Waggon & Horses Public House, Barton-le-Clay
Waggon & Horses, 2010 © Bedford Virtual Library
Waggon & Horses Public House: 105 Bedford Road, Barton-le-Clay
The Waggon & Horses is a public house located on Bedford Road in Barton-le-Clay.
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/C22/134] found it was owned by J W Green Ltd and occupied by Charles T Squire.
The property is noted as being right to the north of the village. Downstairs is a small tap room, a very small bar, a licensed private room, a kitchen and a scullery. Upstairs are three bedrooms. Outside is a stable for three and a barn.
Trade is listed as ¾ barrel and 9 dozen bottles per week. It is licensed to sell beer.
As of 2026, the pub is still open.
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.
- 1873 - 1876 – Elizabeth Timms
- 1877 - 1890 – Abraham Frost
- 1890 - 1891 – George Watkin
- 1891 - 1901 – William Squires
- 1906 - 1910 – Thomas Hyde
- 1914 – George Daniel Matthews
- 1920 – Arthur Peck
- 1924 – Henry Jenkins
- 1928 – Charles T Squires
- 1931 – William Arthur Upchurch
- 1936 - 1952 – Horace Peck
List of sources at Bedfordshire Archives:
- WB/Green4/2/5: List of licenced houses of J.W Green – includes Waggon and Horses, c.1952
- WB/Green5/5/1: Register of successive tenants including The Waggon and Horses, 1887-1926
- RDLP1/148: Planning application & plan for a new living room, WC's & urinals at Waggon and Horses, 1901
- RDLP1/394: Planning application & plan for new stables, piggeries & a manure pit at 'The Waggon & Horses', 1901
- DV1/C22/134: Raluation Book, 1927
- WB/Green6/4/1: Trade Analysis ledger including The Waggon and Horses, 1936-1947
- Z402/11/4: (2) Notes on Barton public houses from CRO source, 1981
- Z1558/28/1/4: Matchbox advertising card for the Waggon & Horses pub, c.1980s.