"8.00pm cannot keep."

Posted: 1st August 1908

History:

On September 30th 1869, John Chambers was remanded for stealing a coat worth 15 shillings belonging to William Dowsett of Warley. He offered to sell the coat to labourer, James Clark for 4 shillings while down the Blucher's Head yard and was arrested by P.C. Dennis during the conversation. Chambers pleaded guilty and was sentence by the bench to six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour.

In 1885, Ephraim Bateman and Alfred Roach, were charged with stealing 500 lbs. of coal, the property of Mr. James Heavens, landlord of the Blucher's Head. Working as carmen for a local coal merchant the two young labourers delivered the coal which later went missing. P.C. Alliston saw coal covered by a sack in a yard at Ardleigh Green and learned from resident Mrs. Clark that her husband had bought it from Bateman for 5 shillings. Bateman claimed "they had not sold any coal to anybody", while Roach remained quiet. The prisoners were remanded and fined £10 each.

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