Royal Hotel

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1851-54 Benjamin Hyrons, Royal Hotel, Wellington Street
1854-55 John Clydesdale, Royal Hotel, Wellington Street
1855-1856 David Rose, Royal Hotel, Wellington Street
1856 Samuel Storey, Royal Hotel, Wellington Street
1856-1857 Joseph Buchanan, Royal Hotel, Wellington Street
1857-1874 Henry Davey Parr, Royal Hotel, Wellington Street

 

Licensing Meeting. -The following transfers were allowed by the magistrates on Monday–To J. Will, the “Tam o’Shanter, Upper Canning-street; to W. Bryant, junr, the Market Tavern, St. John street; to S. Story, the Albion Inn, Cocked Hat; to J. Harvey the Brisbane Hotel, Brisbane-street; to J. Clydesdale, the Royal Hotel, Wellington-street. A license for a new house on the river could not be granted, the number being complete. An application to transfer the license for the Horse and Jockey to J. Cole, was allowed to drop. At an adjourned meeting, held yesterday, a license was granted to Messrs. Hyrons and Myers for the new river steamer Governor Wynyard.
Launceston Examiner, 9 February 1854

The Royal Hotel, Wellington-street.
JOHN CLYDESDALE, in taking the above house and line of business, respectfully solicits the patronage of the public, so extensively accorded to his predecessor ; and assures those who favor him with their support, that they will always fund a supply of the best liquors on hand. Good accommodation, attention, and civility. N.B. Families supplied with the best home brewed ale. Feb. 18.
Cornwall Chronicle, 1 May 1854

CAUTION.-I hereby caution all persons to not to give credit on my account to Edward Knight, who formerly occupied the Royal Hotel Brewery, in Wellington-street, as I will not be unaccountable for any debts he may contract, the said Edward Knight having absented himself from his usual place of residence without making any arrangements for the discharge of his first liabilities. And I hereby further notify that I will reward any person who will give information of his whereabouts.
JOHN CLYDESDALE
Launceston Examiner, 28 June 1855

MEETING FOB GRANTING TRANSFERS AND PACKET LICENCES,—The Quarterly Meeting of Justices, for the above purpose, was held on “Monday last at the police office, the following magistrates being present :— W. Gunn, H. Welman, J. G: Gregson, W. G. Sams, J. B. Thomas, J. Reid, A. Thomson, T. B. Bartley, C. G. Casey, and H. Graham, Esquires, Mr. Gregson presiding; the whole of business transacted was the granting of transfers from Edward Humphreys to Thomas Bruff of the Clarendon Hotel, on the Wharf; the Royal Hotel, Wellington-street, from William Clydesdale to David Rose; and a Packet license for the steam boat “Cobre” to Mr. Gibbons.
The People’s Advocate, 9 August 1855

A STRANGE CASE.—An information under the Licensing Act, laid by District Constable Ecott against John Clydesdale, for selling half-a pint of rum on the 16th August last, without a licence, came on for hearing at the Police Office on Friday last, before the P.M. and Major Welman, J.P. , Mr. Rocher appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. A. Douglas for the defendant. It appears at the last quarterly meeting of Justices a transfer of the license of the “Royal Hotel,” Wellington-street, was granted from the defendant to David Rose. Mr. Clydesdale wishing to retain possession of the premises for sufficient time to enable him to dispose of his furniture, a document was drawn up by Messrs. Douglas and Dawes, Solicitors, by which Mr. Rose granted permission to the defendant to carry on the business of “Royal Hotel” until the 1st instant. Subsequently regretting he had given this permission, and being anxious to take possession of the business; a plan was concocted with the constabulary that an information should be laid against Clydesdale for selling spirits without a license, and accordingly on the 16th ult., constable Collins accompanied by Sergeant Ryan and Sullivan proceeded to the Royal Hotel, and for a half-a pint of rum, which was served by the defendant, and for which they paid, carrying away the liquor in a bottle. The information was then laid. Constable Collins swore to obtaining the rum in the manner above mentioned, and produced the bottle containing it. Mr. Rose was next examined, and admitted having caused the information to be laid against the defendant, as he could not obtain possession of the bar; he swore most positively that he had never given Clydesdale permission to sell liquors or carry on the business on his account; and when Mr. Douglas produced the agreement signed in duplicate, authorizing the defendant to continue the management of the business until the 1st instant, Rose swore he was not conversant with the nature of it, although it had been read over to him previous to his signing it, by one of Messrs. Douglas and Dawes’ clerks. Mr. Douglas wished Mr. Rocher to withdraw the information, but he declined to do so, stating that a private agreement between Mr. Clydesdale and Mr. Rose, and which was clearly an evasion of the law, could not alter the fact that the defendant had sold liquor not being duly licensed, and the Bench agreeing with him, fined the defendant £20 and costs. Mr. Douglas gave notice of appeal under the new act. Mr. Rose has placed himself in rather a queer position, as under a clause in the Licensing Act the Justices’ are empowered to withdraw his license for permitting his business to be carried on by an unlicensed person. We understood Mr. Rose to say he did not understand when this memo of agreement was read over to him, that Clydesdale was to have the power of selling during the month of August, but merely to remain upon the premises until his furniture was disposed of.
The People’s Advocate, 3 September 1855

