The Lamb Inn Warkworth
 

The Lamb Inn, Warkworth. now where was that one? :)


County Courts: Alnwick
FINE FOR PERMITTING DRUNKENNESS.
Henry Lamb, landlord of the Lamb Inn, Warkworth, was charged with permitting drunkenness in his house on Saturday, the 28th ult. On that day there was a rabbit coursing, which was attended by a large number of pitmen from Amble, Broomhill, Shilbottle and other places; the lots were drawn at the defendant's house, and thither, too, most of the pitmen and other parties who were at the coursing reserted to when it was over. There was a great noise in the house, and police-sergeant Porter and P.C. Bowmaker, who visited the house about half-past eight, found it full of men drunk. They saw the same men come out shortly before ten o'clock. Mr Middlemas, solicitor, for the defence, contended that the noise resulted from the habit that pitmen have of talking in a very loud voice and from the natural excitement discussing the events of the day; that there was not sufficient evidence that any of the men were drunk, and that there was no evidence that any of the individuals mentioned by name as being intoxicated had been served liquor. He also pointed out that the police admitted there had never hitherto been any cause of complaint against the house.--The magistrates considered that there must be a conviction and that this was a very gross case, and fined the defendant £10. Including costs. The conviction was ordered to be endorsed on the licence.

[The Newcastle Courant Friday, November 10, 1876]





I think Middlemas was slighty ahead of his time here - but they just ignored him anyway :D

Just remembered I have a old bottle or two from Lamb's Brewery in Warkworth.

Which was in Brewery Lane :) - with the pub on the uphill side of the entrance from Castle Street. [ I looked at an old map ;) ]

Drinking in Warkworth
 

My great grandfather was fined 20s in 1883 for being on the premises of the Masons Arms during prohibited hours on a Sunday. He claimed to have only stood on the doorstep and was cleaning the pigs out in the yard! An under cover cop bought several glasses of whisky from the landlord and saw two other men buying drinks. They were fined 40s.

Presumably the policeman just staggered away drunk with his notebook:D

yeah, cops drinking whisky; it's a tough job but someone's got to do it!

Have the copy service papers for Lt Walter Lamb killed on the 1st day of the Somme. Son of the Warkworth brewer. Another son died during the war in the uk and is buried at Warkworth I believe.

Here is the dreaded telegram, and the Brewery notepaper which has an interesting trade mark.

On the subject of the Brewery bottles with embossed lamb trademark, I was convinced I had one of those but can't find it unless I have another box of old bottles hidden away somewhere.

one of the bottles is shown on this page:

http://boards.collectors-society.com...Number=3190394

about half way down.

Here's an Obit. for one of the senior Warkworth Lambs from the Morpeth Herald, Saturday 3 June 1905:



Mr. Henry Lamb, of Warkworth, died suddenly on Monday morning, at the age of 57 years. He was born at Belford, and went to Warkworth with his father, Mr. Thomas Lamb, in the year 1860, where they engaged in extensive brewing operations at the Warkworth Brewery. He retired from business a few years ago, when he passed it over to the hands of his brother. Mr. James W. Lamb. The deceased took a lively interest in public affairs. He was a member of the Alnwick Rural District Council and a member of the Alnwick Board of Guardians, Borough Grieve for Warkworth for 15 years, and was chairman of the local Conservative Association. He identified himself with the late Percy Artillery Volunteers, and on his retirement be held the rank of hon. captain and quartermaster. He was a Churchman, and a member of the Four-and-Twenty.

[This will be the same Henry Lamb being fined in the opening post?]

A brief mention is made about Lt. Walter Lamb being killed in the "Roll of Honour" published in the Newcastle Journal 11th July 1916:

WARKWORTH OFFICER KILLED IN ACTION. News was received yesterday by Councillor J. W. Lamb. Warkworth, that one of his sons, Lieutenant Walter Lamb, had been killed in action in France. The deceased enlisted in the Northumberland Fusiliers, and was connected with the machine gun section.

on the Warkworth website there is this regarding 2 Lt. Thomas Lamb:

http://www.warkworth.co.uk/WarMemori...mas%20Lamb.pdf

and the Commonwealth War Graves website:

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/ca...8138/LAMB,%20T


So those two, Walter and Thomas died a day apart?

