Hello,
Does anyone have any old photos of The Oxford Hotel in Oxford Street, Totterdown? A relative, Joseph Longman, owned the pub in 1868 to 1869.
Thankyou,
Daniel

Hi there you might have more response if you change your querie to the oxford pub which is still standing hope this helps you

The following is all i can find on Oxford Street Totterdown Bristol.The King William was built in the very late 1860's or the early 1870's. It is known that it was in existence on the 2nd April 1871, as on that date the census shows that the King William was occupied. The landlord was Gilbert Babbage aged 33, who was born in Burrington, Devon. He was married to Mary who was six years older, aged 39. Mary was also born at Burrington.
In 1871, William Street was still being built. The census shows only four houses in the street. Number two, a small terraced house next door to the pub housed no fewer than eleven inhabitants: being shared by three married couples and their five children.
Gilbert Babbage had many rivals back in 1871. He was in direct competition with the following drinking houses, all within a short staggering distance of his pub:-
The Cambridge Inn, 1 Oxford Street.
The Robin Hood, 57 Oxford Street.
The Three Elms, 77 Oxford Street.
The Raglan, Wells Road.
The Bell Inn, Wells Road.
The Phoenix, Wells Road.
The Bush Hotel, Wells Road.
The Shakespeare,1 Osborne Terrace (now Henry Street).
The Builders Arms, Green Street.
The last mentioned became the 'New Found Out' in Henry Street

JOHN MORSE AND FAMILY
The census return for 1881 has been found. Some of the words were difficult to read, but it is still possible to peep into the household that lived in the King William over a hundred years ago. At first it was thought that the head of household was a John Morris, but from other sources it was found that he was in fact called John Morse. John's was shown as a licensed Victualler, born in Somerset. The name of the village or town cannot be deciphered. John's wife is listed as, what looks like Matilda; she was a local girl from Bristol. The Morses' had two siblings living at home, both unmarried. The son, John was clerk, and a daughter was employed as a miller. Her name again is not clear, but it looks like Minny. Living with the family was a female servant aged 23. She is named as Elena Strong. John still had the same local competition as Gilbert Babbage had back in 1871. The two nearest drinking places, The New Found Out and the Shakespeare. But he had one advantage over the other two pubs, a full public house licence; the other two were beer and cider houses only. The Shakespeare was run by Benjamin Hopper and the New Found Out by a Mr G.Snow.It is not known how much John charged for his drinks, but the wholesale prices back in 1881 were as follows:-
Whisky - 16 shillings a gallon Claret - 12 shillings a dozen bottles Guiness - 7 shillings for 4.5 gallons

The Shakespeare's
Past landlords
1871 The 1871 census shows that in April of that year, the occupants of the Shakespeare are listed as:-
Thomas G Mitchell aged 45 described as a Ships carpenter & LicVic.
Lucy Mitchell aged 43 Wife.
John H Mitchell aged 19, Gen Lab.
Charles Mitchell aged 10 Scholar.
Mary Spear aged 86 Wife's Mother.
1881 By 1881 the Mitchells had moved on (They had not moved very far, just down the hill to 78 Mead Street.) and the Harpers were in residence. They are listed on the census as:-
Benjamin Harper aged 36.
Alice Harper aged 38.
1891We have read that in 1881 the occupants of the Shakespeare were Benjamin and Alice Harper, but by 1891 they had moved to 15 Henry Street. Alice was still living there until at least 1902, according to a Bristol Directory of that year.
The census for 1891 was taken on the night of the 5th April, and lists street by street all persons that slept that night in each house.
At 1 Henry Street (The Shakespeare) we find new tenants, Arthur and Sarah Whitehouse. They had living with them two siblings Nora and Arthur. Arthur ( senior ) was a brush maker , aged 25 . Under the column 'WHERE BORN' Arthur has answered "Query NK". NK standing for Not Known, His wife Sarah knew her place of birth, which was Bristol Glos. She is described has being a 'servant in beerhouse': It is not recommended that you refer to the present day landlady by the same title. '
1904-1940 Document number 29387/167 in The Bristol Record Office, lists the licensees of the Shakespeare from 1904 to 1940 as follows:
8th Feb 1904 to 1st Jul 1909 Sarah Duggan
1st Jul 1909 to 4th Mar 1912 John Chorley
4th Mar 1912 to 7th,Apr 1913 Samuel Reed
7th Apr 1913 to 6th Apr 1914 Henry Charles
6th Apr 1914 to 5th Oct 1914 William House
5th Oct 1914 to 6th Jul 1922 Alfred Duggan
6th Jul 1922 to 9th Apr 1923 Herbert Duggan
9th Apr 1923 to 30th May 1938 Deborah Morgan
30th May 1938 to 2nd Apr 1940 Austin Hooper
HOUSE CLOSED 2nd APRIL 1940.
It is a little surprising that three persons with the uncommon surname of Duggan are listed.
The records are to some extent confusing as under the listings for the King William's (now the Glasnost opposite) licensees, it states "House Closed 2nd April 1940", and the licence transferred to the Shakespeare, which according to the same record, itself closed on the same date. If the house did in fact close, it was opened again in 1942, still under the management of Austin Hooper.
1940 - 1980 As the records finish for the list of licensees' in the Bristol Record office on the 2nd April 1940, all post-war information is based on Electoral Roll, Trade directories or information from the locals of Totterdown. It should be noted that the Electoral Rolls are compiled in the October prior to the year that is printed on the spine of the book, therefore the date quoted is always the date that the Roll was compiled.
The Electoral Roll of 1945 tells us that in that year Austin Hooper was still in charge of the pub, it also lists the persons over the age of 21 that lived at 1 Henry Street. So, listed with Austin is his wife Daisy, Doreen Newman and Henry Roberts.
By the year 1947 the Hooper's reign had ended, the landlord and landlady were now Doris and George Sparring.
In 1950 a trade directory lists Frederick Beavis as the landlord. But two years later in 1952, the Electoral Roll does not list Frederick but it does show his wife Gertrude Beavis and a Bridget 0'Meara, in residence.
By the year 1955 Henry and Florence Lapham would have been your host in the Shakespeare. Some of the locals can still recall the evening that Henry went outside to get more coal for the fire; he never returned, he was found dead in his own back yard. His wife Florence, kept the licence for a number of years after her husband's death.
In 1971 the house was under the management of Herbert and Winifred Hodge. Some of the locals can still remember their blind son Byron. For some reason Byron preferred to drink in the 'men only bar' at the Oxford Hotel in Oxford Street, but rarely drank in his Parents pub.
For most of the 1970's the Shakespeare was dominated by the Markhams Alan and Constance Markham ran the pub from 1971 until 1976, with a little help from their daughter Gillian.
By 1977 Michael and Linda Jewell had moved in. But their tenancy did not last long as by 1978 the Ashfords had taken over. Bryan and Jennifer Ashford ran the pub until the present landlord took over on the 23 July 1980.