Old Star Inn, 71 Cox Street
| Alternative Addresses: | 26 Cox Street, 72 Cox Sreet, Mill Lane | ||
| These premises have been known by different names during their history: | FROM | TO | NAME |
| 1822 | 1823 | DUKE OF WELLINGTON | |
| 1835 | c1861 | STAR | |
| c1861 | 1920 | OLD STAR | |
| The star was originally a religious symbol, referring to the star of Bethlehem or to the Virgin Mary, one of whose titles is 'Star of the Sea' (Stella Maris). Since 1634 a six-pointed star also appeared in the arms of the Worshipful Company of Innholders, previously the guild of Innkeepers. The star as a pub name dates from the fifteenth century.
In 1822-3 this was the DUKE OF WELLINGTON.
In 1850 it is called just the 'STAR'.
In 1920 this pub closed after receipt of compensation payment and in 1921 it was a private residence. | |||
LICENSEES:1861 Thomas Iliffe or Thomas Greatrex 1868 Thomas Shortley 1874 - 1893 Henry Russell 1894 Mrs. E. Russell 1896 Mrs. E. Dutson 1901 John Henry Milligan 1903 - 1909 J. H. Millerchip 1911 - 1912 Joseph Salmon 1912 - 1913 Joseph George Evans (Milligan's son-in-law) 1913 - 1914 (May) Tommy Cash (previously held license for the Tramway Inn) 1914 - 1919 William Brimfield | |||
 Street plan of 1851 | |||
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