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LAWN TURF.
FOR SALE,—A Quantity of GREEN SWARD TURF. Apply at the “Coach and Horses” public-house, HIlsea, Cosham.
— Hampshire Telegraph, Saturday 20 May, 1871 source
I think I understand what’s going on here, now. If the license isn’t moved to the new premises until July 1871, this turf is more likely a by-product of breaking ground on the new premises.