Richard Franks was licensee at the Blue Posts, Witham in 1766.
Witham pub history index
Blue Posts, Newland Street, Witham 1977
Taken by Janet Gyford
Blue Posts, Newland Street, Witham, 9th February 2001
Long after being licensed, the building still stands.
Residents at this address
The licensee in 1769 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Richard Franks, at the Blue Posts, Witham.
The licensee in 1770 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Richard Franks, at the Blue Posts, Witham.
The licensee in 1772 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Richard Franks, at the Blue Posts, Witham.
The licensee in 1774 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Richard Franks, at the Blue Posts, Witham.
The licensee in 1776 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Richard Franks, at the Blue Posts, Witham.
1791/Charles Lenny/../../../Universal British
The licensee in 1792 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Charles Lenny, at the Blue Posts, Witham.
The licensee in 1801 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Charles Lenny, at the Blue Posts, Witham.
The licensee in 1806 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Charles Lenny, at the Blue Posts, Witham.
The licensee in 1810 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Charles Lenny, at the Blue Posts, Witham.
The licensee in 1816 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Charles Lenny, at the Blue Posts, Witham.
1822/William Whale/../../../Pigot's*
1823-4/William Whale/../../../Pigot's
The licensee in 1825 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as William Whale, at the Blue Posts, Witham.
The licensee in 1825 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as William Whale, at the Blue Posts Tap, Witham.
1828-9/W. Whale/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/Gabriel W. Gunton/../../../Pigot's
1839/William Goldsmith/../../../Pigot's
1841/William Goldsmith/Innkerper/40/Not Essex/Census**
1841/Ann Goldsmith/..//35/Not Essex/Census
1841/Ann Goldsmith/../5/Not Essex/Census
1841/Sarah Goldsmith/../4/Essex/Census
1841/Jane Goldsmith/../1/Essex/Census
1841/Sarah Archer/Independent/35/Not Essex/Census
1841/John Fuller/Waiter/60/Essex/Census
1841/Henry Byford/Servant/20/../Census
1841/George Curtis/Servant/25/Essex/Census
1841/Susan Day/Servant/25/Not Essex/Census
1841/Eliza Dixey/Servant/20/Not Essex/Census
Note: Premises not named in 1841
1845/George Dixey/../../../Post Office
1848/James Emery/../../../Kelly's
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by Janet Gyford