Victoria Arms, 1 Easthampstead Road, Wokingham, Berkshire
At Star Lane in 1887 and before ***
Wokingham pub history index
The original house was one of a pair of late 18th century
brick tenements in Easthampstead Road, then known as Star Lane. In 1847 the beer
house was bought by Hewetts Brewery.
In l85l Henry Baldwin bought the adjacent property and expanded his main
business, building coaches, not merely their wheels. The business flourished,
but in 1861 it was sold to George Lush. George Lush did so well that within a
few years he was supplying coaches to the Royal Family. The pub and the
coach-building firm were run by the same family until 1907. The last licensee
and coachbuilder was Frank Lush. *
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.
Victoria Arms, 1 Easthampstead Road, Wokingham - in May 2009
Kindly provided by Colin Ager
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1850/Henry Baldwin/beer retailer/../../Slaters Directory ***
1854/Henry Baldwin/Beer Retailer/../../Billings Directory ***
1861/Henry Baldwin/Coach Builder & Publican employing 4 men/41/Odiam,
Hants/Census ***
1861/Caroline Baldwin/Wife/32/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1861/Robert J Baldwin/Son, Scholar/11/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1861/Kate S Baldwin/Daughter, Scholar/9/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1861/Thomas Baldwin/Son, Scholar/6/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1861/Arthur Baldwin/Son, Scholar/4/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1861/John Frith/Apprentice/20/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1861/Ellen Bedford/Servant, House Servant/17/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1868/George Lush/coach builder/../../Casseys Directory ***
1871/George Lush/Licensed Victualler/50/Romsey, Hants/Census ***
1871/Ann Lush/Wife/54/Romsey, Hants/Census
1871/Walter Lush/Son, Coach Smith/24/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1871/Sarah Lush/Daughter, Dressmaker/22/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1871/Charles Lush/Son, Coach Painter/20/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1871/Frank Lush/Son, Coach Smith/18/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1871/Eliza Lush/Daughter, Scholar/15/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1871/Herbert Lush/Son, Scholar/13/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1877/George Lush/& woolstapler/../../Kellys Directory ***
1881/George Lush/Coach Builder employing 7 men & 2 boys/60/Romsey,
Hants/Census ***
1881/Ann Lush/Wife/64/Romsey, Hants/Census
1881/Frank Lush/Son/27/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1881/Herbert Lush/Son/23/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1881/Eliza Lush/Daughter/25/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1883/George Lush/& woolstapler/../../Kellys Directory ***
1884/George Lush/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1887/Mrs Ann Lush/& woolstapler/../../Kellys Directory ***
1891/Frank Lush/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1891/Frank Lush/Coachbuilder & Licensed Victualler/36/Wokingham,
Berks/Census ***
1891/Charlotte Lush/Wife/32/Maidenhead, Berks/Census
1891/Bertha Lush/Daughter/3/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1891/Katie Lush/Daughter/2/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1891/Eva Lush/Daughter/6m/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1893/Frank Lush/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1895/Frank Lush/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1899/Frank Lush/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1903/Frank Lush/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1907/Frank Lush/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1911/Charles James Withers/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1915/Charles James Withers/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1920/Mrs J A Withers/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1924/Mrs Jeanette Alice Withers/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1928/Mrs Jeanette Alice Hiscocks/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1931/Mrs Jeanette Alice Hiscocks/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1935/Mrs Jeanette Alice Hiscocks/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1939/Mrs Jeanette Alice Hiscocks/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1956/J N Doe/../../../Times Directory ***
1957-8/J N Doe/../../../Times Directory ***
* Provided By Chris French
*** Provided By Colin Ager
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