Channel Inn, (Old) High Street 1894 - 1907

Channel Inn (with Mackeson sign) c1905. Credit Alan Taylor

 

Licensees

James Holland 1894 1895

Hannah Leckie 1895 1896 
Mr. Winch 1896
Arthur Acrell 1896 1899
Frederick Ashford 1899 1902
Alice Ashford 1902 1907

Folkestone Express 12-1-1895

Advertisement

Channel Inn and Restaurant To Let, situate in a good position in the High Street, Folkestone, comprising: Basement; Cellar and Kitchen; Ground Floor; Restaurant, Saloon Bar; First Floor; Club Room and Bedroom; Second Floor; Two Attics and Boxroom. Extensive alterations have been made, and the house offers a good opportunity for a pushing man. For full particulars apply Hythe Brewery.

Folkestone Chronicle 11-7-1896

 

Wednesday, July 8^th: Before Messrs. J. Holden, J. Fitness, J. Pledge, J. Sherwood, and T.J. Vaughan.

Emily Moore was summoned for obstruction in High Street on the 4^th July. She pleaded Guilty.

P.S. Harman stated that about 10 p.m. on Saturday night he saw a crowd completely blocking the street near the Channel Inn. Defendant was in the centre of the crowd shouting out, and desiring to fight some other women. When requested to move she refused, and it was with difficulty she was prevented from committing an assault.

Defendant said she had had a few glasses and had “got upset”. It was the first time, and she hoped it would be the last.

The Bench inflicted a fine of 5s. and 5s. 6d. costs. She was given till Saturday to pay the money.

Folkestone Chronicle 22-8-1896

Wednesday, August 19^th : Before Messrs. J. Banks, W. Wightwick, and J.D. Stock.

Mr. Haines applied for a duplicate licence for the Channel Inn, High Street, the late occupier having refused to hand the licence over.

This was granted, and also temporary permission to sell.

Note: I presume the Haines mentioned was the solicitor by that name.

Folkestone Express 22-8-1896

Wednesday, August 19^th: Before J. Banks, W. Wightwick, and J.D. Stock Esqs.

Mr. Haines applied on behalf of Mr. Winch for a duplicate licence of the Channel Inn, the former occupant having refused to deliver it up, and also for temporary permission to sell.

The Bench granted the application.

Note: No mention of Winch in More Bastions

 

Folkestone Chronicle 26-9-1896

Wednesday, September 23^rd: Before Messrs. J. Fitness, W.G. Herbert, H.D. Stock, and J. Pledge.

Mr. Haines applied that the licence of the Channel Inn should be renewed to Mr. Winch, he already having been granted temporary permission to sell. This was acceded to. Later, Mr. Haines asked that temporary permission be given to Mr. Arthur Haycroft (sic), a former member of the Kensington Vestry, to sell at the same house, Mr. Winch being described by Mr. Bradley as simply “a warming pan”. The matter having been explained to the Bench, the necessary permission was granted.

Note: No mention of Winch listed in More Bastions.

Folkestone Express 26-9-1896

Wednesday, September 23^rd: Before Aldermen Banks and Pledge, General Gwyn, J. Fitness, W.G. Herbert, and H. Stock Esqs.

Mr. Haines applied for a renewal of the licence granted to Mr. Winch for the Channel Inn, which was granted, and the licence transferred temporarily to Mr. Haycroft (sic), who was stated to have been a member of the Kensington Vestry.

Note: No mention of Winch in More Bastions

Folkestone Chronicle 31-10-1896

Wednesday, October 28^th: Before The Mayor and Messrs. T.J. Vaughan, J. Fitness, J. Pledge, and W. Salter.

Arthur John Acrell was granted a temporary authority in respect of the Channel Inn.

Folkestone Express 31-10-1896

Wednesday, October 28^th: Before The Mayor, Aldermen Pledge and Salter, and J. Fitness and T.J. Vaughan Esqs.

The licence of the Channel Inn was transferred to Mr. Acrell.

Folkestone Visitors` List 9-12-1896

Kaleidoscope

Having been expelled from France, Henry Crampton decided to make for his native country, and arriving at Folkestone he committed a larceny “all by accident”.

The prisoner was charged with having stolen a waterproof cape, a tweed jacket, and a pair of gloves, the whole being of the value of thirty five shillings, from the Tontine Street Temperance Hotel. These articles belonged to the “boots!, a young man named Gray, and he having missed these on Friday night, gave information to the police on Saturday morning.

P.C. Johnston received the prisoner in custody from the Dover police on Saturday afternoon,, brought him to Folkestone, and on the way up High Street pointed to the Channel Inn as the place where he left the jacket. They called to receive the jacket, which was produced, and then proceeded to the police station.

