The Salmon

The Salmon was for many years a public house next to The Sprat public house in Loosley Row

1851 census. The Salmon. Jonah Lacey 29, Jane C Lacey, 24, Lucy 4 months, Solomon Keen 40 slept in barn.

1861 census. The Salmon. Jonah Lacey 37 publican, Jane C Lacey publican' wife, Lucy 12, L? 10, Priscilla 4, John 2, Sarah Steel, 23 relative.

1871 census. The Salmon. Jane C Lacey widow 44 beer seller. Priscilla 14, John 12. William & Eliza Harvey & Lucy 1, lodgers.

1881 census. The Salmon. Jane C Lacey widow 53 beerseller. John 22 iron moulder, Jabez Lacey, boarder farm labourer

1891 census. The Salmon. Jane C Lacey widow 63 beer retailer, Priscilla Harvey 13 granddaughter, Edwin James 64 lodger.

1901 census. The Salmon. Harry Gomme 23 publican and cattleman on farm, Sarah Gomme 23, Harry W Gomme 3, Frank Gomme 2.

Connie Baker, nee Gomme, remembered The Salmon where Dr Hamilton lived 1918ish

In 1931 Kelly's Directory lists Miss Hamilton, as a private resident at Salmon Cottage.

1939 Register (census). The Salmon. Louisa Hamilton born in Edinburgh in 1874, retired Physician.

Louisa Hamilton died at The Salmon in 1948. Probate to solicitors £21,254 -17s -1d.

The following is an excerpt from the article 1956 Rita Probert (Autobiography)

In the 1950s here was still a 'class divide'. At The Salmon, Loosley Row lived Mr and Mrs Isdell-Carpenter, they, too, were kindly, but we ‘knew our place’ – they were upper class.   Their daughter Sally was one of the last Debutantes to be presented at Court.     They also had servants, which was very impressive.

Ianthe Brownrigg was living at The Salmon in 1966, the family moved away in 1969. She stated this in a questionnaire at a school reunion organised by Lacey Green History Group. click 1969 School memories by Ianthe Brownrigg