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Two Brewers, 8 &10 High Street, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire

Wheathampstead pub history index

Renewal of the license for this pub was refused in 1906 when the licensing authorities concluded that Wheathampstead had too many beer houses (there were around 26 licenses). The premises are now in use as tea rooms. **

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Two Brewers, 8 & 10 High Street, Wheathampstead, Herts - in June 2008

Two Brewers, 8 & 10 High Street, Wheathampstead, Herts - in June 2008

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

The following entries are in this format:

Residents at this address

1861/James Arnold/Beer Retailer/50/Kings Walden, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Elizabeth Arnold/Wife/57/Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire/Census
+ Lodger

1890/James Westwood/Blacksmith & Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory

1895/J Westwood/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory

1901/James Westwood/../../../Census **

1902/James Westwood/../../../Kellys Directory **

1908/William George Westwood/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory

1912/William George Westwood/../../../Kellys Directory **

Herts & Cambs Reporter & Royston Crow. 13 July 1906 Licensing Act 1904
Compensation Authority, on the 6th July 1906, to refuse the renewal of the following licenses.
St Albans County Petty Sessional Division
The Two Brewers, Wheathampstead, Beer On (Ante 1869), Licensee James Westwood, Owner Pryor, Reid and Co Ltd, Enfield

Watford Observer. 20 October 1906 Compensation in respect of 15 houses fixed.
Thirty Two Years at a house.
The Two Brewers, Wheathampstead, is a Beer On (Ante 1869), Licensee James Westwood who had just died, Owner Pryor, Reid and Co Ltd, Enfield.
Agreement was £32 for the tenant, now deceased; and £218 to the owners.



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