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The Robin Hood. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … The Robin Hood on the corner of South East Road and Middle Road near Sholing in Southampton is first recorded in 1871. Pub History lists publican information for this pub for 1871–1954. Pub History: Robin Hood, 6 South East Road, Sholing, Southampton, Hampshire; Public Houses, Inns & Taverns of Hampshire in 1911 - QR. The Robin Hood was affiliated with the local brewery of William Cooper & Co. Ltd. Brewery … Barrie 1976a|Dobson & Taylor, pp. 293-311. Sources ⁃ Pub History: Robin Hood, 6 South East Road, Sholing, Southampton, Hampshire ⁃⁃ Public Houses, Inns & Taverns of Hampshire in 1911 - QR. Background ⁃ Brewery History: List of William Cooper & Co Ltd pubs, #79 ⁃⁃ Brewery History: William Cooper & Co. Ltd. …

Robin Hood Farm, the site of a Robin Hood pub. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-02-18. Revised by … The present Robin Hood Farm situated on the South side of the A31, about 350 metres East-northEast of the Forest Road intersection, in Little Stoney Cross, Stoney Cross, Minstead, is the site of a defunct Robin Hood pub. The Robin Hood figures in the 1837 tithe award for the 'Parish of Minestead', i.e. Minstead, as 'Robin Hood Public House [with] Garden & stable opposite', with James King as landowner, Samuel Searl as occupier, 'Garden &c' as state of cultivation, and an area of 1 rood and 11 perches ( m 2 ). 1837 tithe award for the 'Parish of Minestead' (i.e. Minstead), online at the Genealogist, Piece 31, sub-piece 177, Image 027, #3 (£); accompanying map, online at the Genealogist, Piece 31, sub-piece 177, Sub-Image 001 (£). A George Soffe is listed as publican in 1855. Kelly, E R 1855b, Hampshire, pp. 86, 301; as of 2 May 2022, Pub History: Public Houses, Inns & Taverns …

Approximate indication of the site of the Pinder of Wakefield's Fort. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-10-01. Revised by … The Pinder of Wakefield's Fort was part of a ring of defences erected around the City of London in (mainly) late 1642 and through 1643. It is believed to have been situated in or adjacent to the area now occupied by the Royal Mail Sorting Office at Mount Pleasant. While there is thus little doubt about the fort's approximate time of construction and only slightly more about where it was situated, it is quite unclear how long its name remained in use. However, Daniel Defoe made the Pinder of Wakefield's Fort the scene of the eponymous character's first foray into the 'gentlemanly' trade of highway robbery in The History and Remarkable Life of the Truly Honourable Col. Jacque, published in 1723, at which time it was evidently still well known. About this time or a little later, people in the area began using the (site of the) fort as a dump, a fact which gave …