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The Fountain Inn
The Fountain

Photo CDM 2014

The Fountain Inn, 8 Temple Street, Lower Gornal.
This Inn was built in 1860 and is now a very popular award winning 'real ale' pub.
The Fountain closed in January 2018 with an uncertain future.
A new owner has now acquired the Fountain (July 2018), and was re-opened again on 17 October 2018.
In 1874, Mrs Anna Raybould applied for a wine and spirit license, and stated that the house had been built by her husband fourteen years previous, during that time it had been used as a public house.
Thomas 'Tom' Griffiths was landlord of the Fountain Inn for 50 years and a bit of a local legend.
Tom was a lover of horses and of all sport, but standing 6ft 3" in his socks "he aspired to the amateur boxing championship of England and said to have sparred with Jack Johnson".
Said of him "He was the iron hand in a velvet glove", not someone to be arguing with at closing time.
Local legend has it that he received a medal for crawling under a lion at a Dudley fair and uncorking a champagne bottle before leaving the cage, and that he would walk to work from Gornal to Wednesbury every day-arriving at work at 6AM, then upon returning from work, would walk to Dudley to train for matches.
Licensees:
1864: Birmingham Daily Gazette, 25 March.
To be LET, and may be entered upon immediately, the "FOUNTAIN INN, Lower Gornal, now doing a large and profitable Business. The present Proprietor giving up on account of ill health. Stock and Fixtures to be taken to at fair Valuation. -For particulars, and to treat, apply to Mr. Raybould, the premises; or to Mr. Hinton, Auctioneer, &c., Pensnett, Dudley.

1864: Cradley Heath Observer, 23 April.
Mr. Hinton has received instruction from Mr John Raybould, to Sell by Auction, on MONDAY NEXT, April the 25th, 1864, the Surplus STOCK of FURNITURE, Brewing Utensils, Horses, Carts, Pigs, and Sundry Effects, as follows:-Eight-bushel Mash Tub, a quantity of small Tubs, Tun Pail, Four Liquor Barrels, Two X-legged Drinking Tables, Three Half-hogshead Barrels in good order, 20-gallon ditto, 300-gallon ditto, Door Case, Sash and Frame glazed complete, 30-round Ladder, pair of capital Gig Wheels, useful Dog Cart, Set of Gig Harness, Two Sets of Harness, lot of useful Timber, quantity of Tacklers, sundry lot of Old Iron, Five Riddles, Two Safety Lamps, Pair of French Bedsteads, Pair of Iron ditto, Meat Jack, Three dozen Knives and Forks, large Coffee Mill, Eight-day Clock, several large Engravings, Two Silver Watches, Pair of Steelyards; Three very good Store PIGS; Four excellent HORSES, namely, a valuable Entire Horse, 3 years old, 14 1/2 hands high, a useful Horse, 7 years old, 14 hands high, aged Horse, 14 hands high, a first-rate Grey Horse, 6 years old, 14 hands high, a fast goer and safe ride or drive; an excellent Rick of WHEAT STRAW, about 6 Tons, and other Effects, which will be sold without reserve.
Sale to commence at Eleven o'clock in the Morning.
1860.
1869, John Jones.
1870, John Jones.
1871, 'Hannah' Raybold. [Census]
1874, Anne Raybould.
1881, Elisha Marsh, licensed victualler aged 40. [Census]
1891, Elisha Marsh. [Census]
1901, Elisha Marsh. [Census]
1911, Harley Chamberlain, licensed victualler aged 45 from Herefordshire [Census]
1912, William Nock. [Kelly's Trade Directory]
1916, Thomas Griffiths, beer retailer. [Kelly's Trade Directory]
1921, Thomas Griffiths, Plant Brewery Ltd, Netherton, license holder, age 51. [Census]
1921-1924, Thomas Griffiths. [Kelly's Trade Directory]
1925, Thomas Griffiths.
1939, Thomas Griffiths, beer retailer, b.5 March, 1867. [Register]
1936-1940, Thomas Griffiths. [Kelly's Trade Directory]
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