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The History of the Club
The first record of this property came from an abstract of title which begins in 1726 when William Ancell, a lace buyer was recorded as selling to Robert West, a baker. The property continued in the West family until 1800 when it was purchased by Moses Agar whose sister Mary was married to Harry West who then sold it, but seems to have remained as a tenant. Moses Agar's father, also called Moses Agar was vicar from 1749 to 1783. Moses Agar the younger was a merchant living in London. He seems to have got into financial difficulty and lost control of the property around 1807, but regained control in 1812. At the time of a survey in 1779, and probably throughout this period the property was comprised of two tenements.
By 1818 William Nichols was recorded as the owner in a survey of that date
In censuses from 1851 to 1881 William Warwick is recorded as a baker living in the High Street, and it is likely he occupied one on these tenements.
By the time of the 1901 census, the Working Men’s Club steward is recorded living there.
John Neale
John Neale (born 1855) with his wife Mary Ann. John Neale was the first Chairman of the Club and he was a strong believer in worker's rights.
The Club c1930
The Club is the building painted white, second from the left. The thatched part of the building nearer the camera was the steward’s house
The Club 2006
The Club newly re-decorated in April 2006
Public House, High Street
The first meeting was held in the Public House on the High Street to discuss the plans of the Club
The Club
2023 After the blue rendering was removed and before the re-pointing works were completed
Upstairs Room (now Pool Room)
A party held in the upstairs room of The Club in 1954