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This building was
located on what was then Wayster Lane, which later became Parliament Street.
The King William IV stood on the junction of Parliament Street and Mount
Street. It was mentioned by name in the 1830 directory, and most likely came
into being as a result of the Beerhouse Act of that year.
On 1st March 1832, Samuel Bower was convicted for “keeping his house open
and selling beer after ten o’clock at night”. He was charged £2 plus costs.
White’s Directory for that year has Samuel Bower as a beerhouse keeper, but
as with all beerhouses, the property was not named.
By the time of the 1841 census, Samuel Bower was living in Bowers Yard,
which stood just off Parliament Street. He was recorded as a Hosier, aged
between 60-64. His son, Samuel Bower junr, aged 30, was also living there.
In the 1844 directory, Samuel Bower is listed as a Beerhouse keeper,
although the property is again unnamed. In June 1849, the death was reported
of “Mr Samuel Bower, formerly Hosier and Publican, aged 73 years”. There is
no reference to any beerhouse (named or otherwise) on Parliament Street
after this date.
The building was later purchased by Mr W. Sampson and converted to a
residential property. It was still in existence in 1930, but was later
demolished due to the redevelopment of the town centre.
It would have stood where the Sutton Community Academy is today. |
