Bedfont & Hatton index
The Load of Hay was next to the old Bedfont Police Station *
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Middlesex.
The Old Load of Hay, Staines Road, Bedfont - New building at rear in course of construction in 1938.
Kindly provided by Kathleen Hope
Load of Hay, Staines Road, Bedfont - in 1975
Photo by Edward Ashmore
Residents at this address
Windsor and Eton Express 29 January 1859 - Petty Sessions.
William King, landlord of the Load of Hay beer shop, Bedfont, was summoned by the police for having his house open for sale of beer after the hour of ten o'clock on the night of the 8th instance. Fined 10 shillings and 8 s costs.
George Davidson, landlord of the Royal Oak beer shop of Hatton, Bedfont, was summoned for a similar offence, and fined 10s and 6s costs.
1861/William F King/Farmer, Market Gardener, Beer Seller, Widow/51/Hillingdon, Middlesex/Census
1861/THomas King/Farm Labourer/21/Hayes, Middlesex/Census
1861/William King/Lodger, Farm Labourer/16/Bedfont, Middlesex/Census
1861/Thomas Voller/Lodger, Carman/32/Wimbledon, Surrey/Census
1881/Joseph Wharton/Farmer/30/Haseley, Oxfordshire/Census
1881/Emmeline Wharton/Wife/23/Heston, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary Ann Wharton/Daughter/7/Harlington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Joseph Wharton/Son/5/Bedfont, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emmeline Wharton/Daughter/3/Bedfont, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Wharton/Daughter/1/Bedfont, Middlesex/Census
Henry Harmes, Born: February 14, 1850, in either Sudbury or Ashford, Middlesex. Died: December 28, 1906, (Aged 50) while living at The Load of Hay, Bedfont, Middlesex. *
Mary Ann Harmes Harmes (Nee: Barnett) Abt. 1857, Hampton. Died March 1946. **
1885 - 1906/Henry Harmes/../../../Report on his death December 28th aged 55 years *
Surrey Comet 26 November 1887 :
Sunbury Petty Sessions:
Drink and its attendant evils - Henry Harmes, 35, beerhouse keeper, Load of Hay beerhouse, Bedfont, was charged with being drunk and disorderly and using obscene language at High street, Hampton, and further with assaulting PC Large while in the execution of his duty, on November 14. PC Large said he was on duty in New Hampton on the evening in question, when he was atrracted by a large crowd to the Brewery Tap, where he saw the prisoner in a very drunken state. Complaint was made by a tradesman of having been aussaulted by the prisoner, and witness several times asked the prisoner for his name and address, which was refused with most filthy language.
At the same time the prisoner struck witness a blow under the chin, upon which the witness took him into custody. Prisoner threw witness twice in the High street, and they had a very tough struggle. On reaching the Hampton road prisoner refused to go any further unless witness walked in front and prisoner threw witness three more times.
Witness called for assistance and a young man who came forward was also thrown by the prisoner, and his hand was severely hurt. It was with the utmost diffculty that they got the prisoner to the police station.
Prisoner said he had been to Kingston Fair, and on the way home he stopped at Hampton to have a pint of "five-half". His wife refused to remain, and got out of the trap and expressed her intention of walking home.
Witness had a few words with his wife, and as she did not please him he pushed her and she fell down. A gentleman intefered and called the constable, who treated the witness very brutally.
Defendant admitted that both he and his wife had taken enough to drink, but they knew what they were doing. The chairman said the prisoner would be remanded on his own recognizances for a week, in order that corrobotrative evidence might be produced by the police, who ought never to rely upon the unsupported testimony of a constable when it was possible to produce corroborative evidence.
Surrey Comet 03 November 1888
A Water Companys difficulties - George Gage, landlord of the Load of Hay public house, Bedfomt, was summoned for refusing to pay a water rate due to South West Suburban Water Company.
Formal evidence of the debt having been given, the defendants wife stated that the water was laid on without her husbands consent at the request of the freeholder. They had never used it as they had a capital pump. The Company were unable to produce any evidence to disprove the defendants contention, and the summons was dismissed.
1891/Henry Harmes/Beer House Keeper/41/Ashford, Middlesex/Census
1891/Mary Harmes/Wife, Farm Labourer/34/Hampton, Middlesex/Census
1891/William Harmes/Son/16/Ashford, Middlesex/Census
1891/Thomas Harmes/Son/15/Ashford, Middlesex/Census
1891/Allice Harmes/Daughter/12/Ashford, Middlesex/Census
1891/Clara Tickner/Niece, Servant/20/Sunbury, Middlesex/Census
1891/John Alder/Boarder, Farm Labourer/43/Odiham, Hampshire/Census
Acton Gazette 17 October 1891
Riding without reins - Thomas Lows, pleaed guilty to riding without reins and was fined 5 shillings.
William Harmen, of the "Load of Hay", Bedfont, who had given a wrong address, was fined 10 shillings.
Middlesex Chronicle 18 August 1994 :
'Those were the days' report from 100 years ago concerned the sad death of a young girl who drowned at the Bedfont Powder Mills.
Alice Harmes was the daughter of Henry Harmes, the landlord of the Load of Hay beer house in Bedfont. Sh was only 15 years old when she died, and found in the water by Harry Delton of the Bedfont Powder Mills.
In another report of February 2 1895, the body of a second girl was found floating in the River Thames near the White Hart hotel of Mortlake.
She was later identified as Ellen Harms, 16. Ellen was Alice's second cousin, their respective fathers being cousins and both called Henry.
There was no sign of a struggle, and valuables were still worn, so not a robbery.
Mr Harms told the coroner that his mother had died accidentally having drowned in a well while she was drawing water, his brother had gone down with the SS Northfleet and his nephew had drowned in the River Thames.
1901/Henry Harmes/Publican/50/Sunbury, Middlesex/Census
1901/Mary Harmes/Wife/44/Sunbury, Middlesex/Census
1901/Richard Pussey/Lodger, General Labourer, Widow/50/Feltham,
Middlesex/Census
1911/Arthur Brown/Engine Driver, Licensed Victualler/46/Dunmow, Essex/Census
1911/Clara Brown/Wife, Works in Bar/44/Sunbury, Middlesex/Census
1911/Gladys Brown/Daughter/14/Hatton, Middlesex/Census
1911/Ethal Brown/Daughter/12/Feltham, Middlesex/Census
1911/Dorathy Brown/Daughter/9/Feltham, Middlesex/Census
1911/Arthur Brown/Son/7/Feltham, Middlesex/Census
1911/Jessie Brown/Daughter/3/Feltham, Middlesex/Census
1911/Fredrick Brown/Son/1/Bedfont, Middlesex/Census
1914/A Brown/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory *
1926/Arthur Brown/……….1926 Kellys Directory - deceased December q. 1926 aged 70 years *
1926 - 1937/Mrs Clara A. Brown/….1937 Kellys Directory - deceased June q. 1945 aged 69 years *
1937/Mrs Clara Brown/../../../Post Office Directory *
* Provided By David Brighton
** Provided By Lynne
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