South side of Bye Street

As the literacy of the population was low into the late 19th century, criers were appointed as a useful way of hearing about proclamations, edicts, laws etc.
After the ringing of his bell, in order to attract the crowd, the Town Crier would read a proclamation, often at the door of the local inn, then nail it to the doorpost of the inn. This led to some of the crowd entering the inn to discuss the news over a flagon of ale, often to the gratitude of the landlord and the advantage of the Town Crier.

LEDBURY. SUDDEN DEATH WHILST AT WORK:
On Monday morning, whilst Timothy Jackson, 68 years of age, and living No. 4, Bye-street, Ledbury, was working in a garden for Mr H. W. Orme in Bank Crescent, he was suddenly seized with a fit, and before he could conveyed to his home he expired. He had been under the doctor's hands for some time, and the necessary certificate having been granted no inquest was considered necessary. Deceased leaves, a widow and family, ail whom are grown up.

No 16.

A Grade 2 listed building.
C18. Painted brick. Tiled roof with gable ends. Brick dentil eaves. L - shaped on plan with left hand gable end facing street. 1 window, 3 storeys, 3 light - casements with segmental heads. To right: 2 storeys, 1 window, 2 - light casement. Across whole of ground floor a Victorian shop front with narrow fascia and cornice, pilasters and elliptically headed window lights.

To Be Sold
Before the Major part of the Commissioners named and authorised by a fiat in Bankruptcy awarded and issued and now in prosecution, against ROBERT PHELPS of Tewkesbury in the County of Gloucester, Scrivener, Dealer and Chapman, at the Swan Inn Tewkesbury, on Monday, the 14th day of February 1842, at One o'clock in the Afternoon of the same day. In the following lots:
Lot 1 All those THREE MESSUAGES, cottages, or Tenements, with the Yards, Gardens, Cellars, Outbuildings, and Appurtenances to the same belonging, situate and being in the Bye street, in the Town of Ledbury, in the County of Hereford, and in the several occupations of James Cale and William Fawke.

Ledbury. ASSAULT UPON A CONSTABLE.
At the public office in this town, on Thursday sen'night, James Cale, better known by the appellation of the Bath Butcher, was brought up charged with having committed a savage assault upon Samuel Purnell, constable. To narrate the facts, we make the following extract from the complainant's statement in his own words, namely:
About 11 o'lock during the night of Friday the 13th inst., a man called at my house, and requested me to search a lodging house, wherein was a person whom he suspected had stolen his watch; I did search; on returning home about one o'clock, I heard a noise down the street; I went and dispersed several persons; I then went through the town to see if all was quiet, as there had been many public dinner parties the preceding day, when opposite the George Inn, I heard wrangling in the house; I went in and soon afterwards all was quiet, and most of the company left. After staying some time, the waiter came in and told me James Cale was in the house, quarrelsome, and refused to pay for glass of liquor; he asked me to prevail on him to pay and leave the house. I advised Cale to do so, when after a few words he knocked me down; as I was rising up he again knocked me down, and my head struck against the bar door post and I was stunned; on recovering myself, found one of my ankles was much sprained.
I then saw Cale being put out of the house by the landlord and others, this was about two o'clock soon afterwards I started for home, the waiter assisted as I was lame; on going up the Homend Street, Cale accosted us and accused me of having his hat, and then knocked me down; I got up and knocked him down with my club, and requested the waiter to assist in taking him to the Boothall; he said he would go for more assistance and left me, but did not return; Cale was then on his legs, and in an instant he again knocked me down, and fell upon me and beat and kicked me unmercifully, until I was obliged to cry out for help, but no one came he then stamped on my body and left me; I bled a great deal and could scarce walk home.
Cale beset my house nearly the whole the following day, uttering most malicious and threatening language towards me and my family. It was five days before I was able to apply to a magistrate.
The defendant upon being called upon to find sureties for his appearance to answer for the assault at the Sessions, seemed conscious of his uncivilized propensities, and if the scale of justice could have been swayed by terms of humility, the defendant would not have been deficient in such phraseology; however the sureties not being forthcoming, he was committed to prison to await the decision of a court of justice.

No 18.

Licensed
Temperance
Lodging House
Good Accomodation
for Travellers

Temperance Court.

Nos 28 ─ 32 Bye Street the "Bishop's Palace", is an interesting example of 14th century work, The front block was the hall of the 14th century house, of 4 bays, but the East bay may perhaps have formed part of the kitchen wing and the next bay west of it, the screens of thr hall. A floor and chimney stack were inserted in the late 16th or early 17th centuries, and the back wing was added later in the 17th century.
Listed as "especially worthy of preservation"!

No 34 & 36.

No 38
The White Lion.

White Lion Inn
Ledbury Herefordshire.
John Grundy respectfully informs the public that he carries on the business of his late aunt Grundy, at the above inn, where he humbly hopes for the continuance of the favours of her customers and the public in general; his utmost endeavours will be used to render the house comfortable, and to provide good entertainment and excellent liquors.

LEDBURY, HEREFORDSHIRE.
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, BY JOSEPH BIRD,
At the White Lion Inn, Ledbury, on Wednesday, the 10th day of June, 1846, at four o'clock in the afternoon, by direction of the mortgagee, under power of sale, and subject to conditions to be then produced.
ALL that old established and well frequented INN, called THE WHITE LION, situate in the town or Ledbury, aforesaid, with the stables, out building, and garden, thereto adjoining and belonging, late in the occupation of Mr. George Barnes, deceased, together with pew in the parish church of Ledbury, aforesaid.
An extensive business has for many years been carried on at the above Inn; the newly made wharf and basin of the Hereford and Gloucester canal, nearly adjoining thereto, and the projected railways, afford a certain prospect of a considerable increase in the business.
For further particulars apply to Messrs. Mutlow, or to Mr. Masefield, solicitors, all of Ledbury.

