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Dukes Head, Duke Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

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Referred in 1927 to the compensation authority.

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Cheltenham Chronicle. 29 November 1902
Mr W H Russell was granted a new license of the Dukes Head beerhouse to Reuben Lee on account of the present licensee, William George Davis is now in the asylum.

In 1911 at Dukes Head Duke N Chelts Duke street
Reuben Lee, Publican aged 42 and born in Leicester
Julie Helen Lee, Wife aged 42 and born in Leicester
Hilda Helen Lee, Daughter aged 15 and born in Leicester
Alfred Lee, Son aged 13 and born in Leicester

In 1921 at the Dukes Head, Duke Road, Cheltenham
Reuben Lee, Boot Maker, Steel & Son Sort Maker aged 52 and born in Leicester, Leicestershire
Julie Helen Lee Wife, Home Duties aged 52 and born in Leicester, Leicestershire
Alfred Lee Son, Unestablished Skilled Workman Post Office Engineering Dept, General Post Office aged 23 and born in Leicester, Leicestershire

Cheltenham Chronicle, 25 June 1927 - Seven Cheltenham Houses to be Closed.
Meeting of the Gloucester Licensing Committee had nine cases, of which seven were from Cheltenham, and the Cross Bars from Old Sodbury and White Horse from Iron Acton. Those in Cheltenham were:
Wellington Bar, Bath road, beerhouse, licensee George Alfred Jones, owner Messes R L Boulton and Sons, Bath road, Cheltenham
Seven Star Inn, Henrietta street, beerhouse, Olive Cooper, President and scholars Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Dukes Head Inn, Duke street, Beerhouse, Reuben Lee, Cirencester Brewery Co
Devonshire Brewery, High street, Annie Skidmore, Corpus Christi
Beaufort Hunt, Union street, Fairview, beerhouse, Emily Jane Hampton, Cheltenham Original Brewery Co
Robin Hood Inn, St James steret, beerhouse, Lionel Edmund Davis, Flower and Sons Ltd, Stratford
Cleeveland Inn, Cleeveland street, publicans, Albert Cummings, Cheltenham Original Brewery Co
All referred to the Compensation Authority for closure.


Gloucester Citizen, 04 July 1928 - Licensing Committees Report.
Claims offered and accepted were:
Wellington Bar, Bath road, beerhouse, licensee George Alfred Jones - £112 7s 5d, owner Messes R L Boulton and Sons (owners) - £288 1s 4d, Bath road, Cheltenham, Cheltenham Original Brewery Co (lessees) - £453 15s 2d.
Seven Star Inn, Henrietta street, beerhouse, Olive Cooper - £102 5s 5d, President and scholars Corpus Christi College, Oxford (owners) - £410 7s 11d, Cheltenham Original Brewery Co (lessees) - £68 15s 15d.
Dukes Head Inn, Duke street, Beerhouse, Reuben Lee - £101 4s, Cirencester Brewery Co (owners) - £620 12s 6d.
Devonshire Brewery, High street, Annie Skidmore - £205 3s 9d, Corpus Christi (owners) £915 13s; Cheltenham Original Brewery Co (lessees) - £247 1s 6d.
Beaufort Hunt, Union street, Fairview, beerhouse, Emily Jane Hampton - £98 9s 3d, Cheltenham Original Brewery Co (Owners) - £594 2s 5d.
Robin Hood Inn, St James steret, beerhouse, Lionel Edmund Davis - £202 2s, Flower and Sons Ltd, Stratford (owners) - £1,347 5s.
Cleeveland Inn, Cleeveland street, publicans, Albert Cummings - £71 8s 11d, Cheltenham Original Brewery Co (owners) - £518 2s 4d.
Cross Bars, Old Sodbury , Louisa Kate Bennett (licensee) - £200, representatives of Alfred William Beasley (owners) - £800.
White Horse, Iron Acton, Julianna Luceanna Blanchard (licensee) - £32 3s 5d, Arnold Perret and Co (owners) - £2 15s 4d.



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