History

The Bo Peep is a historic 14th Century building, and any building of this age will have seen many changes during the centuries that followed.  We have included some history that we have researched, but inevitibly there will be more that we do not know about yet. Please tell us if you know more than us!

Past Inn Keepers; A Timeline

The inn known as The Bo Peep was built in the year 1548 during the reign of King Edward VI (1547-1553). Below is a list of former keepers since records began in 1627. It was then known as Seagraves Alehouse.

Seagraves Alehouse

1627 Caleb Seagrave Charles I(1625 – 1649)
1641 Charlotte Seagrave Charles I(1625 – 1649)
1648 Elias Seagrave Charles I(1625 – 1649)
1659 Thomas Buckman Interregnum(1649 – 1660)
1665 Jonathan Mulberry Charles II(1660 – 1685)
1679 Samuel Ebbgate Charles II(1660 – 1685)
1692 Thomas Jessup William III(1688 – 1702)

The White Hart

1709 Joshua Hickmutt Anne I(1702 – 1714)
1722 Naomi Hickmutt George I(1714 – 1727)
1728 James Collins George II(1727 – 1760)
1733 Robert Noel Farmer George II(1727 – 1760)
1741 Thomas Burch George II(1727 – 1760)
1757 Amos Beardsmore George II(1727 – 1760)
1765 Thomas Yoden George III(1760 – 1820)
1786 Benjamin Yoden George III(1760 – 1820)
1788 Mercy Yoden George III(1760 – 1820)
1798 John C. Hadlow George III(1760 – 1820)
1806 Jonathan Twiner George III(1760 – 1820)
1815 Henry Brooker George III(1760 – 1820)
1829 Robert Brooker George III(1760 – 1820)
1842 Marther Brooker Victoria I(1837 – 1901)
1855 Henry Brooker Victoria I(1837 – 1901)
1874 Richard Greaves Victoria I(1837 – 1901)
1878 Mary Greaves Victoria I(1837 – 1901)
1890 Jonathan Charman Edward VII(1901 – 1910)
1919 Alice Charman George V(1910 – 1936)
1945 John Pritchard George VI(1936 – 1952)
1960 John Stevens Elizabeth II(1952 – 2022)

The Bo-Peep

1972 Leonard Shepherd Elizabeth II(1952 – 2022)
1984 Anthony Peel Elizabeth II(1952 – 2022)
1987 James Ellard Elizabeth II(1952 – 2022)
1987 Joy Ellard Elizabeth II(1952 – 2022)
1989 Chris Ellard Elizabeth II(1952 – 2022)
2002 Michael Ellard Elizabeth II(1952 – 2022)
2006 Graham Buckley Elizabeth II(1952 – 2022)
2006 Kate Mansfield Elizabeth II(1952 – 2022)
2022 Kate Mansfield / Graham Buckley / Robbie Osborne Charles III(2023 – present)