The Anchor Inn opened in 1777. In 1901 it was just 6 doors away from the Queens Head. The inn closed in 1910 and is now a private house. * At Shute End in 1877 and before. Known as the Little Anchor in 1893 ***
Wokingham pub history index
Anchor, 37 The Terrace, Wokingham - in 2011
Kindly provided by Chris French
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Berkshire. The Berkshire listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1830/Benjamin Burrett/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1840/Stephen Lewis jnr/../../../Robsons Directory ***
1842/Stephen Lewis/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1844/Stephen Lewis/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1847/Stephen Lewis/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1850/Stephen Lewis/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1851/Stephen Lewis/Inn Keeper/46/Wokingham, Berks/Census ***
1851/Mary Lewis/Wife/47/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1851/Mary Lewis/Daughter, Scholar/10/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1852/Stephen Lewis/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1854/Stephen Lewis/../../../Billings Directory ***
1861/Henry Sadler/Licensed Victualler/30/Wokingham, Berks/Census ***
1861/Elizabeth Sadler/Wife/27/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1861/Henry Sadler/Son/9m/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1863/Henry Sadler/../../../Duttons Directory ***
1864/H Sadler/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1868/Henry Sadler/../../../Casseys Directory ***
1871/Henry Sadler/Publican/39/Wokingham, Berks/Census ***
1871/Elizabeth Sadler/Wife/36/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1871/Henry Sadler/Son, Scholar/10/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1871/Martha Sadler/Daughter, Scholar/9/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1871/Fanny Radbourn/Daughter, Scholar/7/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1871/George Radbourn/Son, Scholar/5/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1871/Mary Ann Radbourn/Daughter, Scholar/3/Wokingham, Berks/Census
Note: I believe that the children named Radbourn above should have been
named Sadler. The Schedule crosses a page at this point and Radbourn is the
name on the previous Schedule.
1877/Moses Blake/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1881/John Williams/Publican/50/Tenbury, Worcs/Census ***
1881/Charlotte Williams/Wife/50/Worcester St Peters, Worcs/Census
1883/John Williams/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1884/John Popple/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1887/Maynard Herring/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1893/Arthur Joseph Corneby/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1901/James Dawes/Licensed Victualler/41/West Woodham, Hants/Census ***
1901/Eliza A Dawes/Wife/41/Bushley, Worcs/Census
1901/William Dawes/Father/71/East Woodham, Hants/Census
1907/Mrs Eliza Dawes/../../../Kellys Directory ***
* Provided By Chris French
*** Provided By Colin Ager