury pubs). If you are interested the BRO reference is Q/AC 6/17.
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Is the site of the Beau Regard now the site of Cross Country caravans?
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In about c1956 my father almost bought The Beau Regarde at Shillingford. I'm pretty sure it was where the mobile home park is now as I also tried to find it again some years ago. You can see it all very well on Google satellite. I might have a couple of photographs of it taken at that time and have the negs somewhere if I can find them. As It isn't very likely I will be back here again, (I was looking for something else when I came across this posting) contact me at Tim(at)permanden .co .uk NB: I thought it was spelt as above, with an 'e' ?