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ORIGINS OF THE RED LION PUBLIC HOUSE
By JUDITH HUNTER
When the Red Lion was built some four hundred years ago, Langley Village scarcely existed. Besides the church, there was probably only one other building – a small house against the churchyard wall which became the home of the incumbent and his family in the 17th century. The church also owned the building we know today as the Red Lion. It was almost certainly built for the church – but as a church house, not an inn or alehouse.
In the 16th century most parishes had a church house. Its main purpose was to raise money for church maintenance and poor relief through the sale of church ales. These were convivial occasions when parishioners were expected to buy ale made from corn given to the church by the same parishioners. Such houses were often two storey buildings; the downstairs room used for brewing and baking and the upstairs for feasting and drinking. The most important of the church ales was that held at Whitsun, but ales could be held at other times in the year and the house could be rented for other festivities. The church house was thus not so different from a modern church hall, a place where fund raising events and merry-making took place, and a focus for the social life of the parish. A church ale might be compared with today’s bring-and-buy sale or coffee morning. It should be remembered that ale was the everyday drink for rich and poor. Coffee and tea had not yet been introduced into England.
In earlier centuries church ales had usually taken place in the church itself or the churchyard, but changing attitudes and the provision of pews made this no longer an acceptable practice. Using a separate building – a church house – might well have been seen as a better arrangement. However, by the mid-l7th century, church houses themselves were fast disappearing for several reasons. Church ales had come under attack from puritan churchmen and they were prohibited in 1640. The introduction of rates by Tudor Parliaments gave an alternative means of raising parish income, and the intoduction of licensing the sale of ale added yet another twist to the story. From 1552 all sellers of ale and beer needed a licence and in order to obtain such a licence, the prospective alehouse keeper had to undertake not to allow his house to be used for unlawful games, such as bowls, football, shove halfpenny and backgammon. It took over a century before the law became really effective, but during this period it became increasingly difficult for the old style church houses to function. Some will have been sold or pulled down. In other parishes the church retained ownership but leased the property. What more convenient than that the church house was allowed to become an alehouse, the rent providing a useful source of income for the church, while the house continued to sell ale and to provide a meeting place for the community.
Is this the early history of the Red Lion? No 16th and early 17th century records have survived to provide the necessary evidence. The oldest parts of the building however, are 16th century and its location so close to the church and yet so far from the other hamlets in the parish suggest its church house origin. Moreover, for over two hundred and fifty years at least, it was known as the Church House in the manorial and parochial accounts. In the Victualler’s Registers for the mid- 18th century, the name is given almost as an alternative to that of the Red Lion.
The names recorded in the Buckinghamshire Victualler’s Registers
1753-1828.
1753 - 1756 Red Lion
1757 - 1766 Church House
1767 - 1768 Red Lion Church House
1769 - 1797 Red Lion
1798 - 1828 Old Red Lion
The Victualler’s Registers were begun in 1753 in response to a new Licensing Act which ordered the clerk of the Quarter Sessions Court to keep a register of the licenses granted annually at the licensing sessions. Buckinghamshire County Record Office holds a full set; the earliest known reference to the Red Lion by name occurs in the first volume. The licensee was William Miller. He was landlord for over 30 years, but for how long before 1753 is unknown.
In the manor court rolls the property is known as the Church House, and in an entry in 1778 William Miller is named as the occupier. Although the Red Lion/Church House was owned by Langley Marish Parish Church, it was not freehold property, but copyhold. This meant that the Church House Estate, (the formal name for the property) was held from the Lord of the Manor, and instead of deeds in the usual sense, the church held a copy of the entry made in the manor court rolls. Trustees acted on behalf of the church and thus in 1778, when there was only one surviving trustee, it is the manor court rolls which provide the evidence for the appointment of four new trustees. According to the customs of the manor the property was ‘surrendered’ into the hands of the Lord of the Manor, (the Duke of Marlborough) or his steward, in order that the new trustees could then be admitted as tenants of the manor.
The 1778 entry in the court rolls also records earlier changes of trustees which took place in 1753 and 1699. It would seem from the wording of the entries that the court held on 3rd November 1699 was of particular importance in the history of the Red Lion. On his occasion there was not only a change of trustees, but a change in the arrangements by which the trustees could let the property for the benefit of the parish. The occupier at that date was given as Sara Miller, a widow. There is no indication of whether or not she was an alehouse keeper, but is it simply a coincidence that she bears the same surname as the earliest known licensee, William Miller?
Evidence of the ownership of the church house some seventy years earlier is found in the churchwardens accounts of 1629. The fourth item in their accounts records the receipt of £1, ‘for the rent of the Churchowse’, so clearly it was already in existence. Unfortunately there is no further information to indicate how it was used or who lived there.
From 1753, the names of the various landlords are relatively easy to trace. It is clearly one of the more important public houses in the parish and its role in the work and leisure activities of the community is worth investigating. It ceased to be copyhold land in 1937, but remained in the ownership of the church until it was sold in 1948. It is a grade II listed building and has recently been renovated, revealing more of its 16th century origins. For many years it has been a tied house of a brewery but, thankfully it is still a public house known as the Red Lion.
Dr. Judith Hunter is a local historian, lecturer, adult educaticn tutor and honorary curator of the Royal Borough Museum Collection, Windsor.
By JUDITH HUNTER
When the Red Lion was built some four hundred years ago, Langley Village scarcely existed. Besides the church, there was probably only one other building – a small house against the churchyard wall which became the home of the incumbent and his family in the 17th century. The church also owned the building we know today as the Red Lion. It was almost certainly built for the church – but as a church house, not an inn or alehouse.
