In the 1868 Casseys Directory entry this place is known as the ‘Welcome to Town, Peach Street’; the address is 33 Peach Street between 1893 and 1933. This address is now a hair and beauty salon ***
The Welcome Inn started trading in 1850.
By 2011, this parade of shops, including the ex-Woolworths store, was
redeveloped in the 1930s.
By the early 1960's the pub had closed and is now a hairdressers. *
Wokingham pub history index
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 Welcome Inn, 33 Peach Street, Wokingham, Berkshire - in May 2009
Kindly provided by Colin Ager
Welcome Inn – 33 Peach Street, Wokingham - in 2011
Kindly provided by Chris French
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1868/William Herring/../../../Casseys Directory ***
1871/William Herring/Innkeeper/61/Unknown/Census ***
1871/Betsey Herring/Wife/62/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1871/Richard Herring/Son, Blacksmith/20/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1877/Richard Herring/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1881/Richard Herring/Inn Keeper, China Glass & Oil Merchant/30/Wokingham,
Berks/Census ***
1881/Henrietta Herring/Wife/25/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henrietta E Herring/Daughter, Scholar/4/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1881/Dick J U Herring/Son/1/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1881/Louisa Allenn/Servant, Nursemaid/16/Binfield, Berks/Census
1881/Thomas G E Povey/Boarder, Carpenter/23/Windsor, Berks/Census
1881/Bessie E Povey/Boarder/23/Windsor, Berks/Census
1883/Richard Herring/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1884/Richard Herring/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1887/Richard Herring/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1891/Richard Herring/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1891/Richard Herring/Innkeeper & General Warehouseman/46/Wokingham,
Berks/Census ***
1891/Henrietta Herring/Wife/34/Dover, London/Census
1891/Dick W Herring/Son, Scholar/11/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1891/Rich Herring/Son, Scholar/6/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1891/May G Herring/Daughter/3/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1891/Tom Herring/Son/1/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1891/Rose Reeves/Servant, General Servant Domestic/16/Wokingham,
Berks/Census
1893/Samuel Head/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1895/Samuel Head/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1899/Samuel Head/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1901/Samuel Head/Publican, Widow/75/Bagshot, Surrey/Census ***
1901/Ernest Cooper/Son in Law, Bricklayer/36/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1901/Francis Cooper/Daughter/37/Egham, Surrey/Census
1901/Harry Cooper/Grandson/5/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1901/Elizabeth Cooper/Granddaughter/4/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1901/Albert Cooper/Grandson/1/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1901/Edward Cooper/Grandson/2m/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1903/Robert Souter/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1907/Robert Souter/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1911/George Henry Howlett/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1915/William Hill/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1920/Edward Smith/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1924/Edward Tuffin/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1928/Edward Tuffin/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1931/Edward Tuffin/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1935/Fred Cox/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1939/Fred Cox/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1956/A E May/../../../Times Directory ***
1957-8/A E May/../../../Times Directory ***
* Provided By Chris French
*** Provided By Colin Ager