01473 80557512:00 pm: Summer Bank Holiday
26th August 2024
12:00 pm to3:00 pm
12:00 pm to3:00 pm
The pub will be open for lunchtime drinks, 12 - 3pm, on this Bank Holiday Monday.
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The Case Landlords
| Dates | Licensees | Notes |
| 1843 | Phillip Burch | Innkeeper at the Case on 10th Jan 1843 as attested by his marriage certificate to Louisa Foulger. However his great great great grandson thinks he could have been the landlord from 1826 as he was certainly living in Bentley then. Thanks to Dave Burch for his family history. |
| 1851 – 1865 | William Wood | Innkeeper, Married, 35yo, born Capel |
| 1869 – 1879 | Thomas Cooper | Licensed Victualler and Shopkeeper, Married, 40yo, born Bentley . |
| 1881 | Henry Shelton | Publican, Married, 25yo, born Birch, Essex. |
| 1888-1892 | John Leggett | Publican, Married, 60y, born Cossey, Norfolk |
| 1900-1915 | William Grimsey | Licensed Victualler & Farmer,Married, 34y, born Flowton |
| 1916 – 1022 | Mrs Emily Grimsey | |
| 1933 – 1947 | Albert Grimsey | |
| 1948 – 1952 | Bill Partridge | |
| 1952- | Edgar Soames | Photo in gallery of Edgar, and the pub; donated by Paul Soames, Edgar’s grandson |
| unknown | Cecil Hart | |
| unknown | Fred Hinton | |
| September 1962 – 1972 | Stanley (Major) and Lilly Hood | |
| 1972 – 1975 | Basil and Pam Peartree | |
| 1975 – 1978 | Brian and Judy Smith | |
| 1978 – 1981 | Kate and Nigel Layton | |
| 1981 – 1984 | Phillip and Carol Gibson | |
| 1984 – 1987 | Tina Lightfoot and Kevin Bennett | |
| 1987 – December 1990 | Alan Macro and Janice | |
| December 1990 – August 1994 | Brian Rolingson and Betty Gissing | |
| August 1994 – March 1999 | Clive Edis and Elaine Witney | |
| March 1999 – June 2001 | Fergus and Amanda Little | |
| June 2001 – April 2006 | John (Richard) and Jean Senior | |
| April 2006 – August 2006 | Closed for refurbishment and extension | |
| August 2006 – July 2007 | Opened with temporary managers | |
| July 2007 – April 2010 | Paul Tills | |
| April 2010 – August 2012 | Graham Hopcroft and Margaret Smith | |
| August 2012 – October 2012 | Closed – for sale | |
| October 2012 – March 2013 | Allister Voy | |
| March 2013 – April 2014 | Closed – for sale | |
| April 2014 – September 2017 | Gail Nye | First Licensee for Bentley Community Pub Ltd |
| September 2017 – | Kate Spicer | Current Licensee for Bentley Community Pub Ltd |
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