Thanks And Acknowledgements

My thanks go to Kent Libraries and Archives - Folkestone Library and also to the archive of the Folkestone Herald. For articles from the Folkestone Observer, my thanks go to the Kent Messenger Group. Southeastern Gazette articles are from UKPress Online, and Kentish Gazette articles are from the British Newspaper Archive. See links below.

Paul Skelton`s great site for research on pubs in Kent is also linked

Other sites which may be of interest are the Folkestone and District Local History Society, the Kent History Forum, Christine Warren`s fascinating site, Folkestone Then And Now, and Step Short, where I originally found the photo of the bomb-damaged former Langton`s Brewery, links also below.


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Core dates and information on licensees tenure are taken from Martin Easdown and Eamonn Rooney`s two fine books on the pubs of Folkestone, Tales From The Tap Room and More Tales From The Tap Room - unfortunately now out of print. Dates for the tenure of licensees are taken from the very limited editions called Bastions Of The Bar and More Bastions Of The Bar, which were given free to very early purchasers of the books.

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Friday, 13 February 2015

George III 1940s - 1950s



Folkestone Herald 17-8-1940

Local News

At the Folkestone Police Court on Tuesday a protection order was granted to Mr. A.E. Fullager, secretary of Messrs. Fremlin's, in respect of the George the Third public house, the tenant of which was Mr. George Charles Prior. 

Folkestone Herald 2-4-1949
 
Obituary

The death occurred recently of Mr. Frank Clark, of The George III, Little Fenchurch Street, Folkestone. He was 58. Both he and his wife, Mrs. Annie Jessie Clark, have resided in Folkestone most of their lives. Mr. Clark was licensee of the George III from 1944 prior to which he was employed by Messrs. Leney’s, Ltd., table water manufacturers, of Dover, for over 20 years. During the first world war he served in the 493 Coy. M.T. and 990 Coy M.T. in Egypt and France. Mr. Clark was a very keen amateur fisherman, being a member of both Folkestone and Dover Angling Associations. He was successful in winning several cups and medals, but due to his bad health in latter years lie was unable to continue the sport fully.

The funeral service was at Hawkinge on Thursday.

Folkestone Gazette 2-12-1959
Local News

Correspondence between the Corporation and the owners of the George III public house in St. Michael`s Street is reported upon by the Housing and Town Planning Committee. The Borough Engineer informed the Committee he had suggested that the Corporation and the brewers might agree to an exchange of a small piece of land to permit satisfactory development of land owned by the Corporation north of Bennett`s Yard. The owners in reply had en­quired if the Corporation would be interested in purchasing the licensed premises, the George III.
The Committee resolved that it did not wish to purchase the licensed premises but that a further approach should be made to the owners of the George III public house, sug­gesting the exchange of the small portion of land on the lines originally proposed by the Borough Engineer.
 

 

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