The Plough PH, 11 Cheyney Street

Today this is a private house, 11 Cheyney Street, known as Homedale and the full history of the property is here 11 Cheyney Street page

Built in 1835 it was initially a grocer’s shop, then occupied by a tailor. In the 1851 Census William Edwards born Ashwell, occupation tailor, is recorded. In the 1850s James Potton moved in and opened a beerhouse, which became known as The Plough. He was succeeded by William Worboys, who was publican only briefly, as his wife died suddenly in June 1879. He was followed by George Lindsay, who was also publican only briefly and when he left in 1882 the property became a private house. The dates of the tenants are uncertain as James Potton is shown in the Land Tax records as remaining as tenant until 1880.

There was a better known Plough PH on the corner of Ashwell Road and Station Road, however, that one was not called the Plough in the 1800s, which explains how the name came to be used for two beerhouses at different times. It would be confusing to have two pubs with the same name in a village.

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