Something up here.

don't think they are brothers. You do get that impression though.

What is the age for Thomas Lamb on that headstone? Just can't make it out. :(

Hull Daily Mail 3rd July 1916


It was reported to the Notts Constabulary on Saturday that Second-Lieutenant Thomas Lamb aged 19, of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry was killed on Friday whilst instructing men in hand-grenade throwing at a Notts camp. Sergt. Iverson and Private Bilney, who were alongside him in the trench, were very seriously injured.

cousins I think:


The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, Wednesday 12 July 1916:

THE STRICKEN BRAVE.

....LIEUT. WALTER LAMB, Northumberland Fusiliers, killed, was the third son of Mr J.W. Lamb, of Warkworth, who also recently lost a nephew through a bomb incident.

Walter did have a brother 'Thomas', a chemist. He is alive and well in Oct 1916 and still a chemist and not in the forces, I know this because he is listed in Walter's intestate succession in his service papers. :)


this is the list:

Father.......Jas. W. Lamb..............59......Warkworth Acklington Northd
Mother.......Minnie Florence Lamb...51......Warkworth Acklington Northd
Brother.......Henry Lamb..............30......C/O Mr. Hollings, Burnside, Wallsend
Brother.......Thomas .................. 28......Chemist Foresthall N/C
Brother.......Jas. W......................23......Serving in France 2nd Lieut.
Brother.......John........................20...... H.M.S. Roxburgh Home Address
Sister.......Elinor Elisabeth..[sic].........17......Warkworth
Sister.......Minnie Florence..............15......Warkworth
Brother.......Cyril..........................13... ...Warkworth


Certified by James Fairbrother, vicar of Warkworth and dated 18th October 1916

Died 1st July 1898 aged 30.

The other one I missed at the bottom of the headstone....aged 20.

Warkworth website is a bit misleading as they quote the Thomas, killed, as the son of JW Lamb.

Walter Lamb, born c. 1890, killed in 1916, son of James W Lamb, brewer of Warkworth. Thomas Lamb, born c. 1896, killed in 1916, grandson of Henry Lamb, retired brewer and son of Thomas Lamb (shown on headstone death 1898).

Henry and James W were brothers.

The Warkworth website have gone astray and misidentified Thomas as the brother of Walter when in fact they are cousins. It's easy done.

The headstone doesn't help matters by including Walter within a family headstone for Henry and his family.

Here's a better photo of the Lamb Stone. Someone's touched up Lt T Lamb's inscription in gold

http://www.coquetandcoast.co.uk/imag..._warkworth.jpg

I've photographed 40% of the old section. Will get the remaining 60% soon.
Don't know if I'll get them in a gallery, but they will definitely be here on a CD or memory stick for reference if we require a look at one.

I'm sure there will be some interesting stones in there; here's one, Walter John Browne C.B., General Bombay Army:


http://www.coquetandcoast.co.uk/imag...ohn_browne.jpg

A number of Amble residents in that cemetery too.


http://www.coquetandcoast.co.uk/imag...dell_amble.jpg

Anyway, I'll not stick too many of those up as this the 'Lamb' thread. On the subject of which findmypast has just launched a database of Royal Navy Ratings and Officers service papers. [Much to my irritation as I'd just purchased a pile of papers from the NA] Anyway, the database shows the Navy Lamb served during WW1 on HMS Indus, Roxburgh and Tiger. He remains in the navy post 1929 when his service record transfers to a new series (not online or released) so he was a long service guy.

He initially enlisted as a Boy Artificer in 1912, straight from school. 5'1", dark brown hair, blue eyes, fresh complexion. Navy grub got him to 5'7" by 1926!

Lambs:

https://www.coquetandcoast.co.uk/ima...-warkworth.jpg

Nice photo, presumably Brewery Lane? Trying to get my bearings, is that looking toward the river or Castle Street?
Was the brewery on the site of what became the garage?

