At the junction of Old Station Road with Albert Street,(sometimes Moulton Road) one of the oldest pubs in Newmarket.
One confusion with publicans is the time of George Saich. There were two George John Saich, one died in 1887 aged 48 and the other, his son, died in 1894 aged 26. Both are recorded in the burial register as publicans. Rebecca took over on the death of "John" (The Newmarket Journal records "from her husband"), but it looks as if Saich junior had a short spell as landlord as well, his father dying in November 1887 and the licence going to his mother in August 1888.
The pub underwent a £51,000 facelift in 2010.
KNOWN LICENSING HISTORY
Year | Licensee | Owner | source |
1773 | James Brewster | | CRO Licensing records |
1779 | " " | | " " |
1787 | | | Chapman's map |
1798 | James Carter | | directory |
1805 | Charles Planner | | Bury & Norwich Post |
1823 | Stephen Goodall | | Pigot |
1841 | " " | | census |
1844 | " " | | White |
1851 | Benjamin Planner | | census |
1855 | " " | | White |
1858 | William Hitchen | | Bury & Norwich Post |
1861 | " " | | census |
1865 | " " | | Post Office |
1866 | William Hitchen bankrupt | | Bury & Norwich Post |
1868 | George Saich | | Morris |
1871 | " " | | census |
1881 | " " | | census |
1885 | John Saich | | White |
1887 | George John Saich (Snr) died, widow Rebecca succeeded | | Newmarket Journal |
1891 | Rebecca Saich | | census |
1896 | " " | | Kelly |
1891 | " " | | census |
1900 | George Spencer (died Feb 1901) | | Kelly |
1901 | Reuben Hawkes | | census |
1901 Nov. | Charles Stephenson | | Bury Free Press |
1911 | " " | | census |
1916 | " " | | Kelly |
1919 | George William Sibley | | Cambridge Daily News |
1922-1933 | Janet Smith (Mrs) | | Kelly |
1934 | William J.Murray | | Newmarket Directory |
1939 | " | | 1939 register |
2-12-1947 | William George Smith, son had Turf 1956-60 | Tolly, Cobbold | |
1961 | Doris Eleanor Smith (Mrs) on death of husband | " " | |
7-10-1971 | Doris Eleanor Gordon (above re-married) | " " | licensing records |
7-11-1974 | John McMurdo | " " | " " |
1994 | John McMurdo | " " | " " |
1994 | ? Goodman | " " | " " |
2002 | Maureen Larcombe | " " | Newmarket Journal |
2004 | Wayne Papp | " " | Newmarket Journal |
2005 | Simon Kerr | " " | Newmarket Journal |
24-11-2005 | Wayne Tapp | Punch Taverns Ltd | " " |
15-8-2008 | Elaine Priestley (Ms) | " " | " " |
2-1-2013 | Stephen and Elaine Priestley | Quality Service Award | Newmarket Journal |
14-5-2014 | Kenneth Frank Clutterbuck | " " | " " |
31-10-2014 | Karen Jane Miller (Ms) | " " | " " |
5-12-2014 | Charlie Withers | " " | " " |
30-12-2014 | Virginia Mary Trow (Mrs) now "The Shoes" | " " | " " |
3-4-2018 | Kenneth Frank Clutterbuck | " " | " " |


c1900

un-dated

Horseshoes 2007

The Shoes in 2017
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