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The Victoria public house at 6 Union Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
Richard Goulding, taking advantage of the Duke of Wellingtons Beer House Act 1830, paid two guineas to the excise for a license and turned his small, but private house, in to a public house. The only condition of the Act was that you were a householder or ratepayer.
A homebrewed house, the small brewery was sited in the Cross Keys yard. Elizabeth Barratt would have employed a local travelling brewer-as and when it was neccessary. Retail brewers specialised in a form of malty mild; heavy, dark, sweet and strong, that varied considerably from brew to brew. The average Lincoln gravity was 1060, the second highest in England.
In 1873 Elizabeth Barratt applied for and was granted inn status by Lincoln magistrates - something that most beer housekeepers failed to achieve. The advantages were considerable. As an Inn, the Cross Keys was permitted to remain open as long as a bed was empty, offering basic accommodation, simple victuals, homebrewed ale and stabling to the lawful traveller. Normal Victorian Licensing hours were long, 18 hours a day, 4am to 10pm, seven days a week, closed only during Divine service, Christmas day and Good Friday.
Acquired by national brewers Whitbread, who closed the Cross Keys in 1981 due to lack of custom, it was then bought by Lincoln entrepreneur Antony Eastwood. After structural alterations, the Cross Keys re-opened in December 1983, the sign reverting to its original name, The Victoria.
It remained as a Free house until acquired by Tynemill Group in 1990s. It was later bought by Batemans of Wainfleet. An external door to the south side was inserted in 2001 to give access to outside sitting area.
Landlord 1850s Robert Barratt; 1860s-1872 Elizabeth Barratt; 1881-1885 J Patrick Brian; 1895-1907 Charles Lawson; 1909-1911 Walter Fairchild; 1913 J H Peacock.
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47149
The Victoria public house at 6 Union Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
Richard Goulding, taking advantage of the Duke of Wellingtons Beer House Act 1830, paid two guineas to the excise for a license and turned his small, but private house, in to a public house. The only condition of the Act was that you were a householder or ratepayer.
A homebrewed house, the small brewery was sited in the Cross Keys yard. Elizabeth Barratt would have employed a local travelling brewer-as and when it was neccessary. Retail brewers specialised in a form of malty mild; heavy, dark, sweet and strong, that varied considerably from brew to brew. The average Lincoln gravity was 1060, the second highest in England.
In 1873 Elizabeth Barratt applied for and was granted inn status by Lincoln magistrates - something that most beer housekeepers failed to achieve. The advantages were considerable. As an Inn, the Cross Keys was permitted to remain open as long as a bed was empty, offering basic accommodation, simple victuals, homebrewed ale and stabling to the lawful traveller. Normal Victorian Licensing hours were long, 18 hours a day, 4am to 10pm, seven days a week, closed only during Divine service, Christmas day and Good Friday.
Acquired by national brewers Whitbread, who closed the Cross Keys in 1981 due to lack of custom, it was then bought by Lincoln entrepreneur Antony Eastwood. After structural alterations, the Cross Keys re-opened in December 1983, the sign reverting to its original name, The Victoria.
It remained as a Free house until acquired by Tynemill Group in 1990s. It was later bought by Batemans of Wainfleet. An external door to the south side was inserted in 2001 to give access to outside sitting area.
Landlord 1850s Robert Barratt; 1860s-1872 Elizabeth Barratt; 1881-1885 J Patrick Brian; 1895-1907 Charles Lawson; 1909-1911 Walter Fairchild; 1913 J H Peacock.
Information Source:
www.heritageconnectlincoln.com/character-area/castle/103/...