The landlord of the Channel Inn told the Bench that the prisoner called at his house on Friday evening and had some refreshment in the way of brandy, stating that he was a publican in Mile End Road, London, but that he had been “illegally imprisoned in France”, and that this accounted for his somewhat unpresentable appearance. He had, however, telegraphed to his “wife” or “friends”, witness could not remember which, to send on his clothing.

After some time had elapsed he again called, had some more brandy, and “treated” a customer in the bar. Having done all this he told the landlord that he had no money, and asked him to advance him two shillings on the jacket, which he promptly declined to do. Mr. Crampton was “expecting any amount of money by wire”, he said. Witness told him he could put up with the loss of the drinks, but that he could not advance anything on the jacket. Half an hour later he again called and asked him to keep the jacket until he would call for it later.

Mr. Ackrill, the landlord, had no recollection having given the prisoner any money, and if he did it was not more than the price of a glass – certainly nothing was advanced on the jacket.

The prisoner pleaded Guilty, but stated that it was “quite by accident” he took these articles, having been “strung up” to a “high pitch of nervousness and excitement” through “various causes”. The Bench sentenced him to two months imprisonment with hard labour.

Folkestone Chronicle 12-12-1896

Monday, December 7^th: Before The Mayor, General Gwyn, and W.G. Herbert Esq.

Henry Crampton, said to have been expelled from France last Friday, was charged with stealing a jacket, a waterproof cape, and a pair of gloves from the Tontine Hotel on the same day.

P.C. Johnson gave evidence as to having received the prisoner from the Dover police, with the cape he was charged with stealing from the Tontine Hotel. Prisoner, when charged, said “That`s right. But I don`t know where it was”. On the way to Folkestone he said “I`ll show you where it was when I get there, where I left the jacket. It was the Campbell or Cannell or some such name as that”, and on coming up High Street, prisoner pointed to the Channel Inn, and said “That`s it”. He took the prisoner in, and asked the landlord for the jacket prisoner left there on the previous night. Mr. Achrell restored it to him, and said that prisoner, after having a couple of drinks, said he would leave the jacket and call for it next day, and also pay for the drinks. He told prisoner he could not take the garment as a pawnbroker. Witness took prisoner to the police station, and on searching him found a document of expulsion from France, dated at Boulogne, on 4^th December, 1896.

Arthur John Achrell, landlord of the Channel Inn, High Street, said he heard prisoner talking to another man in the bar, and saying he had been illegally detained for four months in a French prison, for which he meant to make the French Government pay. He said he was a publican in Mile End Road, and had telegraphed his wife and friends to send his clothes and some money down. He paid for what he had to drink, went away, returned at about 8.30 with a jacket, and, after calling for drinks for himself and another man, asked witness to lend him 2s. on the garment, which he refused to do. Prisoner then said he had no money to pay for the drinks, and witness replied that he could put up with the loss of the money, but did not want the jacket. Half an hour later he asked witness to mind it for him, and he took it and threw it on a chair behind the bar, where it was lying when the constable came in with the prisoner. He regarded the jacket in no way as security for the money for the drink. He did not remember advancing prisoner any money, but could not swear he did not give him 2d., and say “Call it 6d”. The drinks were 4d.

The Bench: It is a very simple question. You say you made it up to 6d. Did you offer to make it up to a shilling by giving him the change?

Witness: I cannot say. I was very busy at the time, and my house was full of soldiers.

Then you will not swear that you did not make it up to a shilling? - I can swear I did not let him have anything on the coat, and before he went I offered him his coat back. But I believed his story that he was a publican in Mile End Road.

After taking the coat from him? – Yes.

Herbert James Grey, boots at the Tontine Temperance Hotel, Tontine Street, identified the jacket and gloves as his property, and the cape as the property of Mr. Clarke, his employer, the proprietor of the hotel. The value of the whole was 35s. 6d.

Prisoner, who pleaded Guilty, repeated the story as to his detention in France, and said he had had delirium tremens, had been seasick, and was almost starved, so that a little drink had a great effect upon him. It was “quite an accident”.

Sentenced to two months hard labour.

The Mayor advised Achrell to be more careful in future.

Supt. Taylor: It shows the facility there is for disposing of stolen property. Here is a case of a coat only stolen an hour before disposed of over a bar.

Mr. Achrell said it was all done in good part by him. He was willing to lose the money, and did not want prisoner to leave the coat.

Folkestone Express 12-12-1896

Monday, December 7^th: Before The Mayor, General Gwyn and W.G. Herbert Esq.

Henry Crampton, who, it appears, was expelled from France last Friday, was charged with stealing a jacket, a waterproof cape, and a pair of gloves from the Tontine Hotel, Folkestone on the same day.

