android appPoslingford Shepherd & Dog
listed building grade II
last updated May 28th, 2020.
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Poslingford Shepherd & Dog
also traded as Ward's beerhouse
South, 52.10499,0.58308
Closed: about 1985
The St
grid reference TL 770 483
The pub is shown here on an old OS map from about the end of the 19th century. interactive map
Now residential, the building dates from the early to mid 19th century.
In 1874 the landlord is also listed as a brewer.
Gallery
Globe 1.68 miles
Cock 1.71 miles
Bell 1.83 miles
Swan 1.89 miles
Rose & Crown 2.00 milesHistorical interest
In 1859 in the Bury and Norwich Post the following was printed**:
August 9th 1859 George Cutmore a labourer of Poslingford was charged with stabbing Joseph Ince at Poslingford. Ince said I live at Clare and was at Ward's beerhouse at Poslingford, I went at 5 and left at 10, a man named Twitchett and the prisoner left at the same time. Twitchett was thrown down the steps and I went to see what had happened, Cutmore wanted to fight me, I was struck and returned the blow when he struck me again with something and I felt blood trickling down my leg. Twitchett had said he could beat all Poslingford men and put them in his pocket.
Walter Cutmore was offend ed by this remark and wanted to fight Twitchett, there were about 20 people in the beerhouse and Twitchett was thrown down the steps…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
** historic newspaper information supplied by Richard Graham
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
