Beneficiaries of the will of William Crawshay, died 1910 (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Monday, May 26, 2014, 23:47 (3828 days ago) @ JaneyH

According to this site £50 in 1910 was equivalent to about £5,130 nowadays. http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-1633409/Historic-inflation-calculator-...

So as you say a sizable sum but perhaps not life-changing ?. I cannot give a direct link, but a potted history of the New Zealand Inn may be found on Geoff Sandles' great site, just search for "Zealand". The site shows that at about the same time as George Bowdler was landlord the pub's annual rates bill would have been maybe £25.
http://www.gloucestershirepubs.co.uk/AllGlosPubsDatabase/AllGlosPubs_view.php

There's very little information available about this pub, including in a couple of books I have or the usual websites. This, plus it's somewhat remote location midway twixt Newnham and Littledean, suggests it was probably a fairly quiet and unpretentious beerhouse run as a secondary-earner serving just a few locals, perhaps seeming an ideal "retirement" home for George now aged sixty ?.