Bristol’s Lost Pubs

Eagle Tavern West Street

1859 – 65. William Howland
1866. Edward Wescott
1867 – 71. John Mack
1871 – 86. Henry Britton
1888 – 96. Joshua Dorymeade
1896. William Lucy jnr.
1898 – 1903. William Sweetland
1905 – 08. George Fry
1913. Ernest Brewer
1916 – 27. Frank Evans
1930 – 34. Alfred Sparks
1936 – 37. Lewis Watt
1943 – 49. William Stokes
1952. John Harding
1953 – 56. Reginald Henry Budd
1960 – 75. G. G. James

The tenancy of Reginald Henry Budd commenced on the 29th July 1953, the rent was £90 per annum, which was increased to £112 on the 29th July 1954 on the understanding that in the event of a full license being granted, the rent would be increased by an amount equal to 2½% on the monopoly value. The landlord was The Bristol United Breweries Limited. The following note was attached to the tenancy agreement.

Census 1861.
Eagle Tavern

William M. Howland 31, head married, beer retailer, Dublin Ireland
Eliza Howland 25, wife married, dressmaker, Exeter
Alice Howland 1, daughter, St.Philip’s Bristol

Census 1871.
Beer house

Henry Britton 23, head married, blacksmith, Kingswood Hill
Elizabeth Britton 22, wife married, keeper of beer house, St. Philip’s

Census 1881.
Beer house

Henry Britton 33, head married, publican, Gloucestershire Kingswood
Elizabeth Britton 31, wife married, Bristol
Henry Britton 7, son scholar, Bristol
James Britton 5, son scholar, Bristol
Frank Britton 3, son scholar, Bristol
Mary A. Ausley 53, servant widow, general servant, Collumpton Devon

Census 1891.

Joshua Dorymeade 42, head married, publican, Wiltshire Berwick St.John
Sarah Dorymeade 39, wife married, Wiltshire Salisbury

Census 1901.

William Sweetland 38, head married, publican, Wiltshire Trowbridge
Mary A. Sweetland 36, wife married, Bristol
William H. Sweetland 10, son, Bristol
Joseph Aarons 34, visitor single, Tailor & cutter, London
Frederick Stevens 22, visitor single, works for auctioneer, London
Joseph Josephs 22, visitor single, auctioneers clerk, London