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The Barley Mow was situated on
Needham Street. This pub was present by 1861 as an unnamed beerhouse, with
Mrs Mary Boswell the beerhouse keeper.
In 1869, a public
meeting of the local Liberal Party was held at the Barley Mow, Bingham, to
celebrate the election of Mr Charles Seeley as member for Nottingham.
By the 1871 census, Mrs Boswell had married again and her husband. Robert
Roworth was recorded as a beerhouse keeper in Needham Street and they were
still there in 1881. By the time of the 1891 census, the 75-year-old Mary
Roworth was once again widowed and was listed as an Innkeeper of the Barley
Mow on Needham Street.
In 1895, the licence was transferred to James Harris, followed shortly by
Arthur Worboys and Edward Lyne Weaver., until Frederick Breedon took over
the licence in 1906. At some point, the property was leased by Shipstone &
Son's Ltd. (date unknown)
In February 1910, the Newark Herald reported that "the justices had decided
to renew all the licenses, with the exception of the Barley Mow, Bingham."
The reasons given were that the house was not required and that the number
of licensed houses in Bingham was already excessive. Against this, it was
said that "the house was in a very satisfactory condition; that the tenant
was a respectable man; and that more trade was done there than at any of the
other houses". The annual sale of beer at this time was 149 barrels and a
petition had been signed by 40 neighbours protesting the planned closure.
However, the decision to close the property was confirmed.
In May 1911, a judge at the Nottingham County Court awarded compensation for
the closure of the Barley Mow. £600 was awarded to the owner of the
property, Mr Tinsley, £145 to Messrs Shipstone & Sons, and £147 to the
occupier Mr Breedon, who had already taken over the licence of the Lord
Nelson Hotel at Bulwell.
The Barley Mow was located at the end of Needham Street, facing Long Acre.
The building was still standing in 1965, but was demolished "to provide
access to Eaton Place when the shopping centre was built." |
