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The village pub is often the centre of village life and the Star & Garter has been serving the community for the last 300 years. Currently owned by the Charles Wells Brewery, it continues the traditions of village pub, hosting events such as the village bonfire night celebrations. It is now the only public house in the village, but it used to have competition from the Fitzwilliam Arms, the Chelveston Working Mens Club and an off-licence.
The Star & Garter was owned by the Lords of the Manor during the late 1800’s and leased to P.Phipps & Co of Northampton until they purchased it around 1928. The Phipps & Co brewery and tied houses were acquired by Watney Mann in 1968. More recently, it was purchased by Charles Wells in the 1980s, from a Mr Verani, a millionaire property speculator, who had purchased it from Watney Mann during the sell-off of the tied houses.
A survey of the buildings, undertaken by James Looker as an archaeology student at Leicester University in 2002, dates the earliest parts of the buildings back to around 1650 (the area now the restaurant which was once an adjoining cottage). The main bar area dates from around 1700, whilst the later rooms date from around 1840.
Up until 1946, it only had a 6 day license. It wasn’t until P.Phipps & Co closed the Station Hotel, Grendon, when they transferred the license to the Star & Garter, could it open all week!
Innkeepers & Landlords (incomplete) 1737 John Hawkes, John Robinson & Anthony Fletcher.
1810 Thomas Chettle 1919 Bartlett Arthur Tiney 1819 Mary Chettle 1928 Walter Denton 1826 John Farrer 1931 George Arthur Tilley 1847 William Bonfield 1940 Albert James Grant 1877 Sarah Bonfield 1942 Arthur Charles Gaunt 1881 Joseph Bonfield 1944 Horace Bertie Saddington 1890 Thomas Bonfield 1957 Ernest Donald Atkins 1893 Arthur Blackman 1968 Walter Richard Wood 1900 John Mitchell 1971 Arthur Reu Birtchnell 1907 Ernest Joseph Stock 1989 Frank & Margaret Coe 1910 Thomas Britten 1994 Robin & Joan Meeson 1912 Bartlett Arthur Tiney 2007 Paul & Shelley Briggs 1917 Mary Tiney 2008 Andrea Claydon
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The historical information below is obtained from various public sources, some of which provide conflicting data. Accordingly the Council can not be certain the dates and/or names below are 100% accurate.
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Postcard approx 1930 showing the Star & Garter from Raunds Rd. By kind permission of Mr Maynard Baxter. |
