Public Houses in East & West Molesey

NOTES AND AUTHORITIES

NOTES AND AUTHORITIES

Abbreviations

• G.L.R.O. Greater London Record Office, County Hall, London.
• P.C.C. Wills proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.
• P.R.O. Public Record Office, Chancery Lane, London.
• S.R.O. Surrey Record Office, County Hall, Kingston Upon Thames.

Introduction

1. A.E. Richardson, The Old Inns of England (1934).
2. Guide to Surrey Records, Quarter Sessions, (Surrey Record Society, 1931) p.128, A list of Friendly Societies 1794 - 1829, noting those which were allowed by the Court in 1794.
3. Parliamentary Papers, 1824, vol. xviii, p. 261, A list of Friendly Societies, or other Institutions, which have been registered in the Several Counties of England and Wales, in virtue of the Act 39 George iii, c 178.
4. Surrey Archaeological Collections, vol. xix (1906) p.196.
5. 1 William iv, c. 64, An Act to permit the general sale of Beer and Cyder in England (23 July 1830).
6. Lord Askwith, British Taverns. Their History and Laws (1928) p.34.
7. 32 & 33 Victoria, c. 27, Wine and Beerhouse Act, 1869.
8. James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson (Croker edn. 1868) vol.vi, p.82.

Albion Inn

9. Indentures of Lease and Release, dated 30 & 31 December 1831, and 28 & 29 June 1834; in the possession of Messrs Charrington and Co. Ltd., to whom the author is indebted for their kindness in providing facilities for inspecting their files and for permission to quote therefrom.
10. P.R.O., HO/107/1071/4, Census Returns, 7 June 1841.
11. Pigot and Co's Royal and National Commercial Directory (Nov. 1839).
12. Charrington Deeds, Indenture dated 15 December 1841.
13. Post Office Directory of London and Nine Counties (W. Kelly, 1845).
14. Charrington Deeds, Indenture dated 16 October 1850.
15. P.R.O., HO/107/1604/43/4, Census Returns, 31 March 1851.
16. Ibid.
17. This and other lists of licensees are based on Street Directories, Census Returns, Victualler's Recognizances, Rate Assessments, Land Tax Assessments, Newspaper Reports, etc.
18. Surrey Comet. 17 August 1872.
19. P.R.O., PROB/11/2208, attested copy will of John Lee Flint; Post Office Directory of the Six Home Counties (W.Kelly, 1855); Ibid, (1867).
20. G.L.R.O., Acc 891/2/9/55, Particulars of Sale, 19 January 1891; Charrington Deeds, Indenture dated 24 March 1891.

Bell Inn

21. East Molesey parish burial register, 12 September 1749.
22. P.R.O., PROB/11/773, P.C.C. Lisle 304, attested copy of William Bonwick.
23. S.R.O., PS/3/1/1, Minute Book of the Justices of the Peace for the Hundreds of Kingston and Elmbridge, 1752-1794; East Molesey parish Poor Law Rate Assessment Book.
24. Molesey Advertiser, 2 April 1948; this coin is illustrated in R.Dalton and S.H.Hamer, The Provincial Token Coinage of the Eighteenth Century (1910) vol.i, p.137.
25. Dictionary of National Biography, vol.xliii, p. 139.
26. Molesey Advertiser, 2 April 1948.
27. Post Office Directory of London and Nine Counties (W.Kelly, 1846).
28. Post Office Directory of London and the Six Home Counties (1851).
29. Almanack and Directory of the Neighbourhood of Kingston (G. Phillipson, 1869).
30. The Mole (i.e. Herbert Andrews), A Short History of East Molesey (1893) p.4.
31. Surrey Comet, 12 December 1863.
32. Infra, Introduction, p.1.
33. See reports appearing in the Surrey Comet over a long period.
34. Parliamentary Papers, 1824, vol.xviii, p.261, A List of Friendly Societies, or other Institutions, which have been registered in England and Wales.
35. Ibid, 1841, vol.xxvi, p.310.
36. Surrey Comet, 24 August 1872.
37. Ibid, 3 February 1872. The Dowager Clinton lived in East Molesey Park, which covered all the land between Spencer and Seymour Roads, from Walton Road to the River Mole.
38. The Mole, op. cit., p.21; Reminiscences of Mrs. Emily Mansfield, ms. in the possession of the author.
39. The Pennell family lived in the house now known as "Green Arden", at the end of Spencer Road.
40. The Mole, op. cit., p.21.
41. Catalogue of Sale by Messrs Driver, 15 June 1819.
42. Surrey Comet, Christmas Number, 1898, p.34.
43. East Molesey parish burial register, 12 September 1749.
44. Ibid, 5 February 1770.
45. The Mole, op.cit., p.30.
46. Personal recollections of the author.

Bridge Coffee House

47. Daniel Defoe, Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain.
48. Guildhall Library, MS 8674/86, policy registers of the Hand-In-Hand Fire Insurance Society, vol. 03, fo.39.
49. Philip C. Yorke, The Diary of John Baker (1931) p.126.
50. Guildhall Library, op. cit., vol.A3, fo.278; vol.03, fo.39.
51. East Molesey parish Churchwardens Accounts Book, 1736.
52. Guildhall Library, op. cit., vol.04, fo.204.

