Horse and Jockey - Lower Gornal: Pub History, Publicans, Photographs

Following a period in which this pub was closed, the name was changed to the Black Bear in 1983. Zachariah Guest was both licensed victualler and charter master. Born in the parish of Sedgley in 1799, he kept the pub with his wife Mary. He married her in 1834 - her maiden name was Waterford. Zachariah Guest retired in 1868 and he died six years later. © Copyright. Posted on 6th January 2012 Images supplied by Digital Photographic Images.		1842 - 1868 Zachariah Guest 1868 - 1877 Thomas Hill 1887 - 1886 David Collins 1886 - 1889 Herbert Blackham 1889 - 1898 Richard Bate 1898 - 1899 Daniel Smith 1899 - 1899 Albert Ernest Edwards 1899 - 1900 John Bale 1900 - 1902 Samuel Fowle 1902 - 1903 Edward Yeates 1903 - 1904 John Crump 1904 - 1904 Manasseh Corfield 1904 - 1907 Susannah Corfield 1907 - 1909 Edwin Alfred Holden 1909 - 1910 George Grimley 1910 - 1913 John Chilton 1913 - 1922 Isaac Bradley 1922 - 1940 Leah Elizabeth Bradley If you have a genealogy story or query regarding this pub you can contact me and I will post it here in addition to including your message within the website pages for Staffordshire Genealogy. Ancient Manor of Sedgley Genealogy and Gornal Gornal and Sedgley Team Ministry Sedgley Local History Society Yampy "The horse I bet on was so slow, the jockey kept a diary of the trip.” Henry Youngman		Details to follow....		Staffordshire Places Alton Amblecote Barton-u-Needwood Bilston Blackheath Bloxwich Bobbington Brewood Brierley Hill Brockmoor Burton-on-Trent Cannock Chasetown Cheadle Cheslyn Hay Clifton Campville Codsall Coseley Cradley Heath Darlaston Eccleshall Edingale Enville Ettingshall Fazeley Fenton Gornal Great Bridge Greensforge Hanbury Hanley Harlaston Hednesford Himley Hopwas Kidsgrove Kingswinford Kinver Leek Lichfield Newborough Newcastle-u-Lyme Ogley Hay Old Hill Pattingham Penkridge Penn Pensnett Quarry Bank Rowley Regis Sedgley Shenstone Silverdale Smethwick Stafford Stoke-on-Trent Stone Swindon Tamworth Tatenhill Tipton Tividale Trysull Tunstall Upper Arley Uttoxeter Wall Heath Walsall Wednesbury Wednesfield West Bromwich Whittington Wigginton Willenhall Wolverhampton Wombourne Woodsetton Wordsley

Following a period in which this pub was closed, the name was changed to the Black Bear in 1983.

Zachariah Guest was both licensed victualler and charter master. Born in the parish of Sedgley in 1799, he kept the pub with his wife Mary. He married her in 1834 - her maiden name was Waterford.

Zachariah Guest retired in 1868 and he died six years later.
© Copyright. Posted on 6th January 2012
Images supplied by Digital Photographic Images.

1842 - 1868 Zachariah Guest
1868 - 1877 Thomas Hill
1887 - 1886 David Collins
1886 - 1889 Herbert Blackham
1889 - 1898 Richard Bate
1898 - 1899 Daniel Smith
1899 - 1899 Albert Ernest Edwards
1899 - 1900 John Bale
1900 - 1902 Samuel Fowle
1902 - 1903 Edward Yeates
1903 - 1904 John Crump
1904 - 1904 Manasseh Corfield
1904 - 1907 Susannah Corfield
1907 - 1909 Edwin Alfred Holden
1909 - 1910 George Grimley
1910 - 1913 John Chilton
1913 - 1922 Isaac Bradley
1922 - 1940 Leah Elizabeth Bradley

Atkinson's Ales

Atkinson's Punch Stout

Thomas Plant No.1 Strong Ale

Ansell's Mirror [c.1900]

If you have a genealogy story or query regarding this pub you can contact me and I will post it here in addition to including your message within the website pages for Staffordshire Genealogy.