In the 16th century most parishes had a church house. Its main purpose was to raise money for church maintenance and poor relief through the sale of church ales. These were convivial occasions when parishioners were expected to buy ale made from corn given to the church by the same parishioners. Such houses were often two storey buildings; the downstairs room used for brewing and baking and the upstairs for feasting and drinking. The most important of the church ales was that held at Whitsun, but ales could be held at other times in the year and the house could be rented for other festivities. The church house was thus not so different from a modern church hall, a place where fund raising events and merry-making took place, and a focus for the social life of the parish. A church ale might be compared with today’s bring-and-buy sale or coffee morning. It should be remembered that ale was the everyday drink for rich and poor. Coffee and tea had not yet been introduced into England.
In earlier centuries church ales had usually taken place in the church itself or the churchyard, but changing attitudes and the provision of pews made this no longer an acceptable practice. Using a separate building – a church house – might well have been seen as a better arrangement. However, by the mid-l7th century, church houses themselves were fast disappearing for several reasons. Church ales had come under attack from puritan churchmen and they were prohibited in 1640. The introduction of rates by Tudor Parliaments gave an alternative means of raising parish income, and the intoduction of licensing the sale of ale added yet another twist to the story. From 1552 all sellers of ale and beer needed a licence and in order to obtain such a licence, the prospective alehouse keeper had to undertake not to allow his house to be used for unlawful games, such as bowls, football, shove halfpenny and backgammon. It took over a century before the law became really effective, but during this period it became increasingly difficult for the old style church houses to function. Some will have been sold or pulled down. In other parishes the church retained ownership but leased the property. What more convenient than that the church house was allowed to become an alehouse, the rent providing a useful source of income for the church, while the house continued to sell ale and to provide a meeting place for the community.
Is this the early history of the Red Lion? No 16th and early 17th century records have survived to provide the necessary evidence. The oldest parts of the building however, are 16th century and its location so close to the church and yet so far from the other hamlets in the parish suggest its church house origin. Moreover, for over two hundred and fifty years at least, it was known as the Church House in the manorial and parochial accounts. In the Victualler’s Registers for the mid- 18th century, the name is given almost as an alternative to that of the Red Lion.
The names recorded in the Buckinghamshire Victualler’s Registers
1753-1828.
1753 - 1756 Red Lion
1757 - 1766 Church House
1767 - 1768 Red Lion Church House
1769 - 1797 Red Lion
1798 - 1828 Old Red Lion
The Victualler’s Registers were begun in 1753 in response to a new Licensing Act which ordered the clerk of the Quarter Sessions Court to keep a register of the licenses granted annually at the licensing sessions. Buckinghamshire County Record Office holds a full set; the earliest known reference to the Red Lion by name occurs in the first volume. The licensee was William Miller. He was landlord for over 30 years, but for how long before 1753 is unknown.
In the manor court rolls the property is known as the Church House, and in an entry in 1778 William Miller is named as the occupier. Although the Red Lion/Church House was owned by Langley Marish Parish Church, it was not freehold property, but copyhold. This meant that the Church House Estate, (the formal name for the property) was held from the Lord of the Manor, and instead of deeds in the usual sense, the church held a copy of the entry made in the manor court rolls. Trustees acted on behalf of the church and thus in 1778, when there was only one surviving trustee, it is the manor court rolls which provide the evidence for the appointment of four new trustees. According to the customs of the manor the property was ‘surrendered’ into the hands of the Lord of the Manor, (the Duke of Marlborough) or his steward, in order that the new trustees could then be admitted as tenants of the manor.
The 1778 entry in the court rolls also records earlier changes of trustees which took place in 1753 and 1699. It would seem from the wording of the entries that the court held on 3rd November 1699 was of particular importance in the history of the Red Lion. On his occasion there was not only a change of trustees, but a change in the arrangements by which the trustees could let the property for the benefit of the parish. The occupier at that date was given as Sara Miller, a widow. There is no indication of whether or not she was an alehouse keeper, but is it simply a coincidence that she bears the same surname as the earliest known licensee, William Miller?
Evidence of the ownership of the church house some seventy years earlier is found in the churchwardens accounts of 1629. The fourth item in their accounts records the receipt of £1, ‘for the rent of the Churchowse’, so clearly it was already in existence. Unfortunately there is no further information to indicate how it was used or who lived there.
From 1753, the names of the various landlords are relatively easy to trace. It is clearly one of the more important public houses in the parish and its role in the work and leisure activities of the community is worth investigating. It ceased to be copyhold land in 1937, but remained in the ownership of the church until it was sold in 1948. It is a grade II listed building and has recently been renovated, revealing more of its 16th century origins. For many years it has been a tied house of a brewery but, thankfully it is still a public house known as the Red Lion.
Dr. Judith Hunter is a local historian, lecturer, adult educaticn tutor and honorary curator of the Royal Borough Museum Collection, Windsor.
When you are ready to do some research into the areas’ history, there is a good selection of books, cuttings and photographs that may help. We also run an online digital archive on the history of Slough called www.sloughhistoryonline.org.uk. Though the project it still in it’s early stages, we do have a browseable version of the 1883-1934 Slough Observer online. This will give you access to all the Langley stories of the period. Unfortunately, you cannot type in Langely and all the stories come up. www.buckscc.gov.uk/archives will also be worth a visit as they have a good article on the Kedermister Library.
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