The Cannon

53. Craftsman, quoted in J. Larwood and J.C. Hotten, English Inn Signs (1951) p.71.
54. S.R.O., PS/3/1/1, Minute Book of the Justices of the Peace for the Hundreds of Kingston and Elmbridge, 1752-1744.
55. S.R.O., SC/37/1/4, Court Rolls of the Manor of Molesey Prior.
56. P.R.O., PROB/11/1594, P.C.C., Effingham 350, attested copy will of Mary Biden, proved 14 July 1817.
57. Surrey Comet, 5 December 1896.
58. West Molesey parish burial register, 5 January 1773.
59. Ibid, 2 September 1778.
60. G.L.R.O., DW/PA/7/30, fo.30, Archdeaconry Court of Surrey wills.
61. P.R.O., PROB/11/1351, P.C.C., Adderley 899, attested copy will of Frederick Strubell, proved 19 December 1800.

Carnarvon Castle

62. G.L.R.O., Acc/333/19/59, Kent Papers.
63. Surrey Comet, 9 March 1867.
64. Ibid, 24 August 1895.
65. News and Advertiser, 3 July 1969.
66. News and Mail, 10 January 1979.
67. Surrey Herald, 14 December 1978.

Castle Hotel

68. For instance, The Royal Thames Guide (1899) p.56; H.G. Daniels East and West Molesey with their surroundings (Homeland Association, 1907) p.12; etc.
69. A Prospective View of Hampton Court Bridge Cross the Thames, drawn by A. Heckel, engraved by Reynolds Grignion.
70. 56 George iii, c.115, An Act for Satisfying the Purchase of the Claremont Estate and for settling the same as a Residence for her Highness the Princess Charlotte Augusta and his Serene Highness Leopold George Frederick Prince of Coborg and Saalfield.
71. Diary of Thomas Ambrose Poulter, dated 4 February 1884, at Ogden, Utah, U.S.A., now the property of his granddaughter, Mrs. Rhea Nueffer, of Ogden.
72. Parliamentary Papers, 1823, vol.xi, pp.88-89, Fourth Report of His Majesty's Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues.
73. Surrey County Council, Deed Packet 742.
74. Catalouge of Sale by Messrs Driver, 15 June 1819.
75. Ibid.
76. Surrey Comet, 4 March 1867.
77. Ibid, 5 February 1887.
78. Elmbridge Borough Council, Minutes of East Molesey Local Board, May 1887.
79. Surrey Comet, 5 March 1888.
80. The Times, 17 March 1930; Surrey Comet, 19 March 1930.
81. Thomas Ambrose Poulter, as note 71 above.
82. P.R.O., PROB/11/1500, P.C.C., Loveday 543, attested copy will of Thomas Davis, proved 17 July 1809.
83. East Molesey parish burial register, 19 May 1809; tombstone in St. Mary's churchyard.
84. Thomas Ambrose Poulter, as note 71 above.
85. G.L.R.O., DW/OP/M77, Faculty from the Bishop of Winchester.
86. Ibid.
87. The Royal Thames Guide (1899) p.56.
88. G.L.R.O.,Acc/1214/1388, Lease dated 6 November 1901, Isleworth Brewery Company Limited to John Mayo.

Europa

89. For a history of Land Societies and Building Societies see E.J. Cleary, The Building Society Movement (1965).
90. H.A. Monckton, A History of the English Public House (1969).
91. The Freeholder, 1 January 1851.
92. Surrey Comet, 8 March 1856.
93. Ibid, 7 March 1857.
94. This railway was for a line planned to go from Twickenham, through Hampton, over the Thames, and alongside Husrt Park, to join the existing line at Hampton Court station. Parliamentary consent was obtained, but later the company changed its mind, probably because of the enormous expense of the river bridge, and eventually the line was turned to Shepperton instead, where it now terminates.
95. Surrey Comet, 12 March 1859.
96. East Molesey parish burial register, 27 April 1859; tombstone in St. Mary's churchyard.
97. Surrey Comet, 10 March 1860.
98. Ibid, 9 March 1861.
99. P.R.O., Census Returns 1871.
100. Ibid.
101. This is based on a comprehensive exploration of the Post Office telephone directories for the whole country. The Europa Hotel in Grosvenor Square is somewhat different, it is probably named after the continent of Europe rather than the classical lady.

Kings Arms

102. Infra, p.13.
103. P.R.O., MR293, A Survey of the Manors of Molesey Matham and Molesey Prior, by Josh. Hodskinson, 1781; S.R.O. Land Tax Assessments.
104. East Molesey Vestry Minute Book, 22 September 1767.
105. Guide to Surrey Quarter Sessions Records (Surrey Record Society, 1931) p.128, List of Friendly Societies 1794-1829 noting those which were allowed by the Court.
106. J. Williams, A peep into the Parish Chest (St. Mary's Parish Magazine, 1950-2).
107. Post Office Directory of London and Nine Counties (W. Kelly, 1845).
108. Ibid.
109. Principal Probate Registry (Family Division), Somerset House, will of William Turner.
110. East Molesey parish burial register, 19 January 1830.

