Bear Inn, Alfred Street, High Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Oxford pub history index
Earlier address is Bear Lane. This pub
claims a foundation date of 1242. In fact, the old Bear Inn actually closed in
1801, but the name and the licence continued in the present building which had
formerly been an outbuilding of the Inn. **
Bear, Alfred Street, Oxford - in October 2011
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses,
Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Oxfordshire. The Oxfordshire listing uses
information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar
staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to
Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1791/Bear Inn/Thomas Thackstraw/../../../Property documents held at the
Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive **
1794/Thomas Rackstraw / Victualler /../../Universal Directory of Britain
1794-95 **
1830/James Dolley/../../../Pigots Directory ****
1839/James Dolley/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1842/James Dolley/../../../Pigots Directory ****
1844/James Dolley/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1846/James Dolley/../../../Hunts Directory ****
1847/J Dolley/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1852/James Dolley/../../../Gardners Directory ****
1854/John Panting/../../../Post Office Directory **
1863/John Panting/Old Bear & Builder, Bear Lane/../../Dutton, Allen & Co Directory ****
1864/Mrs A Panting/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1869/E Godfrey/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1871/Ebenezer Godfrey/Inn Keeper/37/Oxford/Census ****
1871/Sarah Godfrey/Wife/41/Northampton/Census
1871/Alice Godfrey/Daughter/6/Oxford/Census
1871/Elizabeth Commins/Domestic Servant/14/Marston, Oxfordshire/Census
1871/Richard Richards/Lodger, Teacher of Fencing/35/London, Middlesex/Census
1876/Mrs Godfrey/../../../Harrods Directory ****
1895/Mrs Janet Parker/../../../Kellys Directory ****
1901/Walter Neale/Licensed Victualler/38/East Dereham, Norfolk/Census ****
1901/Martha Neale/Wife/35/Iffley, Oxon/Census
1903/Walter Neale/Bear Inn, Alfred street, High street/../../Kellys Directory ****
1907/Walter Neale/../../../Kellys Directory ****
1911/Walter Neale/../../../Kellys Directory ****
1939/Edwin Ellis/../../../Kellys Directory ****
** Provided By Stephen Harris
**** Provided By Kevan