HITCHMOUGH’S BLACK COUNTRY PUBS NETHERTON (Inc. Darby End, Dudley Wood, Saltwells, Windmill End) 3rd. Edition - © 2015 Tony Hitchmough. All Rights Reserved www.longpull.co.uk INTRODUCTION Well over 40 years ago, I began to notice that the English public house was more than just a building in which people drank. The customers talked and played, held trips and meetings, the licensees had their own stories, and the buildings had experienced many changes. These thoughts spurred me on to find out more. Obviously I had to restrict my field; Black Country pubs became my theme, because that is where I lived and worked. Many of the pubs I remembered from the late 1960’s, when I was legally allowed to drink in them, had disappeared or were in the process of doing so. My plan was to collect any information I could from any sources available. Around that time the Black Country Bugle first appeared; I have never missed an issue, and have found the contents and letters invaluable. I then started to visit the archives of the Black Country boroughs. Directories were another invaluable source for licensees’ names, enabling me to build up lists. The censuses, church registers and licensing minutes for some areas, also were consulted. Newspaper articles provided many items of human interest (eg. inquests, crimes, civic matters, industrial relations), which would be of value not only to a pub historian, but to local and social historians and genealogists alike. With the advances in technology in mind, I decided the opportunity of releasing my entire archive digitally, rather than mere selections as magazine articles or as a book, was too good to miss. This would allow those people with interests, such as mentioned above, to search for relevant innformation. (sic) The files contain information about every pub that has been found to exist in each of the districts within the Black Country, along with a number of illustrations. Originally a series of 3 CDs was for sale, covering the Black Country boroughs. After 2 editions of each CD I am now producing individual files for each township sub-area. These files are available for free download by anyone interested. A number of years have passed since the first CD came out. In that time I have looked at a lot more sources of information (discovering some new old pubs), acquired many more photographs, and made many helpful friends. Thanks to the many people such as Denis Harper and Keith Hodgkins, who have allowed their own photographs to be used. In 2010 I was asked by the relatives of the late John V. Richards to sort through his own archive of material, in order to redistribute it to appropriate groups. This has been very useful in confirming, and providing new, information. I have also been asked to disseminate information gathered by Jim Laws, Wolverhampton CAMRA’s pub preservation officer/pub historian, who is unfortunately incapacitated. I hope you find this file useful. Please, if you can, show your appreciation by contributing information or photographs. If you feel so inclined you can even make a donation via the downloads page on the website to help defray our expenses. The work, as ever, continues. Tony Hitchmough October 2015 With many thanks to the 'back office': Janet, Sam and Gavin. Hitchmough & Sam Commune DISTRICTS The districts covered by the CDs were generally based on the modern places created in the 1970’s, ie, Sandwell, Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton. These are then subdivided into the old townships which had existed for many years previous, and are as follows:- SANDWELL Oldbury (inc. Causeway Green, Langley, Oakham, Rounds Green, Tividale) Rowley Regis (inc. Blackheath, Cradley Heath, Old Hill, Whiteheath) Smethwick (inc. Bearwood, Londonderry, Warley) Tipton (inc. Dudley Port, Great Bridge, Princes End, Toll End) Wednesbury (inc. Kings Hill, Leabrook, Mesty Croft) West Bromwich (inc. Golds Green, Greets Green, Hill Top, Lyndon) DUDLEY Brierley Hill (inc. Pensnett, Quarry Bank, Round Oak) Dudley (inc. Harts Hill, Kates Hill, Priory, Woodside) Halesowen (inc. Colley Gate, Cradley, Hasbury, Lapal) Kingswinford (inc. Himley, Wall Heath) Netherton (inc. Darby End, Dudley Wood, Saltwells, Windmill End) Sedgley (inc. Coseley, The Gornals, Woodsetton) Stourbridge (inc. Amblecote, Lye, Wollaston, Wollescote, Wordsley) WALSALL & WOLVERHAMPTON Bilston (inc. Bradley, Hallfields) Darlaston (inc. Butcroft, Moxley, Wood’s Bank) Walsall (inc. Bloxwich, Leamore, Palfrey, Pelsall, Rushall, Shelfield, Walsall Wood) Wednesfield (inc. Ashmore Park, Fallings Park, Heath Town, Moseley Village, Park Village, Wood End) Willenhall (inc. Bentley, New Invention, Portobello, Short Heath) Wolverhampton (inc. Blakenhall, Codsall, Oxley, Penn, Tettenhall, Whitmore Reans UPDATES I am planning to continue my researches, and will be producing updated versions of each file (for free download) as sufficient additional content is found. Hopefully new old pubs will continue to be discovered, as will some mysteries be cleared up. I maintain an Update service on the website to