Whittington History Society

Pubs

Whittington has three pubs these days, each of which is more than one hundred years old - The Bell, The Dog and The Swan. The Peel Arms still exists as a building, but closed as a pub in the late 1930s..

	The Bell An early 20th century or maybe late 19th century view. The first trade directory mention of The Bell is in 1850, when John Pass was the innkeeper; he was also designated shopkeeper. The name over the door in this photo is Hennis Pass; he ran The Bell probably from the death of his father, Abraham, in 1888 until 1916, when he died himself.
	Outside The Bell late19th/early 20th century The occasion was a parade of Peel's Pride Lodge of the Odd Fellow's Society - an early form of private health insurance
The Dog 1901 view, when Charles and Caroline Sturgess were landlords. Charles' brother, Alfred, had taken over from him by 1908. The Dog is marked on the 1840 tithe map of Whittington. The Heathcote family were victuallers for many years, for certain at The Dog in 1851. It is likely they had been at The Dog from at least 1814. Another long-serving licensee was Frank Foster, who had been keeping The Dog for 27 years when he retired in September 1944, age 74.
The Bar at the Dog - 1955 Freda Boston's 21st Birthday Party The drinkers are l to r: Joe Swift, Harry Berks, David Evans, Charlie Boston jnr, Charlie Boston snr
	The Swan Before the current building which was constructed ca 1911, The Swan was located in the row of cottages (built ca 1790). The pub sign can be seen over the two figures.
	The "new" building, seen here ca 1921.

Phil Wood, one of the History Society members, has posted the results of his research on Whittington's Pubs to his website:

www.woodswhittingtonwebsite.co.uk

You can find information on The Peel Arms there.