Queen's Head also known as Halfway House

 

• 1851 Thomas & Sarah Phillips

• 1859 Thomas & Sarah Phillips **

 

Hereford Times 22nd January 1859

DEATHS - Dec. 15, at the Queen's Head inn, Knighton aged 30 years, Sarah, only daughter of Thomas and Sarah Phillips.

 

Hereford Times 15th September 1860

Opening a Public-house at Illegal Hours. —Thos. Phillips, landlord of the Queen's Head in Knighton, was charged by P.C. Thomas with opening his house for the sale of beer, on Sunday, the 19th of August last, contrary to the form of the statute, —Phillips admitted the charge, and was fined £2 and costs.

 

• 1861 Samuel & Mary Watkins **

 

After Samuel Watkins died in 1862 his wife Mary went to run the Central Railway Inn.

 

The story of how Samuel Watkins met his untimely death can be read here

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Hereford Times - 30th November 1867

BOROUGH OF KNIGHTON.

FREEHOLD PROPERTY.

MR. WALTER BLUCK will SELL by  AUCTION,

On MONDAY, the 2nd day of DECEMBER, 1867,

At 6 o'clock, p.m., on the premises, in one or such lots as shall be determined at the time of Sale, and subject to conditions then to be produced, all that well-known PUBLIC-HOUSE, with convenient stables, outbuildings, garden, orchard and land adjoining thereto, being in the whole about 2 acres, more or less, called "The Queen's Head Inn," situate adjoining the Knucklas Road, in the borough of Knighton, and which has for many years past, and is now doing an excellent business, and in good repair.

            The Auctioneer begs to call the attention of persons to this desirable property, which is well adapted for occupation or investment, and at which an excellent business may be continued, the owners being only induced to sell on account of having other premises.

            A part of the purchase money may be left on mortgage, if desired.

            For further particulars apply to Mrs. M. Watkins, Railway Tavern. or to the Auctioneer, Frydd Villa, Knighton.

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Wellington Journal 12 September 1868

KNIGHTON.PETTY SESSIONS —THURSDAY WEEK. Before R. Green Price. Esq., M.P. (in the chair), the Revs. J. N. Kinchant. J Rogers, and A. Thomas It being the animal licensing day. Police-constable Rogers handed in a list, stating that all the houses were well conducted. They were all granted a renewal, except one, a Miss M A. Woodlouse, the Queen's Head Inn, which was withholden. The Magistrates thought Miss Woodhouse to young to conduct such a place properly, and Police-constable Rogers stated that it had been kept very disorderly for some time past.

 

• 1871 William & Elizabeth Faulkner

 

• 1876 James Charles Slade

 

Wellington Journal - 16th September 1876

KNIGHTON. PETTY SESSIONS. Before the Rev. Abraham Thomas, and R. D. G. Price, F. C. Cobden, and John Weyman, Esqrs. LICENSING .MEETING —Licenses were granted to all the license holders In the division.—Mr. J. C. Slade, of the Queen's Head beerhouse, applied for a certificate to enable him to take out wine and spirit licenses. The Chief constable opposed the application on the ground of improper conduct of the house, and a conviction since last licensing day. Mr. G. T. Edwards, the owner of the property, appeared, and supported the application. He stated that if a spirit license were granted, he would see that the house should be conducted properly. Mr. Slade produced a petition in favour of the application. After some consideration their Worships decided to grant the certificate.

 

Wellington Journal - 14th April 1877

RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS - James Charles Slade, innkeeper, of the Queen's Read, or Halfway House. Knighton (who surrendered himself in discharge of his bail), was charged with having, on the 26th day of March, received one peck of wheat knowing it to have been stolen. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. H. T. Weyman appeared to prosecute, and Mr. George Green for defence.—The jury retuned a verdict of guilty. —The Court sentenced him to three month' hard labour.— A certificate from Dr. Welsh was handed in, stating that prisoner was suffering from heart disease.—The Chairman ordered that the gaol doctor examine him, and that prisoner's work be of a nature not injurious to his complaint.

 

Wellington Journal - 11th August 1877

APPLICATION FOR A TEMPORARY LICENSE.—Mr. George Green applied, on behalf of Mr. G. T. Edwards, owner of the Queen's Head Inn, better known as the Halfway House, for a temporary license to carry on the business until the Brewster Sessions.—Mr. Green stated that by the Act 37 and 38 Vict., c 49, sec. 15, it was provided that where a tenant is convicted of felony there may be made by or on behalf of the owner of the premises an application to a court of summary jurisdiction for authority to carry on the business on the same premises until the next special sessions for licensing purposes, and further application to such next special sessions for the grant of a license in respect of such premises, and for this purpose the provisions contained In the Intoxicating Liquors Licensing Act, 1828, with respect to the grant of a temporary authority and to the grant of licenses at special sessions shall apply as if the person convicted bad been rendered incapable of keeping an inn, and the person applying for such grant was his assignee. Mr. Green also urged in support of the application that the house was used by a number of farmers and country people, who preferred leaving their horses there 'to bringing them into the town on market and fair days ; by

so doing they evaded paying toll at the turnpike gate; that it had been licensed for many year; and it would greatly deteriorate the value of the property if the license were not granted. Mr. Edwards would see that the house was well conducted, and that the person who was going to conduct the business was of good character.

       Mr. W. T. Bonell, Bishop of Brecon, who was Instructed on behalf of the inhabitants of Knighton, opposed the application. He stated that the number of licensed houses in the parish far exceeded the requirements of the inhabitants. The house had been a badly-conducted one, and had been very injurious to the neighbourhood. There were now 14 full-licensed houses four beerhonses, and four shopkeepers licensed to sell Wines and spirits, while the population was under 2,000, thus showing an average of one public house to every 90 inhabitants. He also represented to their worships that the Last tenant was convicted of felony, and that the license had been taken away In the year 1868 for bad conduct, and it was totally unnecessary, it being within three-quarters of a mile from the town, and by refusing the license their worships would be conferring a great boon on the neighbourhood. He then produced a petition, most influentially and numerously signed, against the house being 

licensed.

       The Chairman stated that they had fully considered the application, and in the face of much a petition as had been laid before them they could not think of granting the license.

 

Wellington Journal - 18th August 1877

l WILLIAM LLOYD, now residing at Brookside, in the Town of Knighton, in the County of Radnor, labourer, do hereby give Notice that it is my intention to apply at the General Annual Licensing Meeting, to be holden at the Police Court, at Knighton aforesaid, on the sixth day of September next ensuing, for a LICENSE to hold an Excise License to Sell Beer and Cider, by Retail, to be consumed either on or off the house and premises thereunto belonging, known as "The Queen's Head Inn" commonly called "The Halfway House," situate In the Parish of Knighton aforesaid, late in the occupation of James Charles Wade. but now void, and which said house and premises have been for many year. used as a Public-house. Given under my hand this Sixth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven. WILLIAM LLOYD.

 

By 1881 the Queens Head had ceased to be a beerhouse. 

 

Montgomeryshire Express - 27th January 1885

PETTY SESSIONS WEDNESDAY - Before Capt. Bevan and F. C. Cobden, Esq.--Felony : Edward Beaman, haulier, was charged by Richard Morgan, Half-way House, Knighton, with stealing two boltings from him value 10d. Mr. F. L. Green Nixon appeared for the defendant, and the magistrates after hearing the evidence dismissed the case, remarking that it was a trifling matter to bring before them.

 

Those marked with a ** have photographs of their headstones in the Deaths, Burials and Headstones section