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Brewery or Owner:- last..Tolly Cobbold
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The Victory was for a short while named the Queen Victoria. Nothing has been found to indicate why the change was made. The death of Thomas Hills in 1867 posed some question, since it appears his widow Harriett then took over, but by 1871 census the publican is another widow, Harriet Edwards who from newspaper reports had run the pub for 5 years. Apparently she re-married (to William Edwards) and was very quickly widowed again. As she was only 25 in the 1871 census she had an eventful young life. There was much in the press in 1872 regarding the refusal to renew her licence and how signatures were obtained in her support.Hopefully searches of the Newmarket Journal may provide more answers "3rd February 1964 - The Victory, one of Newmarket's oldest public houses, was officially closed on New Year's Day. Now demolition workers are pulling down what has been a fami liar landmark for over 100 years. The pub is the second to be demolished under Newmarket Council's Icewell Hill re-development scheme. The Wheatsheaf was the first. Under an agreement with the owners, Tollemache and Cobbold Ltd, they have been replaced by a new building, The Palomino on the Houldsworth Valley estate." |
| Year | Licensee | Owner | source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1844 | James Francis Deeks | at Queen Victoria | White |
| 1855 | " " | " " | White |
| 1861 | Thomas Hills | at The Victory | census |
| 1867 | " "(died May) | Bury & Norwich Post | |
| 1868 | Harriet Hills (widow of previous ?) | Morris | |
| 1869 | William Edwards (died March) | Post Office | |
| 1869 | Harriet Edwards (widow of previous) | Bury & Norwich Post | |
| 1872 | Harriet Edwards | Bury Free Press | |
| 1872 | George Harrison (died Nov.) | 1 year lease from William Hogg | |
| 1873 | Mary Harrison (widow of above?) | Harrods | |
| 1876 | Frederick Harrison (brother of George) | Frederick Harrison | Bury Free Press |
| 1878 | Frederick Hall | Bury & Norwich Post | |
| 1879 | Frederick Harrison to John Harrison | perhaps previous was a typo | Bury Free Press |
| 1880 | John Harrison | sale of effects and Inn | Bury Free Press |
| 1880 | John William Smith | fined for poaching | Cambridge Independent Press |
| 1881 | " " | census | |
| 1891 | " " | census | |
| 1892 | Charles William Smith (son of previous who moved to Cherry Tree) | Newmrket Journal | |
| 1904 | " " (died 1907) | Kelly | |
| 1908 | Henry D Barrett | Kelly | |
| 1911 | Edward Miller | census | |
| 1915 Aril | Alfred George Sillet to Charles Bird | Newmmrket Journal | |
| 1916 Sep | Charles Bird to Army | Newmarket Journal | |
| 1916 Sep | Frank Eliott | " " | |
| 1917 Aug | available to rent | " " | |
| 1920 Mar | Mr. A Pennington | " " | |
| 1920 Mar | Thomas Boyle | " " | |
| 1920 | Frank Gregory | " " | |
| 1921 May | Oliver Root (rep Star Brewery) | " " | |
| 1922 | Arthur George Curl | Kelly | |
| 1925 | Arthur George Curl | moved to Wheatsheaf | |
| Aug 7 | Albert Bolke from Arthur Curl | Kelly | |
| 1929 Mar 19 | Albert Bolke to Sidney Alfred Stacey | Kelly | |
| 1930 Feb 18 | Charles Bird (same as in 1916) | Newmarket Journal | |
| 1940 Mar 19 | Charles Bird | " " | |
| 1940 Mar 19 | Richard Stokes | Newmarket Journal | |
| 1941 Mar 18 | Richard Stokes to his wife Priscilla, (military service) | Newmarket Journal | |
| 1949 Jan | Priscilla Stokes to Walter Thompson | Newmarket Journal | |
| 1952 | Percival Willetts | " " | 1964 Jan 1 | Percival Willetts..closed | " " |
| The last pint was pulled at 12:45 am on New Years Day 1964, the licence was transferred to the new pub on Houldsworth Valley, The Palomino. Percy Willett and his wife retired to a house on Millbank |
undated map, probably 1880's Charlie Bird - Robert - Amy 1962
Dawn - Jenny
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