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Blunham Pubs: The Oak

By Bill Exley


The Oak, circa 1914	91 High Street, 2001

The Oak Beerhouse (now 91 High Street) used to be a favourite with the land workers, along with others in the village , for all had their regulars. They were all open most of the day then tighter drinking hours came into force. The Oak site is unchanged with the passing of time, it's past can easily be recalled by a glance from across the road , the weathered space where the old sign was fixed can still be made out . Today the building again bears a sign The Old Oak, so preserving a part of Bunham history, in the same way as does 5, High street (The Ragged Staff) and 12, The Hill, (The Old Post Office) each a sign of bygone years. In the early 1970's a yarn was related to me by a village character, who said, late one afternoon years ago , a local woman stormed into The Oak and threw a plated dinner over one of the drinkers, shouted " there's your dinner " and stormed out fuming .

1st Licensed in 1849 (purchased for £100)	1849-?
Now known as 'THE GENEROUS BRITON' / Beerhouse
Unknown ? (Winters in 23 Yrs ? )	1872
George Thomas (Simpsons of Baldock / Brewers from now )	1872 - 1884
Thomas Winters (again ?) as records show	1884-1899
Arthur James Nears	1899-1901
Charles Gamer	1901-1903
Geo. Battle (a one armed man)	1903 - 1907
Geo. Henry Davey (now called THE OAK)	1907-1910
(Name change date over not proven , estimated only from records to hand)
Thom Stevens (Wells and Winch/ Brewers ?)	1910-1914
Archibald and May Hull	1914-1924
Hector Rawlins	1924-1928
Annie and Henry (known as Harry) Lovell	1928-1958
Sadly The Oak Beerhouse closes	15/9/58
Mr and Mrs Jack White lived here	? 1984

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