The Licensees of The Odd Whim

John Saxon purchased the building and turned it into a public house called the Odd Whim in 1837. The pub’s licensees were also its owners until Thomas Shaw‘s executors passed it on to Joseph Shaw in 1891. Six years later brewer I H Lees took over. Walker & Homfray’s purchased the Odd Whim in 1923, and they merged with Wilson’s Brewery in 1949. The pub was renamed the STAMFORD PARK HOTEL around 1880, and it remained as such until 1971, when the original name was reinstated. The Oddwhim Public House close its doors for the last time on Sunday 30th May 2004, last orders being called for the final (the end) time at 10-50pm.

Name:

Dates:

John Saxon

1837-1838

John Evering

1843-1844

Sarah Everington

1847-1848

Luke Williamson

1851-1855

Elizabeth Knott

1857-1858

Elizabeth Hurst

1858-1859

Benjamin Bradbury

1860-1861

Edward Hall

1868-1869

Samuel Taylor

1870-1871

Thomas Shaw

1873-1874

Edward Mills

1877-1888

Charles Ward

1889-1890

William Hattersley

1892-1897

Jonathan Hirst

1897-1905

Joseph Sidebottom

1905-1910

Susannah Townley

1910-1912

William Henshaw

1912-1913

William H Hale

1913-1914

Thomas Williams

1914-1915

Thomas M Brooks

1915-1916

Francis J Mullins

1916-1917

John L Jones

1917-1919

John Percival

1919-1930

Arthur H Kennedy

1930-1954

Bridget Kennedy

1954-1960

Mary E 0 Garforth

1960-May

Robert C Lowe

1960-1965

Thomas E Pounder

1965-1969

Grahame S Peel

1969-1981

Giuseppe Bellavia

1981-1986

Ian Wilkinson

1986-1990

Peter Newall

1990-2004