P.C. Johnson gave evidence as to receiving the prisoner from the Dover police, with the cape he was charged with stealing from the Tontine Hotel, Tontine Street. Prisoner, when charged, said “That`s right. But I don`t know where it was”. On the way to Folkestone prisoner said “I`ll show you where it was when I get there, where I left the jacket. It was the Campbell or Cannell, or some such name as that”, and on coming up High Street prisoner pointed to the Channel Inn and said “That`s the house”. He took prisoner in, and they saw the landlord and asked him for the jacket prisoner left there on the previous night, and Mr. Ackrell gave him the jacket produced, and said the man went into the bar and had a drink and asked for another. He then said he would leave the jacket and call for it the next day, and also pay for the drinks. He told prisoner he could not take the garment as a pawnbroker. Prisoner was taken by witness to the police station, and on searching him he found a document of expulsion from France, dated at Boulogne on the 4^th December, 1896.

Arthur John Ackrell, landlord of the Channel Inn, High Street, said the prisoner went to his house on Friday evening. He was a stranger. Witness`s wife called him, saying there was a strange looking man in the bar. He went in and heard prisoner talking to another man and saying he had been illegally detained for four months in a French prison, for which he meant to make the French Government pay. He said he was a publican in Mile End Road, and had telegraphed to his wife and friends to send his clothes and some money down. He paid for what he had to drink.  To the best of witness`s recollection it was two glasses of brandy. He went away, and returned at about 8.30 with a jacket. After calling for drinks for himself and another man, he asked witness to lend him 2s. on the jacket, which he refused to do, saying he did not want the jacket. Prisoner then said he had no money to pay for the drink, and witness replied that he could put up with the loss of the money, but did not want the jacket. Half an hour after, he asked witness to mind it for him, and he took it and threw it on a chair behind the bar, where it was lying when the constable came in with the prisoner. He regarded the jacket in no way as security for the money for the drink. He did not remember advancing prisoner any money, but would not swear he did not give him 2d., and say “Call it 6d.”. The drinks were 4d.

The Bench: It is a very simple question. You say you made it up to 6d. Did you offer to make it up to a shilling by giving him the change? – I cannot say. I was very busy at the time, and my house was full of soldiers.

Then you will not swear that you did not make it up to a shilling? – I can swear I did not let him have anything on the coat, and before he went I offered him his coat back. But I believed his story that he was a publican in Mile End Road.

After taking the coat from him? – Yes.

And when Police Constable Johnson called, you made a statement to him and handed the coat to him? – Yes.

Herbert James Grey, boots at the Tontine Temperance Hotel, Tontine Street, identified the jacket and gloves as his property, and the cape as the property of Mr. Clarke, his employer, the proprietor of the hotel. The value of the whole was 35s. 6d. He saw the articles safe at 6.30 on Friday evening in the luggage room on the ground floor. He gave information to the police on Saturday morning. He did not know the prisoner, and had never seen him before.

Prisoner, who pleaded Guilty, had no questions to ask. He said he had been illegally detained in a French prison. He had had delirium tremens, and had been seasick, and was almost starved, so that a little drink had a great effect upon him. It was “quite an accident”.

The Bench sentenced him to two months` hard labour.

The Mayor told Mr. Ackrell he had done very wrong in letting the man have the drink, and in detaining the coat, but he was rather inclined to think he did it in ignorance. He was not at all sure he was not liable to a heavy penalty under the Pawnbroker`s Act, and it might be brought up against him at the next licensing day. He must be very careful in future.

Superintendent Taylor: It shows the facility there is for disposing of stolen property. Here is a case of a coat only stolen an hour before being disposed of over a bar.

The Bench (to Mr. Ackrell): You had no right to advance him one penny, and no right to keep the coat as you did.

Mr. Ackrell repeated that it was all done in good part by him. He was willing to lose the money, and did not want prisoner to leave the coat.

Folkestone Herald 12-12-1896

Police Court Record

On Monday – The Mayor presiding – Henry Crampton was charged with stealing on the 4^th inst. a Macintosh cape, a pair of gloves, and a brown tweed jacket, value 35s. 6d.

