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The Pig and Whistle Public House, Stotfold

Information taken from Stotfold Pubs and Publicans by Bert Hyde.

The Pig and Whistle Public House: 40 Brook Street, Stotfold

The Pig and Whistle opened in 1846 and was located at 40 Brook Street. The pub was sold to Simpson and Co in 1924, they demolished and rebuilt the pub in 1937. In 1954 the pub was sold to Greene King. It closed in 2015 and has now been demolished.

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.

1846 – William Whitmore
1883 – John Sole
1891– George Palpey
1901 – George Ewings
1909 - 1913 – Charles Coates
1934 - 1959 – Albert Ambrose
1968 - 1983 – Alan Reece
 

List of sources at Bedfordshire Archives: 

  • Z1306/115/4/4: Postcard showing the Pig & Whistle on the left, c.1939
  • Z1255/1/12: Photo of The Pig and Whistle public house from the southeast, 2006.