From “Quarterly Licensing Meeting”:
The quarterly meeting of justices for the granting of transfers &., was held at the police office yesterday.
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The Royal Hotel, Wellington-street, from David Rose to Samuel Story.
Launceston Examiner, 6 May 1856

SINCE I purchased the ROYAL HOTEL, I have built large Brick Stables capable of accommodating 30 Horses, shades for Gigs and Carriages, the greatest care taken of Horses sent to this establishment. The best Hay, Corn, and Bran provided, both Masters and servants will find the Hotel’s accommodation equal to any in town, and the most reasonable charge.
Henry Parr
Royal Hotel, Wellington-street.
The Cornwall Chronicle, 21 November 1857

CAUTION TO INNKEEPERS. —Mr. Samuel Story, of the Royal Hotel, Wellington street, appeared before the police magistrate and Major Wolman, J.P., yesterday, to answer an information preferred against his by the chief district constable for allowing a drunken man to remain in his house on 8th instant. Defendant pleaded guilty, and excused himself on the ground that he was very busy, when William Hesketh, the drunken man, referred to, came in. District Constable Sullivan observed that Hesketh was a nuisance to the innkeepers of the town. Mr. Gunn said, at the suggestion of his brother magistrate the penalty of 5l would be inflicted in this case, but cautioned the defendant as to the conduct of his house.
Launceston Examiner, 17 May 1856

Joseph Buchannan applied for a transfer of the license held by Mr. Samuel Storey, Royal Hotel, Wellington-street.
The Police Magistrate stated that Mr. Buchannan was an immigrant, and arrived here about fifteen months ago, and he (the P. M.) was glad of the change, as Mr. Storey was hardly fit to keep a licensed house.
The transfer was granted.
The People’s Advocate, 7 August 1856

From “Quarterly Licensing Meeting”:
The following applications for transfers were Ieard-The “Royal Hotel,” Wellington-street, from Joseph Buchanan, to Henry Davey Parr.
Granted.
Launceston Examiner, 3 February 1857

THE ROYAL HOTEL, Wellington-street, Launceston, has the best accommodation for man and horse. Rooms for private families, on the lowest terms. Wagonette with four in hand or pair for hire. Also, ladies’ and gents’ saddle horses, and several horses for sale, good in single and double harness. H. D. PARR.
Launceston Examiner, 19 January 1871

DEATH OF MR. H. D. PARR.
We regret to say that the wishes expressed in our last issue for the restoration of Mr. Parr to health were not realised; on the contrary, the disease under which he was laboring had firm hold on his once healthy frame, and he gradually sank and died without any perceptible struggle shortly after 7 o’clock on Wednesday evening, aged 66 years. Mr. Henry Davey Parr was a successful farmer at Westpark, in the Westbury district, in 1856, when he heard of the death or his father in Norfolk, England, and sold off Westpark with the intention of returning home to claim whatever portion of the large paternal property might have been devised to him. We believe Mr Parr was making arrangements for the passage of himself and family to London, when he received letters from Norfolk, informing him that his father had died without making a will, and the property reverted by law to his elder brother.
This news caused him to alter his plans. He took the Queen’s Head Hotel, Wellington street, which he kept for a few years, and being an excellent veterinary surgeon, skilled in the cure of diseases to which all animals, from the horse to the dog are liable; a very Rarey for success in breaking and training horses, from the racer to the hack, he was consulted by all classes of people, and he prospered without making any great show. He generally had half a dozen or more of his own stud in training for local races, and very few meets came off without two or three of “Parr’s string” taking part in the events and pulling off something worth having.
When the Royal Hotel, Wellington-street — which had been but a few years before altered from a private dwelling house and licensed — was sold by Mr. Rose, Mr. Parr became the purchaser, and he expended about £2000 in improving the premises. While most of the time the traffic through that portion of the town — and consequently the business — was decreasing, Mr. Parr kept on working as smilingly as if he was going ahead with the stream. The hotels he kept were noted for being large and comfortable boarding-houses; people of drinking habit, did not fancy them, and therefore quiet visitors from the country found them very nice and homelike.
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The Cornwall Chronicle, 1 February 1878

The following brief description of the new Mission Church — or, as it is termed, The Temple — in Wellington-street, may be interesting. The site of the building originally formed a portion of the premises of the Royal Hotel, which was purchased by the late Mr. Henry Reed in 1876. It appears that one of Mr. Reed’s horses met with an accident on its way in from Mount Pleasant, and was taken to the Royal Hotel for treatment by the late Mr. H. D. Parr. Mr. Reed visited the stables whilst the animal was there, and upon one occasion remonstrated with Mr. Parr as to his calling as a publican. The genial old landlord remarked that he was doing very little, and would not be sorry to relinquish business in Wellington-street if he could find a purchaser. Negotiations followed, which resulted in Mr. Reed’s buying the property, and the hotel being closed. In 1876 Gospel services were held in the skittle alley attached to the premises, and in 1880 the building known as the Mission Church was opened, and the crowded congregations which attended the services there soon made it apparent that a new building was necessary, and thus ‘The Temple’ sprang into existence.
Tasmanian. 4 July 1885