P.C. Johnson deposed that at 5.40 p.m. on Saturday, 5^th inst., he received prisoner in custody at Dover from the Dover police, also receiving from the police the cape and gloves. He was charged with stealing the Macintosh cape, pair of gloves, and a brown tweed jacket from the Tontine Hotel, Tontine Street, Folkestone. Prisoner said “That`s right. I don`t know where it was”. Witness conceyed the prisoner to Folkestone, and the prisoner said “I will show you the house when I get there where I left the jacket”. He said it was called the Channel Inn, and was in a very narrow street. On going up High Street, the prisoner pointed to the Channel Inn and said “That`s the house”. Witness took him into the bar and asked the landlord for the jacket which the prisoner had left on the previous night, and it was handed to him from over the bar. The landlord said the prisoner came into the bar, had a drink, and asked for another drink, and said he would leave the jacket and call for it the next day, and also pay for the drinks the next day. He told the prisoner he was not a pawnbroker, but he kept the jacket. Witness afterwards brought the prisoner to the police station, and on searching him found on him an expulsion certificate from France, dated 4^th December at Boulogne.

Mr. Ackerell, the landlord of the Channel Inn, High Street, deposed that he recognised the prisoner, who was a stranger to him. He came to the house on the previous Friday evening, and witness` wife served him, and called witness to the bar. The prisoner got into conversation with another customer, and told him he had been detained in a French prison for four months, and meant to make the French Government pay for it, and he was a publican in London. The prisoner also said he had sent to his wife and friends to send him clothes and money. He had consumed two glasses of brandy, which he paid for and left. The prisoner returned at about half past eight, and he had a tweed jacket on his arm. After having a drink and treating another man, he asked witness to lend him some money on a jacket, as he had none, which witness refused to do, telling the prisoner he did not want the jacket, but could put up with the cost of the drinks, as the prisoner said he had no money. The prisoner then asked him to mind the jacket for a little time, and witness took it and kept it. He did not see any more of the prisoner till the officer brought him in on the following evening. He regarded the jacket in no way as security for the drinks. He did not remember lending the prisoner any money, but he could not swear that he did not. The cost of the drinks which the prisoner owed for was 4d., and witness might have made up the difference to 6d., but the house was very busy at the time, being full of soldiers, and he could not remember.

Questioned by the Chairman, witness said he could not swear he did not make the amount owed by defendant up to a shilling. When the prisoner was leaving the house, witness offered him the coat back.

Herbert James Grey, the boots of the Tontine Temperance Hotel, identified the stolen articles as his property. The articles were hanging up when witness last saw them safe, about half past six on Friday evening. He missed them at eight o`clock on the same night, and gave information to the police on the next morning. Witness had never seen the prisoner before now.

The prisoner pleaded Guilty to the charge, and asked the Bench to take into consideration the time he had been in prison in France. He had no money or means, but had had delirium tremens, was seasick coming across, and was upset, being in a very excitable state. It was a pure accident.

The Bench sentenced the prisoner to two months` hard labour in Canterbury gaol.

The Chairman called Mr. Ackerell, and said the Bench thought he had put himself in a very awkward position. The matter might be brought against him when he made his next application for a licence; he did not say it would. They believed he did this in ignorance, but in future he should be very careful.

Folkestone Express 25-2-1899

Wednesday, February 22^nd: Before The Mayor, J. Hoad, J. Holden, J. Stainer, T.J. Vaughan, and Geo. Spurgen Esqs., and Colonel Westropp.

The licence of the Channel Inn, High Street, was transferred to Mr. Frederick Ashford.

Folkestone Express 11-3-1899

Wednesday, March 8^th: Before J. Fitness and C.J. Pursey Esqs.

The licence of the Channel Inn was transferred to Mr. Ashford from Mr. Acrell.

Folkestone Herald 11-3-1899

Folkestone Police Court

On Monday, transfer was granted to Mr. Frederick Ashford (Channel)

Folkestone Up To Date 11-3-1899

The following licence was transferred:

Channel Inn, to Mr. Ashford from Mr. Acrell.

 

Folkestone Express 19-8-1899

Saturday, August 12^th: Before The Mayor, J. Holden, T.J. Vaughan, Geo. Spurgen, and J. Pledge Esqs.

Daisy Thompson was charged with being drunk and disorderly on Friday night.

P.C. Frank Lawrence said he ejected her from the Channel Inn, where the landlord refused to serve her. She became very violent and screamed, and they had to carry her to the police station. There were two previous convictions.

Fined 5s. and 4s. 6d. costs.

Folkestone Up To Date 19-8-1899

Saturday, August 12^th: Before The Mayor, J. Pledge, G. Spurgen, J. Holden, T.J. Vaughan, and W. Medhurst Esqs.

Daisy Thompson, a young woman, was charged with being drunk and disorderly the previous evening.

Daisy was disorderly at the Channel Inn, shouting and screaming vociferously, and generally acting in such a manner as to make it necessary to call in the police. Eventually P.C. Lawrence appeared upon the scene, and was obliged to take her into custody.

She pleaded Guilty, and was fined 5s. and 4s. 6d. costs, in default seven days`. Time was allowed to pay.