E is for Eagle

So, for my letter 'E' I'm sharing an easy puzzle with you!! 

In 1864, the licence of a Loughborough pub was transferred from John Henson to Harry Harridge, who had come from the Griffin on Ashby Square, where he had been the landlord since leaving the Rose and Crown on Baxter Gate in 1852. Harridge decided to change the name of the pub he took over in 1864, which thence became The Eagle Inn.

The new name endured through the time of landlords, James Lord, William Webster, Charles Fisher, John Henry Walker, and Frank Sykes. In 1935 Mrs Annie Sykes, the current licensee, transferred the licence of the Eagle Inn to Mrs Gent. There was no danger at this changeover, of another name change, but rather there was a danger that the pub might close altogether! The brewers, James Eadie Ltd., proposed to transfer the licence of the Eagle Inn to an expected new pub on the recently built Holt estate. Luckily, the transfer didn’t take place, as the proposal to build the pub was turned down. The new pub would, however, later be built on the corner of Holt Drive and Forest Road, and be called the Forest Gate, now the Toby Carvery.

And so, the licence for the Eagle Inn transferred to Mrs Gent, and during her time at the pub the premises was used as the location for the sale of various animals, ranging from goats, through ponies, to puppies! There then followed several more licence transfers ... and another change of name!

Don't be misled by the photograph, which includes two local hostelries, but only one of these used to be called the Eagle Inn! 

You can find out more about the Eagle Inn, and its other names, prior to 1864, and post 1958, in ‘Loughborough Pubs’!

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This post is part of a series in the April A-Z Blogging Challenge!

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Posted by lynneaboutloughborough

With apologies for typos which are all mine!

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