Chequers Inn

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Chequers Inn is thought to have originally been built in the 1600's and would have been used as a coaching Inn.

Picture 1. (Summer 1933) The Inn was run as a pub, it was a tied house and owned by Crowley's (A. Crowley & Co. Alton), and of course only their products were able to be sold. There was no accommodation. The lunch and evening trade being the best.

Picture 2. (Summer 1934) The Smithy's premises are clearly visible on the left section of the Chequers Inn complex. 

Picture 3 (Winter 1934) The right of the Inn was a luncheon area for cyclists, as quite a few used to come through in the summer months. The roof of the building visible behind the luncheon shed are the stables that were used as a riding stable establishment operated by the Landlords two daughters. Quite a few officers used to come from Aldershot and Camberley to hire
horses.

Picture 4. (Summer 1934)The landlord sitting out front was John Frederick Hulton Wrightson. The hotel was run by him and his wife Ida Marguerite. They were assisted by John's brother Phillip Blethyn Wrightson. John and Ida ran the pub from 1934 to sometime1936. There was mostly local trade, but as previously stated, quite a few bicycle tourists stopped on their way through. Upstairs in the hotel was a large room where functions were held and monthly meetings for various local organizations. This was quite an important source of revenue for them as they would be providing tea, biscuits, cake and perhaps sandwiches for the supper break.

Many thanks to Zed and Ilma, Tasmania for kindly supplying photographs & above information.

Chequers was one of only two "Public Houses" in Eversley, the other was the Black Horse or White Hart as it is now known located in Eversley street, all others were ale-houses run by  Beer Retailers that produced and sold only their own brews.

Landlord history

1859-1875 George Downham. Blacksmith and Victualler

1878 Charles Thomas Wells. Victualler

1880-1923 Henry Eyles

1927 Geo. Eyles

1931 T. Cuthbert

1935  John Frederick Hulton Wrightson

1939 Edgar Brown Mills

The Lamb

The old Lamb was replaced with a new building with the same name in the 1920's, in more recent years it became known as "Le Toad and Stumps", in 2003 it was renamed to "The Cross" at Eversley.
During the time of these pictures it was run by Anne Spencer who was licensed to sell tobacco and alcohol.

Albert Boyde was running "The Lamb" in 1933. A copy of a receipt issued by Albert in that year appeared on the front cover of the Eversley and Bramshill Parish Magazine in March 1989. It was for a wedding breakfast for 17 people, the total amount was £3 19s 8d
Albert's wife Alice, was the district nurse and midwife.

Landlord history

1878 Thomas Downham

1903-1907 Mrs Elizabeth Spencer

1927-1939 Albert E. Boyde

The Fox

Standing in front of The Fox public house are Aline Louise Bye and Frank Bye. The pub later became the "Noah's Ark tea rooms" and later became a private house.

Charles Bye was the publican of the Fox in 1891, he was a widower with 2 children, Bessie E. Bye aged 13 years, and Ernest C. Bye aged 9 years. Charles was born in Attelborough in Norfolk, his children were born in Finchampstead. The census of 1881 showed Charles and his wife Ellen (born in Yateley) living in Finchampstead where his was working as a coachman with Bessie aged 3, and another daughter Edith E. Bye aged 1 year.

In 1901 Charles was with a new wife, Aline Louise from London, and son, Charles Gordon. On the 15th September 1902 another son was born, Frank Wilberforce Bye.

The pub sign in the picture reads "Headington and Son, Fine Ales & Stout". It is believed Headington and Son were from Wargrave in Berkshire. Frederick Headington was listed as a farmer, miller and brewer with 732 acres employing 50 men and 10 boys. His son John was listed at the same address. The Headington family owned the Wellington Brewery in Napier Street, Wokingham. It was a small brewery with only a few tied public houses and finally sold out to Ashby's brewery of Staines in 1920.
Many thanks to Peter Williams for supplying some of the above inforation and White Hart picture.

Landlord history

1895-1911 Charles Bye

The White Hart

History

1859 Landlord: John Nicholas Marlow, Carrier and victualler

1875 Landlord: William Marlow

1879 Landlord: Samuel Marlow (The pub is listed as the "White Lion" and the is no entry for The White Hart, I assume this was a temporary name change or a mistake.)

1880-1895 Landlord: William Townsend

1899-1903 Landlord: Mrs. Ann Townsend

1907 Landlord: Mrs Annie Spencer (Presume same as above)
1920 Owned by May's brewery of Basingstoke.
1911-1923 Landlord: Richard Pace

1927-1939 Landlord: Walter N. Paul
1942 Purchased by Simonds of Reading