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1781 (CL) Moses Birch

1795-1804 (QR) 18: Moses Burch for house late Wheyneat's, q.r. 4d.
 (QR) 19: Moses Burch for house adjoining, q.r. 4d.

1805-1817 (QR) 18: Moses Burch (deleted)  William Burgess for house late Wheyneat's, q.r. 4d.
 (QR) 19: Moses Burch (deleted)  William Burgess for house adjoining, q.r. 4d.

1818-23 (QR) 18: William Burgess for house late Wheyneat's, q.r.4d.
 (QR) 19: William Burgess for his house adjoining, q.r.4d.

1830 (Pigot) Richard North "Barley Mow", High Street.

1832 (QR) 18: ?Devisees of John Burgess for house late Elizabeth Wallis, q.r.4d.
 (QR) 19: ?Devisees of John Burgess for house late Elizabeth Wallis, q.r.4d.

1836 (Deeds) John Beard
1836 (QR) 18: ?John Beard for a house late Burgess, q.r. 4d
 (QR) 19: ?John Beard for the adjoining house, q.r. 4d
1841 (CS) John Beard (50), "Barley Mow Inn"
1847 (P.O. Dir) John Beard, "Barley Mow Inn"
1847 (CL) 18: John Beard (own & occ)
 (CL) 19: John Beard (own); ..?.. Grainger (occ)
1851 (CS) Frederick Pearce (32), landlord (Also Ann Pearce, wife (33) landlady; Elizabeth May (26), House servant; Mary Lambert (20), House servant; George Drew (26), Ostler; John Smith (27), Carter; Isaac Wiltshire (58), Formerly porter; and John Bearce (30) Visitor, Agent.
1861 (CS) Abel Blake (48), publican Barley Mow
1861 (CL) 18: John Beard (own); Abel Blake & ?. Hidden (occ)
 (CL) 19: John Beard (own); Henry Kimber (occ)
1864 (Billings) Frederick Pearce, victualler

1868 (Deeds 20 BS) A Conveyance describes "on the south side by a Messuage or Inn and premises called the Barley Mow, formerly belonging to Moses Burch and afterwards to the said Richard North deceased and now occupied by Abel Blake."

1871 (CS) George Clifford, innkeeper, Barley Mow. The 1871 Census also includes George's wife  Emma, her brother Walter Cox, and George and Emma's three children -  Sarah Ann and Mary Catherine (both born in Kensington, Middlesex) and  son Arthur Clifford born in Hungerford in 1870.  Walter was employed as a carpenter. (See Cox family).
1881 (CS) George Clifford (45), innkeeper, Barley Mow.
1891 (Kelly) George Clifford, Barley Mow.

Celia Turner adds (2011): "Emma Cox (Walter's sister) married George Clifford from Eddington, Berkshire and they had four children.  In 1871 they were running the Barley Mow Inn, Bridge Street, Hungerford and were still there in 1881.  By 1891 George, now a widower, was running it with his daughter and son-in-law Kate and Harry Munday.

By 1901 George was living at the Inn now run by his other daughter and son-in-law Sarah and Frank Batt and was employed as a gardener together with Frank's father Amos, also employed as a gardener. Frank also had a hairdressing business next door to the Inn which continued to be owned by the family for many years.

See also: Cox family

1896 (CL) Thomas Edward Hawkins, owner, Barley Mow; Frank Batt occ.
1896 (CL) 18: South Berks Brewery Co (Barley Mow) (own); Frank Batt (occ)
 (CL) 19: Anne Andrews (own); Eugenie Kate Andrews (occ)
1900 (Cosburn's Dir) F Batt.
1903 (Kelly) Francis Batt, Barley Mow

1914 (CL) 18: South Berks Brewery Co (Barley Mow) (own); Frederick Charles Little (occ)
 (CL) 19: Anne Andrews (own); George Andrews (occ)
1915 (Kelly) Frederick Charles Little, Barley Mow
1920 (Kelly) John Henry Perdue [lived in 17BS], Barley Mow.

1932 (QR) H.G. Simmonds Ltd (Barley Mow) for "Alehouse adjoining formerly Burgess later John Beard", q.r. 4d.
 (QR) H.G. Simmonds Ltd (Barley Mow) for "Cottage adjoining formerly Burgess later John Beard", q.r. 4d.

1939 (Blacket's) "Barley Mow" Inn (W.A. Perdue)
1939 (Kelly) William Albert Perdue, Barley Mow [later moved to "Bleeding Horse", Ramsbury]
1947 (CL) 18: William Albert Perdue [??Barley Mow]
 (CL) 19: Void

1956 (Jim Davis) Last landlord was Arthur Clifford senior.
1956 (CL) 18: Arthur Clifford [??Barley Mow]
 (CL) 19: Void
1956 (Mrs Evelyn Razey) "Barley Mow" was sold for £1,500. [Note that the bracket for the inn sign still remains in 2009]

1956-58 (Jim Davis) Property lay empty. Bought by Sam Stirland.

1959? (Ken Petter) Dry Cleaners

1963? Conversion of 17,18, and 19 to motor garage – Peter Stirland.
(Jim Davis) Small cottage (19BS) one up and one down, demolished to make drive to rear of 18BS.
1963-1970 (CL) 18: Peter Stirland (Garage)
 (CL) 19: Void
1976-1983 (CL) 18: Samuel Cooper Stirland (Garage)
 (CL) 19: Void

1984 (CL) 18: Samuel Cooper Stirland
1984 (CL) 19: Void

1985 (CL) 18: Samuel Cooper Stirland
1985 (CL) 19: Void

2000 (CL) 18: David Stirland
 (CL) 19: Void
2005 (CL) 18: David Stirland
2005 (CL) 19: Void

2005 Renovations to garage premises – see NWN article in file.
2011 (CL) 18: David Stirland
2011 (CL) 19: Void

See also:
- Barley Mow Inn
- Cox family
- Advert feature on Stirland's Ford Dealership, 8th Sep 2005

Updated: 15.8.2011

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