INNKEEPERS' LICENCES; This being the general annual licensing day, the Bench was occupied for some time in receiving the different licenses in the district, all of which were renewed. The Magistrates said that a complaint had been made against Mr Edward Lissiman of the White Lion Ledbury, for allowing drunkenness and swearing in his skittle alley, to the great annoyance of the Rev. Canon Morgan.
The bench ordered a memorandum to be put in the "black" book to the effect that if a complaint was made against the White Lion during the ensuing year, the license would be refused at the next licensing day.

Supt. Phillips presented his report, in which he stated that the public houses were generally well conducted. He had given notice to G W Watkins of the White Lion Ledbury, that he intended to oppose the renewal of his license on the ground:
(1) that the White Lion had been badly conducted;
(2) that the construction of the premises does not afford adequate police supervision;
(3) that the said license is not necessary for the requirements of the locality.
Mr. Corner of Hereford, appeared for the police and opposed renewal of the license. He said the record of this house was a bad one. Against the various occupiers there had been four convictions and three endorsements.
Mr. Treasure of Gloucester, appeared for the owners of the house Messrs. Lane Bros, and Bastow, and stated that the present tenant was a man against whom nothing could be brought, and the conviction of previous tenants was not admissible.
Mr. J. Owen gave the record of convictions, and Supt. Phillips stated the house was a rough one and gave good deal of trouble with it. He did not consider it necessary as there were 16 licensed houses within half a mile Sergeant Lloyd also gave similar evidence.
Mr. Treasurer, on the point that the house was not necessary, stated that the house was 42 yards only from the Cattle Market. On market and other days the stables were largely used by farmers and others. He also presented a memorial, signed by over 100 persons, in favour of renewal. Mr C H Bastow supported the point of public convenience. Mrs. Watkins, wife of the present tenant, stated the persons who signed the memorial did so at her house written in the last 10 days.
Mr Hy. Pedlingham stated his opinion that the house was necessary for the accommodation of the inhabitants.
The Bench retired for consultation and the chairman then said the licence is refused.

A BROKEN LEG.
On Friday morning an old lady named Ann Rodway, almost 80 years of age, was admitted to the Ledbury Cottage Hospital, with a broken leg. The unfortunate lady (who is rather eccentric in her manner) is stated to have independent means and is a widow, her husband having died, she states, some 16 years ago at Ledbury.
She passed last winter at the White Lion Restaurant in Bye Street, Ledbury, and during the summer has been away visiting her friends. She left a daughter on Thursday at Abergavenny to go to Ledbury, arriving there by the last train. Between 10 and 11 that night whilst the rain was falling and the wind blowing a hurricane, she was found wet through and very cold crouched under the wall on the pavement near the Victoria Temperance Hotel by Mr Albert Griffin, of the White Lion.
Knowing her well, he obtained assistance and took her to his house, where she complained of her leg. It was little thought that the limb was seriously injured, but is was poulticed, and the next morning she suggested that Dr Tarbet should be sent for. He attended her at once, and found that her leg was broken, ordering her removal to the Cottage Hospital where she is receiving every attention. The daughter was sent for the same day.

No 40.

FEATHERS CLUE ALLEGED AT LEDBURY.
A police constable following a trail feathers from a chicken run eventually discovering the bodies of three fowls in a nearby house, was described at Ledbury Magistrates Court yesterday.
Laban Copping, jun. c/o the White Lion Lodging House Bye street. Ledbury, was charged with stealing three fowls valued at £2 each, the property of Mr J R Pitt, 40, Bye-street, Ledbury.
P.C. P. J. Noakes said he found feathers scattered over the yard at the rear Mr. Pitt's house. He followed a trail of feathers over a wall, along a plot of ground and to a door leading into the rear the White Lion Lodging House, further down the street.
P.C. G. Painter told how, when he was searching a room occupied by Copping and his father, at the White Lion, he found three dead chickens in a cupboard under the stairs.
Mr. J. M. Nicoll said he was with Copping at the White Lion when Copping went outside tor a short time. He returned carrying three fowls. Copping, who pleaded not guilty, was committed for trial at the November Assizes at Hereford. His application for release on bail was refused and he was remanded in custody.

No 42.

No 44.

No 46.

No 48.

LEDBURY.
Charge of Bigamy:
At the Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. C W. Bell, a Ledbury man, named Edward Tustins, labourer, was charged with marrying Margaret McArthur, a widow, of Newport, his lawful wife, Mary Tustins, being then alive.
From the evidence of the prisoner's sister, the two women whom he had married, and Superintendent Phillips, it appeared that on June 13th. 1880, Tustins married Mary Protheroe at Ledbury Church. They lived together for about two years, and there was one child.
Some family quarrel occurred. and the husband left.
About five years ago Margaret McArthur became acquainted with the prisoner, who said he was a single man, and afterwards proposed to her. They were married at Cardiff in 1890. They had no children.
Prisoner had left her on two occasions, and on the latter he said he had been to Ledbury. The evidence showed that since his second marriage he had been again living in Ledbury with his first wife.
Prisoner, in defence said he was no scholar, and he thought that if man and wife had heard nothing of each other for seven years they could marry again. He was committed to Hereford Assizes

The Cattle Market

Too Successful.
On November 3rd, John James, a youth of Bye Street Ledbury, was amusing himself in Ledbury Cattle Market with a home made cannon, which he loaded with powder and shot.
He tried his prowess upon a notice board which was fixed to the brick wall, with the result that the board was split and several coping stones were blown off.
Sergt. Lloyd stated that the damage would take a tradesman half a day to rectify. Defendant was ordered to pay 5s and 5s damages.

No 50.