1947

Mr Steven Bentham passes away. Mrs Emma Bentham, known locally as “Ma Bentham” continues to manage the hotel for many years. During her time as the licensee, Ma Bentham appears in court a several times regarding a number of matters including giving evidence in a bar fight, suing a former long-term boarder for forty-four pounds of unpaid rent and board, and as a defendant when sued by a former bar manager over a wages dispute.