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The Engine Inn was situated on Main Street, first noted in 1868, but records show that it was named The Bricklayers Arms for many years beforehand. Closing as a beerhouse in 1912, when it was converted to a butcher and eventually a residential house. In 1861 in the census, a James Preston (father of Mary Preston mentioned as licensee in 1877), was mentioned as a licensee, although there was no reference to either The Bricklayers Arms or The Engine. By 1870, in Hagars trade directory, James Preston was mentioned as a beer seller and threshing machine. In the Post Office Trade Directory of 1871, Mary Preston was named as the licensee of The Engine. In 1877, Mary Preston, mentioned as licensee in Whites trade directory, was charged with opening her premises during unauthorised hours. By 1880, John Miles ran the beerhouse known as The Engine, with William Statham taking over in 1881. From 1881, William Statham becomes the licensee of the Engine inn until 1912 when it was shut down, due to lack of trade.
Source: Newbold Verdon Parish Archive
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