Seven Stars Public House, Bristol
Encyclopedia
The Seven Stars Public House is an historic public house
situated on Thomas Lane, Bristol
, England
.
One of the earliest references to the pub is in the Bristol Record Office. It mentions Sir John Hawkins, who, whilst buying what was to become the Georges Brewery, acquired the lease in 1694 from the Saunders family brewing dynasty "…a half tenement, the sign of the Seven Stars, St Thomas Lane".
"Michael Jaine, victualler" held "The Starrs" "in accordance with his fathers will" in the latter part of the Seventeenth Century. Michael Jayne was the son of William Jayne of St. Thomas, Innholder who died in 1666. Abraham Sanders married Margaret Jayne, daughter of William Jayne and Abraham Sanders was the administrator of William's will. Michael Jayne, Innholder of St. Thomas was desceased by 1672, when an inventory of the his estate was taken. There has been no record found as to how the property transferred to Abraham Saunders after Michael's death. Abraham Saunders "late of the city of Bristol" died in 1690 and his son Anthony transferred the property to John Hawkins in 1694.
It is now noted for its association with Thomas Clarkson
, the abolitionist
who visited in 1787 and used the pub as a base for his researches into Bristol's "Honourable Trade" of slavery.
It was built in the 17th century and is a grade II listed building.
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
situated on Thomas Lane, Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, England
England
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One of the earliest references to the pub is in the Bristol Record Office. It mentions Sir John Hawkins, who, whilst buying what was to become the Georges Brewery, acquired the lease in 1694 from the Saunders family brewing dynasty "…a half tenement, the sign of the Seven Stars, St Thomas Lane".
"Michael Jaine, victualler" held "The Starrs" "in accordance with his fathers will" in the latter part of the Seventeenth Century. Michael Jayne was the son of William Jayne of St. Thomas, Innholder who died in 1666. Abraham Sanders married Margaret Jayne, daughter of William Jayne and Abraham Sanders was the administrator of William's will. Michael Jayne, Innholder of St. Thomas was desceased by 1672, when an inventory of the his estate was taken. There has been no record found as to how the property transferred to Abraham Saunders after Michael's death. Abraham Saunders "late of the city of Bristol" died in 1690 and his son Anthony transferred the property to John Hawkins in 1694.
It is now noted for its association with Thomas Clarkson
Thomas Clarkson
Thomas Clarkson , was an English abolitionist, and a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire. He helped found The Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade and helped achieve passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, which ended British trade in slaves...
, the abolitionist
Abolitionism
Abolitionism is a movement to end slavery.In western Europe and the Americas abolitionism was a movement to end the slave trade and set slaves free. At the behest of Dominican priest Bartolomé de las Casas who was shocked at the treatment of natives in the New World, Spain enacted the first...
who visited in 1787 and used the pub as a base for his researches into Bristol's "Honourable Trade" of slavery.
It was built in the 17th century and is a grade II listed building.