These premises have been known by different names during their history:
FROM
TO
NAME
ANKER INN
West Orchard late c1860s
The pub stood in West Orchard, close to the entrance to the 18th century market. It was adapted from a wine merchant's, and the earliest reference we have found is 1779. In 1876 it was purchased by Matterson, Huxley and Watson, the local ironmongers, for £100 and closed in 1887.
The Anchor was a common sign especially used by landlords who had connections with the sea or who wished to attract seamen as customers.
LICENSEES:
1822 - 1842 Joseph Wilson
1842 - 1843 Henry Mandy
1843 Thomas Smith
1844 - 1848 John Smith
1848 - 1867 William Stringer, carpenter
1867 - 1877 Henry John Pope Pearson
1879 - 1882 William Bickerton (found drowned in Monmouth Aug 1882)
1882 - 1883 Mary Bickerton
West Orchard late c1860s
The pub stood in West Orchard, close to the entrance to the 18th century market. It was adapted from a wine merchant's, and the earliest reference we have found is 1779. In 1876 it was purchased by Matterson, Huxley and Watson, the local ironmongers, for £100 and closed in 1887.