advise of pub discoveries made during the interim between releases. If anyone is able to provide extra, relevant information and / or pictures, about any of the pubs and people contained within this work, I would be grateful to hear from you, initially by e-mail at: [email protected] I look forward to hearing from you. Tony Hitchmough longpull.co.uk ABOUT THIS FILE It is a PDF file and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. This reference work is designed to be viewed on a computer but can be printed. It is text based so one can search and find within the contents. BOOKMARKS Clicking on the Bookmarks in the panel on the left will take you to the chosen location. If your computer uses Windows, Bookmarks with a + (a plus sign) on the left hand side have submenus and clicking on the plus sign (which will change to a minus sign) will reveal the contents. Clicking on the minus sign will hide the contents of the submenu. If your computer uses Apple, clicking on the right pointing arrow to the left of the Bookmark will display the submenu; it will turn to a downward pointing arrow which when clicked will hide the submenu. For more information please consult the Adobe Acrobat Reader help system. APPLE TREE Derby Hand, NETHERTON OWNERS LICENSEES Peter Homes [1842] BARLEY MOW Blackbrook Road, NETHERTON OWNERS LICENSEES NOTES It was situated on the right hand side of Blackbrook Bridge. [1865] ‘Netherton: Edward I to Edward VIII’ by M. H. W. Fletcher “In Blackbrook Road ….. there stood the BARLEY MOW. As there was no other water near, the beer was brewed using canal water.” BARREL Bumble Hole, NETHERTON OWNERS LICENSEES BEEHIVE Northfield Road, Darby End, NETHERTON OWNERS LICENSEES Sarah Hollies [1851] – [1855] NOTES It had a beerhouse license. 1851 Census Northfield Road [1] Sarah Hollies (63), widow, publican, born Oldbury; [2] Eliza Hollies (22), daughter, dress maker, born Dudley; [3] Daniel Massey (23), son in law, boiler maker, born London; [4] Jane Massey (20), wife, born Dudley; [5] Emma Massey (1), daughter, born Dudley: BIRD IN HAND 87, (82), Chapel Street, (87, Primrose Hill), NETHERTON OWNERS William Onslow North Worcestershire Breweries Ltd. (acquired in June 1896) Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries Ltd. (acquired in 1909) LICENSEES William Onslow Snr. [1840] – 1875) William Onslow Jnr. [1881] – [1896] John Aston [1896] James Kendrick [1900] – [1901] Edward J Kendrick [1903] – [1906] James Edward Kendrick [1911] – 1930); Ruth Caroline Kendrick (1930 – 1937); John Aston Kendrick (1937 – 1959) Roger J Jenkins [1983] NOTES 82, Chapel Street [1871], [1892], [1896], [1900], [1901] 87, Chapel Street [1903], [1905], [1911], [1912], [1921] The Primrose Hill Brewery was situated at the rear. This was bought by Elijah Bywater, of the BRITANNIA, in 1896. William Onslow, beer seller and maltster. [1840] 1841 Census Primrose Hill [1] William Onslow (43), maltster; [2] Jane Onslow (44), wife; [3] William Onslow (9), son; [4] Jabez Onslow (7), son; [5] Jane Onslow (5), daughter: The Times 11/6/1844 – from Black Country Bugle “Singular Festival At Netherton – Last Wednesday a singular festival took place at the village of Netherton, 122 old men, each of whom was upwards of 70 years of age, dined together at the BIRD IN HAND INN, Primrose Hill. Their united ages amounted to 8,491 years, giving an average of nearly 76 years. The oldest man in the company, whose age was 98, was crowned and chaired the repast, and the whole company then walked in procession round the village, with this old man at the head, who was supported right and left by two men bearing flags with the inscription ‘Young men honour old age’. The party dispersed with decency and good order at an early hour.” William Onslow, retailer of beer, Primrose Hill. [1850] William Onslow, beer retailer and maltster, Primrose Hill. [1849], [1850] William Onslow Snr. was also a maltster. [1864], [1873] He died on 24th February 1875. 1851 Census 87, Primrose Hill [1] William Onslow (52), maltster and victualler, born Shrewsbury; [2] Jane Onslow (55), wife, born Dudley; [3] William Onslow (20), son, born Dudley; [4] Jabez Onslow (18), son, born Dudley: 1871 Census 82, Chapel Street [1] William Onslow (71), maltster and victualler, born Shrewsbury; [2] Catherine Onslow (57), wife, born Hanley, Staffordshire; [3] Claria Burton (18), domestic servant, born Coseley: 1881 Census 82, Chapel Street [1] William Onslow (23), brewer and licensed victualler, born Netherton; [2] Mary Onslow (24), wife, born Netherton; [3] William J. Onslow (4), son, scholar, born Netherton; [4] Alice Onslow (2), daughter, born Netherton; [5] Albert Onslow (2 months), son, born Netherton; [6] Sarah Griffiths (18), general servant, born Netherton; [7] Julia Persall (17), general servant, born Netherton: William Onslow Jnr. was also a brewer. [1881], [1884], [1888], [1892], [1896] St. Edmund’s Marriage Register 27/11/1898 – Enoch Eley (24), butcher of Netherton, son of Enoch Eley, butcher, married Blanche Marion Aston (22), daughter of John Aston, licensed victualler.