The exploits of this biblical hero have always had great appeal. He was a man of prodigious strength, not exactly a thinker, and putty in the hands of an attractive woman: he personifies the macho image. He slew a lion while still a young man and a few thousand Philistines along the way, but was ultimately betrayed by The Woman.
In 1835 the pub was sold by auction. Until c1920 (see photo below) this was a home brew pub and it closed on 9th October 1967.
LICENSEES:
1828 - 1829 J. A. Skelsey
1835 Thomas Harrison
1841 Benjamin Kingdom
1845 - 1851 Richard Ballard
1868 Thomas Russell
1871 - 1874 Mrs Mary Russell
1879 - 1893 Henry Keene
1895 - 1913 T. Bailey
1919 - 1924 Elizabeth Bailey
1926 - 1934 E. D. Edwards
1935 - 1936 E. Sale
1937 - 1938 F. C. Smith
1939 - 1940 H. Mears
1949 - 1952 John Spencer
1955 - 1956 N. Harris
1957 W. Harris
1960 - 1962 George Lloyd
1963 Myles Flynn
BREWERS:
to 1877 Mrs Mary Russell
1877 - 1884 Mrs Mary Anne Keene
1884 - 1892 Henry Keene
1892 - 1920 Thomas Bailey
The exploits of this biblical hero have always had great appeal. He was a man of prodigious strength, not exactly a thinker, and putty in the hands of an attractive woman: he personifies the macho image. He slew a lion while still a young man and a few thousand Philistines along the way, but was ultimately betrayed by The Woman.
In 1835 the pub was sold by auction. Until c1920 (see photo below) this was a home brew pub and it closed on 9th October 1967.
