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A traveller to Wallis Plains in 1826 wrote of the Angel Inn: -
From Nelson's Plains, we proceeded early in the morning to Wallis's
Plains, and there breakfasted. The navigation of Hunter's River may be
said to terminate at this place, which provincially is called " the
Settlement at the Banks." It consists of a cluster of detached cottages,
which may be designated a hamlet. You would suppose the inhabitants were
only tenants at will, who did not care to build on other people's
ground.. It's a sorry sight to see bad buildings any where, and its very
grating to an Englishman when he leaves the dusty streets to take a turn
amongst the rural virtues of a. village life, there to find nothing of
the sort. The people generally appear a very hardy race, with a great
capacity for being industrious, cleanly, honest, and obliging - all
special virtues in a peasantry. I put up at the Angel Inn, which has
every accommodation for travellers; a quarter of a pipe of wine on
draft, plenty to eat, and good beds. A young man (a native), told me he
wished to rent it of the landlord, and had offered him
£1001
per annum; but he asked
£200
per annum ! for an obscure pot-house; only think of that!...The
Monitor
The Angel Inn was
built by
Molly Morgan.
Allan Wood in Dawn in the Valley wrote of the Angel Inn -
The land on which the Angel Inn was built was considered promised to
Mary Hunt (Morgan) in or before 1829 but was measured and reserved for
her earlier. Mary (Morgan) Hunt applied unsuccessfully for a licence to
sell spirits in 1828. Thomas Hunt applied for a publican's license at
the end of 1828.
The Angel Inn was
leased to
George Yeomans
in 1827
By 1831
Henry Hewitt
was innkeeper. Later in that year Hewitt moved to his newly built
Albion Inn
John Taylor
held the license for the Angel Inn in
April 1844 and 1845
John Stone was
leaseholder in 1845 - 1849. The Inn, a substantial
brick building, was advertised for sale by John
Taylor in 1846 when he was planning to travel to
England. The Angel, the 'oldest established Inn in
the district', was said to be in full trade; the
proprietor Mr. Stone was described as a most
respectable tenant who held a lease of about 18
months at 104 pounds per annum.
The Angel had always
been conspicuous for the extraordinary trade it had
commanded and it was said that most of the residents
of the neighbourhood knew of several ample fortunes
realised by succeeding occupants. Also advertised
for sale was the neat three room cottage residence
of the proprietor, enclosed in an effective six foot
paling fence with a lawn and flower garden in front
and fruit trees in the rear.
In 1846 Charles Vavasour Earl's London Medical and
Chemical Repository was opposite the Angel and clock maker
S.M. Street was next door to the Repository. In 1851 George Grey's
cabinet making business was situated next door to the Angel and
W. Lamberts boot and shoemaker warehouse was opposite in 1853
William Wilkinson was granted publican's
license in 1852
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