Folkestone Herald 21-1-1950
Notice
To: The Town Clerk of the
Borough of Folkestone
The Clerk to the
Licensing Justices of the Borough of Folkestone
The Superintendent of
Police of the Borough of Folkestone in the County of Kent
And to All whom it may
concern
I, Alice Mary Benwell,
widow, now residing at the Imperial, Tile Kiln Lane, Cheriton, in the Licensing
Distict of Folkestone in the County of Kent, do hereby give notice that it is
my intention to apply at the General Annual Licensing Meeting for the said
Borough to be holden at The Town Hall in the said Borough on the 8th day of February next for the
grant to me of a Justices Licence authorising me to apply for and hold an Excise
Licence to sell by retail any intoxicating liquor which may be sold under a
publican`s licence for consumption off the premises situate at Tile Kiln Lane,
Cheriton, and known by the sign of The Imperial, and which premises Mackeson
and Company Limited, of The Brewery, Hythe, in the County of Kent is the owner,
and of whom I rent them.
Given under my hand this
12th day of January, 1950.
A.M. Benwell.
Folkestone Herald 11-2-1950
Annual Licensing Sessions
Mrs. Alice Mary Benwell, of the Imperial, Tile Kiln
Labe, Cheriton, successfully applied for a full off licence for the premises.
Mr. L.E. Swann, representing Mrs. Benwell, said she
had held the licence since 1947. In recent years the area had developed very
considerably, and there had been over 200 houses built within a quarter of a
mile of the premises.
Folkestone Herald 16-2-1963
Annual Licensing Sessions
Convictions for
drunkenness in Folkestone in 1962 totalled 27, a decrease of 10 compared with
the 1961 figure. But even so it compared unfavourably with the records of
neighbouring towns - 12 at Dover, 12 at Canterbury, and 15 at Ashford.
At Folkestone
Brewster Sessions on Wednesday, the Chairman of the Justices, Mr. P.V. Gurr,
asked the assembled licensees to watch this aspect carefully throughout the
coming year. He pointed out that the figure of 27 covered only those who had
been convicted. “You will all be aware”, he added, “that there are a large
number of other drunks who manage to find their own way home safely”.
Thanking Supt. Peck
for his report, Mr. Gurr said “I think we shall all regard this as very
satisfactory”. He said that Folkestone`s average of 283 people per licence
compared with 429 at Ashford and 258 at Canterbury. Mr. Gurr continued
“Concerning the substantial decrease in the number of extensions of hours
granted during the year, this, of course, is mainly the result of the general
extension of licensing hours, and the fact that the previous block applications
for holidays were not necessary to be made. With regard to the police visits to
licensed premises during the year, licence holders will realise that these
visits are not for snooping purposes, but with a view to assisting the licence
holders in their operations. I am sure any suggestions made by police when they
call on these periodic visits are welcomed and acted on by the licensees. In
the past the General Annual Licensing Meeting has always been a busy occasion
for the granting of new licences, but with the abolition of the Licensing Planning
Committee and the Confirming Authority, and the new statutory provisions
whereby new licences can be granted at Transfer Sessions, the work is now
spread out over the year. The Committee have considered many applications for
new types of licences defined under the 1961 Act, and we are glad to see that
the conditions of these new licences are apparently being observed”.
Continuing, the Chairman said “Magistrates are very glad to have had before
them during the year various plans for alterations to public houses, and have
been pleased to agree to these, particularly in view of the improved
supervision for the licensees, and the provision of indoor toilet accommodation
for ladies and gentlemen. Any further applications making provision of this
type will be favourably considered by the Licensing Committee. During the year
a provisional licence has been granted in respect of premises to be built in
Tile Kiln Lane, where an existing of-licence is to be surrendered, as the way
the Biggins Wood area has built up certainly calls for a development on these
lines, and having this house on the connection between Canterbury Road and
Cheriton will also offer advantages”.
Mr. Gurr ended by
announcing that all existing licences would be renewed.
Folkestone Herald 8-4-1967
Local News
A well-known licensee, Mr. Percy Sidney Taylor, aged 66, died at his
home last week.
Mr. Taylor, of 175 Downs Road, lived in Folkestone all his life and
until the second world war conducted the Brewery Tap public house in Tontine
Street. After the war he bought the Imperial off-licence in Ashley Avenue,
Cheriton, where he stayed until he retired. Mr. Taylor leaves a widow, Mrs.
Elna Taylor, a son, Mr. Norman Percy Taylor, and a grandson, Barry Taylor.
A funeral service was held at St. John`s Church, Folkestone, on Friday,
and cremation at Hawkinge followed.
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