The Cowherds through different decades
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 11, 2020 in Local History | 0 commentsGoing from 1850s to 1950s.
THE COWHERDS IN DIFFERENT DECADES
If you lived in The Town and owned a cow you could pay The Cowherd to take her to The Common to graze. He would collect the animals from outside The Bargate and herd them up to the land outside The Town that was owned by Lord Shirley until The Burgesses found against him in a land dispute in the 1200s. It was given up for the people to graze their livestock and to collect firewood, berries and peat. It is still forbidden to build on it.
The Cowherd would return the cows to The Bargate in the evening.
In 1767 the building we see today was built on the site of the old Cowherd’s house.
In 1772 the holder of the post began to make and sell beer. Southampton was at the height of The Spa Town period and The Cowherds became a coaching inn where stage coaches could stop to get fresh horses.
No 1 c1850 No 2,3,4 & 5 1900s No 6 1912 No 7 & 8 1920s No 9 1930s no 10 1944 No 11 1950s
