The Crown - date unknown
15 & 17 The Hill, 2001
By Bill Exley
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The Crown - date unknown
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15 & 17 The Hill, 2001
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Situated halfway down The Hill The Crown was opposite the Village Butcher, the site is 15 today but it has had different numbers on the door over the years. It was called 'The Rose and Crown' way back in 1854. This numbering was due to the newcomers to the village infilling with bungalows and the old cottages being demolished. On this side of the The Hill going down, it can be seen by the numbering of todays' dwellings, those between19 to 73 The Hill have simply vanished ! !
| Mrs. Eliz. Reid , selling Ales as a Beerhouse | 1854-1869 |
| Mrs Sara Reid | 1869-1876 |
| James and Eliz. Samway. 1st. Licensees | 1876-1898 |
| Owned by Emily Ann Day of Days Brewery St. Neots. | |
| Mrs Eliz, Mary Samway (Widow) | 1898-1903 |
| William. Norman | 1903-1910 |
The Beerhouse now closes around : |
1919 |
| Now a Private Dwelling and inhabited by :- | |
| James and Olivia Samway | 1919-1941 |
| Olivia Samway passes away , aged 94yrs | 30/4/ 1941 |
| Reginald and Phyllis Ashwell | 1946-1969 |
| Mrs Phyllis Ashwell (Widow) | 1975-1976 |
| Mrs Violet Allen | 1976-1983 |
| Alan and Teresa Williams | 1983- ? |
| Edward /Eddie/Prior, Steam Engine enthusiast and Engineer | ? |
| New information kindly sent in by Julie Bennett, the Great, Great Grand daughter of the first Lic. holders James and Eliz Samway/ Ref Entries 1919 to 30/4/41 and the Samway family | 10.11,2011. |
Page last updated 18th April 2012 by Bill Exley