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PUB LIST | PUBLIC HOUSES | Paul Skelton | |||||||||||||
Earliest 1383 |
Bull Inn |
Open 2020+ |
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Linton Hill Linton 01622 743612 http://www.thebullatlinton.co.uk/
The building gained a Grade II listing on 23 May 1967. The following was published with their menu and prices 2024:- THE BULL INN. Located within the parish of Linton, in the hundred of Maidstone. It was built in the 6th year of Richard II, in 1383 and formed part of the estate of Stephen Rookehurst esq. Rookehurst died in 1442, then his nephew Reginald of London inherited the property. In 1464, Reginald sold the property to Thomas Quinney, a wine merchant and maltman of London. Quinney or his employees brewed ale here between 1464 and 1492, as indicated in a document from 1492 mentioning a malthouse. Thomas Quinney died in 1504 and left his property to his son Cedric. Cedric owned the property until 1513 when he sold it to Jacob Swift, in 1518, Swift was granted a licence to sell ales from a premise lying on the hill in the parish of Linton. He called these premises the "Bull." Jacob Swift owned the "Bull" until his death in 1572. Josias, his son, took possession of it until 1611 when he sold it to Thomas Jenkin of Ashford. The sale included:- 1 tenement with outbuildings, stable, malthouse, brewhouse and butchery. After looting Sir John Mayney’s home, Cromwell's soldiers sought refreshment and rest at the "Bull" in 1651, Jack Sculley was the keeper who served them ale. During the latter part of 1673 and early 1674, great changes took place to the "Bull” and many works were carried out here. The roof was improved by replacing the thatch with-tiles. Chimney stacks were added, and some of the wattle and daub were exchanged for bricks. In addition, a new stable block was built to accommodate the increasing number of travellers seeking shelter at the "Bull". After finishing the job, builder Amos Goad marked the facade with his initials and the date A.G.1674. The Jenkin family owned the "Bull" for over a century, brewing their own ale here. Throughout the years, several keepers were appointed to maintain the establishment’s legacy. In the 18th Century, the "Bull" became a popular stop due to better highways and the coaching era. Fresh horses were added to the team to enable the coaches to be pulled up the hill, and a stable lad employed at the inn would fetch them down again. The inn also at this time became the posting house. During this period and in the years that followed, numerous innkeepers served as carriers for the parish. Joseph George, a keeper during the Napoleonic Wars, was a messenger for the Rothschild family. In 1797, the “Bull" was in the hands of the executors of the Jenkin Estate, and it was sold to Richard Somerby of Tonbridge in 1802. In whose families possession it remained until the early 20th century. In the 19th century, ale stopped being brewed here; the old butchery became part of the Malthouse. In the early 20th century, a post office was added. Both of these are now again part of the "Bulls" interior. The "Bull" has seen and undergone many changes since it was first built,
but the historic atmosphere remains unchanged.
LICENSEE LIST QUINNEY Thomas 1464-1504 dec'd QUINNEY Cedric 1504-13 SWIFT Jacob 1513-72 dec'd SWIFT Josias 1572-1611 JENKIN Thomas 1611+ SCULLEY Jack 1651+ JENKIN family 1674-1797 (owners) SOMERBY Richard 1802+ MARTIN William 1828-32+ FOSTER Elizabeth 1841+ (age 55 in 1841) FANCETT William 1851-53+ (age 72 in 1851) GOAD John 1861-71+ (age 60 in 1871) RUSSELL William 1881-91+ (widower age 56 in 1891) GILBERT Robert 1901+ (age 72 in 1901) BARTLETT George 1903+ SOUTHERN Hannah 1911+ (age 66 in 1911) GARRETT Kim & Robert 2008-23 https://pubwiki.co.uk/Bull.shtml
From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29 From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34 Census From the Kelly's Directory 1903
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