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Sort file:- Bromley, September, 2024.

Page Updated:- Friday, 27 September, 2024.
PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1841-

 Laurel

Latest 1938+

81 London Road (Bromley Hill)

Bromley

 

Addressed on the western side of London Road near Tranquil Place (which was built on the old parish gravel or flint pits possibly about the 1600’s) and within the row of houses adjoining Salubrious Range stood the Laurel Inn. This old Inn would have been next door to where the original Workhouse was in 1731. (The Workhouse eventually moved to Farnborough in 1845 and is what we now know as Famborough Hospital).

In 1874 the address was given as 20 London Road when George Harris was the landlord until 1886. George was at one time secretary to the Licensed Victuallers Protection Society.

The Inn was bombed in 1944 and never rebuilt.
 

From The Era 9 September 1849.

Laurel, Bromley-hill.

Mr. Gratton, for George Budding, repeated an application in this case, which had been made on six previous occasions, but the only new circumstance was, that formerly Mr. Russell appeared to oppose on behalf of the Licensed Victuallers of Bromley, whereas, on the present occasion, there was no opposition.

License refused.

 

South Eastern Gazette, 11 September, 1860.

Petty Sessions, Monday.

(Before Viscount Sydney, chairman, Col. Cator, Coles Child, J. Chapman, J. Jackson, Hugh Johnston, P. Portescue, R. Paterson and W. Waring, Esqrs.)

APPLICATIONS FOR New Licenses.

Mr. Gibson also supported an application made by Mr. Budden, of the "Anglesea Arms" beer-house, Bromley, New Town (second application), and Mr. P. Townsend, of the "Old Star" beer-house, Paul’s Cray, and Mr. Crafter, London, appeared in support of an application made by Mr. Newel, of the "Laurel" beerhouse, Bromley-hill.

All refused.

 

 

The census of 1871 stated that George Budding is now a Fly Driver and there is no occupier at the "Laurels."

 

LICENSEE LIST

BUDDING George 1841-60 (age 35 in 1841Census)

NEWELL Anthony 1860-71+ (age 58 in 1871Census)

HARRIS George 1886+

CROQUET J 1888-97+

EYRIES A 1898+

GIBBS H 1902+

GIBBS Percy J 1907-30+

GODWIN Dudley Fras 1938+

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