I think it's looking down the lane from the main street end to the river, although everything been so ripped apart and rebuilt down there over the last century I doubt there is anything recognisable in the photo left today!

This is as close as I've got to the entrance to Brewery Lane and the Lamb Inn. This must be about 1910 as there is a primitive motor vehicle in the image as well (I've cropped that part out)

I assume the Lamb Inn is on the uphill side of the lane. There is a name above the door but it's not legible.

https://www.coquetandcoast.co.uk/ima...e-lamb-inn.jpg

All looks very quaint now.

Large building down the lane on left is still there, as are the cottages to the right. Unfortunately the building immediate left has gone.
https://www.google.com/maps/@55.3477...!7i8192!8i4096

Just been for a look - more there that I expected. The Brewery site itself is a small courtyard 'Hotspur Court'. The surviving building in the distance on the left and in your google view has been named 'Brewery house'. Not sure if that was part of the Lamb properties or not.


https://www.coquetandcoast.co.uk/ima...-warkworth.jpg

I don't suppose there is any connection between these Lambs and Lambs Terrace in Amble?

I had a dig around in the newspaper archives for anything on the origin of 'Lambs Terrace' last night - no clues found.

It's a bit of an oddity Lambs Terrace.

The 6 dwellings in Lambs Terrace appear on the 1895 OS with outhouses with access from Albert St as now. They seem to be all the same and therefore one would consider that they were all built together by the same builder but they are an oddity? Colliery Houses maybe?

In the 1881 census Thomas Lamb aged 29 (b c1852 Belford) is the innkeeper of the Harbour Inn, Amble. The Lamb tribe did come from Belford, so I suspect this is a son of Thomas Lamb (senior) that established the Warkworth Brewery.
Interestingly not only is he an innkeeper, but also a 'carpenter employing two men'. I think it's looking likely that he is the name behind Lambs Terrace.


https://www.coquetandcoast.co.uk/ima...race-amble.jpg


Here's an advert from 1886, has him as a builder selling off flats in Church Street:

https://www.coquetandcoast.co.uk/images/lamb-advert.jpg

The Amble Thomas Lamb was definitely the son of Thomas Lamb, Warkworth Brewer; Morpeth Herald 20/11/1875 refers:

Marriages...At St. Paul's Church, Alnwick, 14th inst., Thomas, second son of Thomas Lamb, brewer, Warkworth, to Maria, eldest daughter of Mr. Henri Duffuat, merchant, Brussels, Belgium.

The 1881 census shows Maria at the Harbour Inn, Amble, born Belgium, wife of Thomas Lamb.

Lovely bit of detective work Coquet :)

Maybe these are the Lambs Terrace properties:
Alnwick Mercury 9 February 1884:
Tenders required for the erection of six cottages in Amble for Mr Thomas Lamb. Plans and specifications may be seen at the Wellwood Arms Inn, Amble, from Monday the 11th to Saturday the 16th inst., inclusive, and tenders may be sent to Robert Thompson, Warkworth, not later than 9 am on Monday, the 18th day of February, 1884.

I see we have a headstone for Thomas in Amble East Cemetery which states he died in Brussels. Burial entry is Thomas, a joiner aged 34 of Amble, 16 July 1886. His widow, Maria Josephine Anne, was buried in the same grave, 12 August 1947, aged 100! She was of 64 Scrogg Road, Walker, Newcastle.

Great detective work indeed! A clear connection with Lambs Terrace and the brewers who seem to have the makings of a good business with properties in Brewery Lane, building and selling properties in Amble outlets for their products in Amble and Warkworth. It seems Thomas's early demise and WW1 took its toll on the family as with many others. We may well have been sampling 'Lambs Bitter' in the local hostelries had things been different. Marias address in Scrogg Rd in Walker is still a main thoroughfare. To add to the tale, I worked on drilling rig with and Electrician from Clipstone Colliery, Notts, which must have been close to the location of Clipstone Camp where 2nd Lt. Thomas Lamb was accidentally killed in June 1916. Artillery accident maybe?