West Mersea pub history index
Mr Robert Gentry had for twelve years conducted the Victory beer house by 1852. It moved up the Coast Road in 1907-8. The Hotel was demolished in 1999.
Mersea Island 1880 at Scottish NLS
Victory, West Mersea, 13th February 2000
Residents at this address
Essex Standard. 10 September 1852
Application for a New License.
Mr Philbrick, solicitor, applied to the bench on behalf of Mr Robert Gentry, of the Victory beer house at West Mersea, for a general public house license.
The application appeared to excite much interest, and many persons from the locality were present.
Mr Turner, under instruction from Messrs Garrad and Son, proprietors of the White Hart (in the occupation of Mr Stedman) opposed the application.
Mr Robert Gentry had for twelve years conducted the Victory beer house with regularity and propriety, wished to obtain a license for it as a regular inn. It was situated close to the landing place of vessels engaged in the coal, oyster and other trades; and since the opening of the railways the increase in oyster trade alone at Mersea had been at a rate of from 100 to 10,000 washes, thereby necessitating the licensing of a public house at that particular spot.
Although the bench were aleways unwilling to increase the number of public houses, in this case by turning an established beer house into a public house its respectability was increased, and the license was granted.
Essex Standard. 29 March 1854
Transfer of Licenses.
the Victory, West Mersea from Robert Gentry to Sarah King
1855/Miss S. King/../../../Kellys*
1862/George Brand/../../../Kellys
Essex Standard. 30 June 1865
Arthur Thompson, innkeeper, Salcot and George Brand, innkeeper, West Mersea, were each fined 10 s an 12 s expenses for having deficient pewter mugs in their possession, and John Hale, innkeeper, East Mersea was fined 5s and 12 expenses for a similar offence.
1867/Thomas Wyatt/../../../Post Office
1870/Thomas Wyatt/Blacksmith & Boat Builder/../../Kellys
1871/Thomas Wyatt/Blacksmith & Boat Builder/../../Post Office
1874/James Syer Smith/../../../Kellys
1878/George Brand/Oyster Merchant, Barrow Hill Farm/../../Post Office
1881/George Brand Sen./Licensed Victualler/61/West Mersea, Essex/Census
1881/Patience Brand/Wife/61/West Mersea, Essex/Census
1882/George Brand/Oyster Merchant, Barrow Hill Farm/../../Kellys
1886/George Brand/Oyster Merchant/../../Kellys
1890/George Brand/Oyster Merchant/../../Kellys
1891/George Brand/Oyster Merchant & Publican/44/West Mersea, Essex/Census
1891/Mary Ann Brand/Wife/40/West Mersea, Essex/Census
1891/Annie Brand/Daughter/13/West Mersea, Essex/Census
1891/Clifford Brand/Son/10/West Mersea, Essex/Census
1891/Edgar Brand/Son/9/West Mersea, Essex/Census
1891/Alexander Brand/Son/7/West Mersea, Essex/Census
1891/Abraham West(?)/Lodger, Mariner/57/West Mersea, Essex/Census
1894/George Brand/Oyster Merchant/../../Kellys
1895/George Brand/Oyster Merchant/../../Kellys
1898/William Trim/../../../Kellys
1899/William Trim/../../../Kellys
1902/William Trim/../../../Kellys
1906/William Trim/../../../Kellys
Barking, East Ham & Ilford Advertiser. 16 March 1907
New House at West Mersea, Mr Cloughton-Scott applied for the transfer of the licence of the Victory Inn, West Mersea to new premises about to be constructed. He stated that the present position of the Victory was bad. Its accommodation was poor; it was low lying; and at every spring tide the water rose over the road and cut it off. The new site was on high ground. Granted.
1908/William Trim/../../../Kellys
1910/William Trim/../../../Kellys
In 1911 census at The Victory Hotel, West Mersea Essex, were
William Howard Trim, Inn keeper aged 46 and born in Salcot Essex
Alice Trim, Wife, Assisting in the business aged 47 and born in West Mersea Essex
Kate Trim, Daughter, Assisting in the business aged 22 and born in West Mersea Essex
Emily Gertrude Trim, Daughter, Draper's assistant aged 16 and born in West Mersea Essex
Charles Francis Lysaght George, Boarder and Clergyman retired, aged 52 and born in Eton Bucks
Albert Stacey, Ostler aged 25 and born in West Mersea Essex
1912/William Trim/../../../Kellys
1914/William Trim/../../../Kellys
1917/William Trim/../../../Kellys
1922/George Hone/../../../Kellys
1925/George Hone/../../../Kellys
1929/Arthur G. H. Hunt/Proprietor/../../Kellys
1933/Captain H. A. Bleach/Proprietor/../../Kellys
1937/Captain H. A. Bleach/Proprietor/../../Kellys
* Provided
by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900