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George Fordham and his son Edward George began brewing in Mill street in 1836.The brewery included a tun room,cleansing room, ...
Ashwell always had many inns, and some of the old inn signs were very interesting some were: The Angell The White Horse The ...
Originally Christy and Sales Westbury Brewery
The Australian Cow was a beer house built in 1852, the year in which many emigrated to the Australian gold ...
The British Queen was in Chantry House, West End. Not much is known about it except that it opened in 1871 ...
The Bulls Head was a fully licensed pub that was built circa 1667. It was owned by Phillips brewers of ...
The Bushel And Strike Mill Street In 1633 a wine tavern called the Wheatsheaf was kept by Valentine Lee in Mill ...
During the period of c1870-1890, Charles and Mary Summerfield were the publicans of the Two Brewers. Not only did they ...
The Chaffcutters was a beerhouse in Back Street belonging to Fordhams brewery. It was built about 1841. (This half of ...
The Chalkman’s Knoll was a Fordhams pub situated halfway between Bygrave and Ashwell, which was convenient for those walking between ...
Coprolite Diggings of the late 19th century attracted many thirsty workers who needed quick access to refreshments
The Cricketers in Lucas lane was a beer house, built about 1908, that sold Pages beers.It was taken over by ...
The Cuckoo was a Fordham’s pub built prior to 1841 on the boundary of Ashwell and Hinxworth. It was fully ...
The Engine Ashwell Back Street The Engine was a beer house in Back street. It was bought by John Bailey, ...
The Fox, another Fordham’s pub, is in Station Road about halfway to the station,next to the Cinques cottages.It was built ...
The Rose and Crown Ashwell High Street This pub is timber framed and jettied and is thought to have been ...
Swan Street The Six Bells was part of a block of cottages at the entrance to the churchyard built about 1850. ...