Historical information

Property - Ford Street Beechworth - Section 1, Town Allotment 14 & 15 - 100' x 250' each
Ownership details and history - 28 Oct 1853 - C. Williams - 11 Nov 1855 - H. Wyse
1-15&14 - 1861 - Fisher, John Duncan - publican, same. Land 66'x165' + 25'x130' (rear) Hotel 45'x21' 2 stories, deal front WB. sh. rf. Do 18'x12' 2 stories WB & Do. Kitchen 38'x13' slab + ir rf. Stable & Hayloft 54'x25' WB & sh. Store 50'x18' bark. Billiard room 35'x25' WB + sh. Oddfellows Lodge 26'x29' deal front WB + sh. rf. Open shed. 56'x17' sh. rf. Laundry 54'x12'.
1861 - Jecks A.G. barber, J.D. Fisher barbers shop 9'x8'
1-14 - 1861 - Melrose, John, unlisted J.D. Fisher shop 13'x25' WB + sh.
1-14 - 1861 - Ramsay, Peter Donald, unlisted, same, land 41'x165' store 18'x60' sawn slab boards sh. rf. store 32'x 16'6"deal WB Front Shed 38'6"x 22' ir rf.
1-15+14 - 1863/4 J.D. Fisher, Hotel as 1861 except store 50'x18' is detached and a shop above De Jecks & Kaliton of a 2 storey residence.
1863/4 - Jecks as above
1-14 - 1863/4 Ramsay - as 1866
1-14 - 1866 - Fisher J.D. - publican, same, "Commercial Hotel" 45'x21' 2 stories deal fr. WB+ corr. Iron roof..... store 50'x18' slabs + bark .... laundry 54'x12' WB + sh. rf. ..... prem. in yard 24'x15' 2 stories WB = sh. (after Oddfellows entry) 0/wise as 1861. £330
1-14 - Jecks A.G. barber, J.D. Fisher, barbers shop 9'x8' £28
1-14 - 1866 - Muirhead, George, Tailor, J.D.Fisher prem 13'x12' WB + Sh. £26
1-14 - 1866 - Ramsay P.D. Spirit dealer, same land 41'x165' front prem 23'x54' bk & ir. rf. Do in rear 32'x16'6" deal fr. WB + sh. rf. Do 8'x8' do---do. Stables + shed 51'x40' slabs, sh+ir. rf. (as1861) £35
1-15+14 1871 - Tanwell, Thomas, publican, same - Hotel as above except. Kitchen 40'x15' bk+iron roof as 1863/4 1861
1-14 - 1871 - Jecks, A.G., T. Tanswell, shop 11'x9' £15
1-14 - 1871 - Goodwin, George, watchmaker, T. Tanswell, sh. 12'x11' £19 [these two were actually entered before 1-14+15]
1-14 - 1871 - Scott, Robert, Wine & Spirit Merchant, P.D. Ramsay land 41'x165' deal fr. WB + sh. rf. Stable & shed 51'x40' slabs + iron roof.
1-15+14 - Tanswell, Thomas, publican, same, land 66'x135' + 25'x130' Hotel front buildings. 65'x35' brick, Back do. 42'x30' brick 2 stories iron roof. Kitchen 40'x15' bk. iron roof. Club room 26'x29' WB. sh. rf. Billiard room 35'x25' WB ir. rf. Prem in yard 24'x15' 2 stories WB sh. rf. Laundry 54'x12' WB sh. rf. Store 50'x18' slabs bark rf. Stables 54'x25' WB sh. rf. Shed 56'x17' £250
1-14 - 1876 - Jecks, A.G. barber T. Tanswell shop £15
1-14 - 1876 - Tanswell, T. publican, same, shop & room in rear £20
1-14 - 1876 - Crawford, Hiram Allen, Connelly, Michael, coach proprietors, Beechworth U.S. Council. Weighbridge £10
1-14 - 1876 - Crawford & Connolly, as above, T. Tanswell. prem as 1871. "23'x55'" & no deal fr. ou prem in rear £52
1-15+14 - 1884 - Tanswell E. Tanswell T. Hotel as above, hotel, billiard clubrooms etc.
1-14 - 1884 - Crawford H.A. - Jackson P.W. - McCurdy W. coach props., B.U.S.C., Weighbridge
1-15+14 - 1884 - Crawford H.A. coach props, T. Tanswell, Commercial stable (at rear)
1-14 - 1884 - Crawford H.A. coach prop, same, office, store, cellar & prem.
1-15+14 - 1889 - Tanswell, Edward. Hotel keeper, T. Tanswell, Comm Hotel Billiard Club + sample rooms, prem + land £175
1-15+14 - 1889 - Crawford, H.A. - Connolly, Thomas - McCurdy, William, coach props, same, Stables, Coach sheds, prems + land £80
1-14 - 1889 - Crawford & Co Ltd., coach props, T. Tanswell, office, store, prem + land £50
1-14 - 1889 - As above. B.U.S.C. Weighbridge £10
1-15+14 - 1900 - Crawford & Co ltd. coach proprietors, excecutors of Tanswell's, stables, offices, coach sheds, factory, land £130
1-15+14 - 1906 - Tanswell, Jane, hotelkeeper, same, hotel, prem + land £150
1-15+14 - 1906 - Tanswell, Jane, Clubrooms, Comm. Hotel £20
1-15+14 - 1906 - Crawford & Co LTD. coach props, Jane Tanswell, stables offices, coach sheds, factory + land £85

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