Yes that does help. From that description I would say it is either where Barclays Bank is now, or the old buildings demolished in the 70-80's to build NatWest Bank. I will have a look at that area. Yours, Ian -----Original Message----- From: Steve & Christine Hartwell <hartwell.s@comcast.net> To: eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 2:21 Subject: Re: [BAN] The Ship pub HOPCRAFT/ADAMS Not sure if this helps regarding the location: In the book The History of Banbury by Alfred Beesley there is a note regarding charity collections and it says 'from a corner house in Red Lion street (High Street), the property of John Hopcraft, being the Ship Inn then occupied by John Adams' ----- Original Message ----- From: <irhuckin@aol.com> To: <eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [BAN] The Ship pub HOPCRAFT/ADAMS >I have no obvious?photos of 'The Ship Inn'. > Does anyone know exactly where it was in Cowfair, as I have a lot of the > general area? > Yours, > > > Ian > > > -----Original Message----- > From: irhuckin@aol.com > To: eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:42 > Subject: Re: [BAN] The Ship pub HOPCRAFT/ADAMS > > > > > Just a bit more info: > > Fish St is now George St, and there is still a Wheatsheaf pub there. > > Buck and Bell was where the Jai Pur Restaurant is now. It moved into North > Bar > and later became just 'The Buck'. Hit by the recession, it has now closed > down > for the foreseeable future. > > Cowfair is the area outside of the Town Hall and Marks & Spencer. There > are lots > of photos of that area, so someone may be able to track down one of 'The > Ship'. > I have no idea where it was. > I will check my photos for any. > Yours, > > > Ian > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Banbury <Banbury@westnet.com.au> > To: eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:56 > Subject: Re: [BAN] The Ship pub HOPCRAFT/ADAMS > > > > > From > "The licensees of Inns etc Banbury", Vera Wood OFHS > SHIP Cow Fair 95 High Street > c 1830-1839 the licensee was Jonathan Adams. > others are listed up until 1871- > Incidentally from the index > Alfred Hopcraft Wheatsheaf 1859-1864 > Scalding Lane 68 Fish St demolished 1961 > John Hopcraft Buck and Bell 1879-1883 > 39 Parsons Lane, but since 1935 in North Bar Still open 1998 > Rod Wise > www.members.westnet.com.au/banbury > > > ----- Original Message ----- > Fr om: "Jon Malings" <jon_malings@hotmail.com> > To: <eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 6:37 AM > Subject: Re: [BAN] The Ship pub HOPCRAFT/ADAMS > > >> >> Given all this hot weather (in Ireland at least) it's quite appropriate >> to >> think about Pubs...and what wouldn't I give for a nice pint of Brains or >> Wadsworths. >> >> >> I have a copy of the Will of John HOPCRAFT of Deddington, written 1833, >> proved 1835. In it he mentions that he owns The Ship public house in >> Banbury which he is leasing to Jonathan ADAMS. >> >> >> >> Does anyone know anything about The Ship? 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