in the 1960’s.
ve from the Fountain
y
A coach party ready to lea
Image: Phil and Hayley Kilb
From here we now travel out towards Ickleford and Hitchin along Hitchin
Road to The Fountain.
• 1863 opened. William Prutton was the first licensee
• 1876 owned by Edward Fordham, brewer from Ashwell
• 1894 James Pennon licensee, who was also a straw factor
• 1954 purchased by J W Green of Luton, and then became Flowers
• 1961 Whitbread took over Flowers
• Early 1990’s closed
At one stage it was called the Blue Lagoon after the water filled chalk pit
between there and Fairfield. It closed in early 1990’s.
There was another off-licence but the site for this has not been traced
opened in 1852 and Joseph Samuel was owner in 1876. The Samuel family
were licensees for many years.
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Opened Name
1805
White Horse
1840
Lamb
1845
Three Tuns
1850
Brickground Hotel (Mallard)
1850
Old Oak
1851
Brickmakers Arms
1852
Cricketers
1855
Hod of Mortar
1857
True Briton
1860
Steam Engine
1860
Railway Tavern
1863
Crown
1863
Cock
1863
Fountain
1864
Beerhouse
1865
Rose & Crown
1865
City Arms
1865
Prince of Wales
1868
Stag
1870
Star
The Railway
Tavern
After seeing our article last month
the image here was supplied
by Mrs P Taylor and is of The
Railway Tavern. Her family ran
the pub. The name over the door
is George Bland (Mrs Taylor’s
maiden name is Bland). Barmaids
from the pub took jugs of beer to
the Brickworks across the A507
for the workers.
to advertise telephone: 01462 834265 or go to the website: www.onthebuttonarlesey.co.uk
Closed/Open
Open
1964
c2008
2000
Open
1909
c1920
1911
Open
Open, The Vicar’s Inn
1915
1985
1926
c1990
1935
1994
1926
1999
1926
1994