The Coach & Horses Public House
The Coach and Horses, 2010 © Virtual Library
The Coach & Horses Public House: 2 Bedford Road, Barton-le-Clay
The Coach & Horses was a public house located , built c. 1911. The pub was run by J W Green brewery.
The Rating and Valuation Act 1925 specified that every building and piece of land in the country was to be assessed to determine its rateable value. The valuer visiting the property, on 21st February 1927 [ref: DV1/C22/15] found it was owned by J W Green Ltd and occupied by A Clark.
The property is noted as being one of the best houses in the village. Downstairs comprised a tap room, a smoke room, a kitchen, tearoom and scullery. Upstairs there were three bedrooms, one reception room and a small bathroom. Outside was a coal barn and a lean to.
Trade was 1 ½ barrels, 6 dozen bottles and 1 ½ pints of spirits per week.
Licensees: note that this is not a complete list and that dates in italics are not necessarily beginning or end dates, merely the first/last date which can be confirmed from sources such as directories and deeds.
- 1847 - 1850 – William Chandler
- 1853 - 1854 – Hannah Chandler
- 1856 - 1864 – Francis Tooley
- 1869 - 1892 – Simeon Mead
- 1893 - 1924 – William Peck
- 1928 - 1931 – Arthur Clark
- 1940 – Edward Hyde
- c.1952 – L. Hyde
List of sources at Bedfordshire Archives:
WB/Green5/5/1: Register of successive tenants including The Coach & Horses, 1887-1926
WB/L4/1/VP1: Photocopy conveyance inc. the Coach & Horses, 1898
X291/186/2b: Postcard with Coach & Horses Inn in foreground, c.1900s.
FDB1/2/1: Plans and drawings for rebuilding, 1911
RDLP1/589: Planning application & plan for the proposed rebuild of the Coach and Horses, 1911
WB/Green4/1/VP8: Photocopy conveyance, 1923
WB/Green6/4/1: Trade Analysis ledger including The Coach & Horses, 1936-1947
WB/Green4/2/5: List of licenced houses of J.W Green – includes The Coach and Horses, c.1952
WB/Green4/5/BC/CH1-3 – Photos of The Coach and Horses, 1960s.
Z1558/28/1/3: Matchbox advertising card for The Coach & Horses, 1978
Z402/11/4: (2) Notes on Barton public houses from CRO source, 1981