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The Three Hearts Of Gold was situated at 21 Church Street.

Source: Roy Lambeth

The publican in 1911 was William Adams. William was an Army Pensioner having served 32 years, a long time for a Victorian Soldier, he retired from the Army in 1904.. He joined the Army in December 1872 aged 18, Born 1854 in Islington London he served in the 2nd Battalion 4th Lancaster Regiment, seeing service as a Colour Sergeant in South Africa during the 1879 Zulu War [ yes that film ‘Zulu’ but he was not at this battle ] After the war his regiment was posted to India finally returning to the UK in May 1883, and his wife who he had married in 1878 just days before he left for Africa. He was awarded the South African Medal with Clasp 1879, and later he received the Good Conduct Medal in 1891. I think he died in Stockton Durham in 1922 and was probably buried in Oxbridge Lane Cemetery Stockton on Tees, Durham on 14 October 1922.

Rai England (September 2021)

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