Star and Garter Inn, 2-3 Bishop Street
| These premises have been known by different names during their history: | FROM | TO | NAME |
| 1822 | 1922 | STAR AND GARTER | |
| 1850 | 1881 | SPIRIT VAULTS, 3 Bishop Street | |
Bishop Street looking south in 1905. The Star and Garter is the last property on the right, opposite Silver Street.
In 1850, 1874 and 1881 this is the SPIRIT VAULTS, 3 Bishop Street.A reference to the Most Noble order of the Garter, the highest order of knighthood in Britain. Instituted by Edward III about 1348, with the motto 'Honi soit qui mal y pense', 'shamed be whoever thinks ill of it'. The order is limited to the sovereign, other members of the royal family, and twenty-five knights. The star forms part of the insignia. | |||
LICENSEES:1822 - 1823 Joseph Thornicroft 1867 Henry Baily 1867 - 1886 Benjamin Jackson 1890 - 1891 W. Howkins 1893 - 1896 W. Ward 1903 O. L. Lovegrove 1905 E. G. Peach 1909 - 1913 Arthur Farndon 1919 Charles Henry Parker 1921 - 1922 T. Emery | |||
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