Lord Hotham

111. Under the Wine and Beerhouse Act of 1869 (32 & 33 Victoria, c.27) it now became necessary to obtain a certificate from the justices before an excise license could be obtained to sell beer.
112. Surrey Comet, 5 March 1870.
113. A.M.W. Stirling, The Hothams (1918) vol.ii, pp.351-2; Dictionary of National Biography, vol.ix, p.1298.
114. Surrey Comet, 11 March 1871.

New Inn

115. Surrey Comet, 8 March 1856.
116. Ibid, 22 June 1872.

The Paddock

117. Ian Nairn and Nikolaus Pevsner, The Buildings of England. Surrey, (2^nd edn., revised by Bridget Cherry, 1971) p.514.
118. News and Advertiser, 19 April 1968.

Poyntz Arms

119. Surrey Comet, 10 March 1866.
120. Ibid, 9 March 1867.
121. Ibid, 7 March 1868.

Prince of Wales

122. Surrey Comet, Christmas Number, 1898, p.34.
123. Minet Library, Deed of Agreement, dated February 1861.
124. Surrey Comet, 5 March 1870.
125. Ibid, 1873.
126. Martin Cobbett, Wayfaring Notions (1906) p.125.

Royal Oak

127. W.Boyne, Trade Tokens of the Seventeenth Century (1858).
128. John Burke. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry or Commoners of Great Britain (1836-8) p.692.
129. Surrey Archaeological Collections, vol.xix (1906) p.196.
130. See various wills in P.C.C. and G.L.R.O.
131. Boyne, op.cit.; Surrey Archaeological Collections, vol.xlviii (1943) p.30.
132. Guildhall Library, MS8674/73, policy registers of the Hand-In-Hand Fire Insurance Society, vol.F3, fo.299.
133. Ibid, MS8674/94, vol.X3, fo.93.
134. P.R.O., PROB/11/1010, P.C.C., Alexander 294, attested copy will of Nathaniel Winch.
135. The actual brewing premises at Kingston had been sold to Hodgson in 1854, Surrey Comet, Christmas Number, 1898, p.34.
136. S.R.O., 37/1/4, Court Rolls of the Manor of Molesey Prior, pp.97-8 and 116.
137. Deeds preserved in the Minet Library.
138. Post Office Directory of London and Nine Counties (W. Kelly, 1845).
139. Ibid.
140. Mrs. M.C. Houstoun, A Woman's Memories of World Known Men (1883).
141. C.A.F. Meekings, The Surrey Hearth Tax 1664 (Surrey Record Society, 1940).
142. Surrey Quarter Sessions Records 1663-1666 (Surrey Record Society, 1938) pp. 197, 200.
143. G.L.R.O., DW/PA/5/1680, Archdeaconry Court of Surrey wills, original will of Robert Curtis.
144. G.L.R.O., DW/PA/7/17, attested copy will of Paul Johnson; P.R.O., PROB/11/452, P.C.C., Pett 129, attested copy will of Thomas Buss.
145. West Molesey parish baptismal register, 26 November 1734.
146. West Molesey parish burial register, December 1753.
147. Ibid, May 1758.
148. G.L.R.O., DW/PC/7/4, Commissary Court of Surrey wills, Caesar 177, attested copy will of Wilmot Nobles.
149. West Molesey parish marriage register, 17 August 1755.

The Surveyor

150. News and Mail, 19 December 1974.
151. Surrey Comet, 14 December 1974.

The Swan

152. Guildhall Library, MS8674/89, policy register of the Hand-In-Hand Fire Insurance Society, vol.R3, fo.295.
153. East Molesey parish churchwardens, overseers, and surveyors accounts book, 1735-1826.
154. East Molesey parish burial register, 13 June 1764.
155. East Molesey parish Vestry Minute Book, 22 September 1768.
156. East Molesey parish burial register, 17 September 1745.
157. Ibid, 10 January 1791.

Thames Hotel

158. G.L.R.O., Acc/333/30/12, Kent Papers.
159. Surrey Comet, 8 January 1877.
160. Elmbridge Borough, East Molesey Local Board Minutes, November 1887.
161. Surrey Comet, 14 May 1888.
162. The Royal Thames guide (1899), p.57.
163. Kingston-upon-Thames and Surbiton Illustrated - Arts, Trades, and Commerce (1891).
164. Charles Dickens, Dictionary of the Thames, 2^nd edn. (1881) p.54.
165. As note 163.
166. Surrey Comet, 2 May 1891.
167. The Times, 19 March 1925; Surrey Comet, 21 March 1925.

Traveller's Friend

168. S.R.O., SC/37/4/3, Court Rolls of the manor of Molesey Matham, p.175.
169. Surrey Comet, 7 March 1857.
170. Ibid, 5 March 1870.
171. West Molesey parish Vestry Minute Book, 20 February 1871.
172. S.R.O., SC/37/4/4, op. cit., pp. 216-9.
173. Surrey Comet, 10 August 1872.
174. Ibid, 9 March 1872.

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