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Question
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Could you tell me something about the Boot Inn at Tisbury please.
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Question asked on
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19 December 2003
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Answer
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The Boot Inn could date from the early 17th century but the earliest mention of it is in 1769. There is a nearby malthouse and the house would have brewed its own beer well into the 19th century. The name could come from an earlier publican being a bootmaker or it may refer to the long boots worn by riders and coachmen. The building was originally thatched but this was destroyed in a fire of 1929 after which re-roofing was carried out in slate. The inn was the political headquarters of John Benett, of Pyt House, for his successful election campaign of 1819; hence the slogan 'Benett and Independence' carved on the stone wall facing the road.
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Bibliography
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The Victoria History of Wiltshire, Volume 13. OUP, 1987.
A Tisbury History, by Jill and Peter Drury. Element Books, 1980, 0 906 540 05 4
