Licensees
John Dunn 1815 1817
John Sills 1818 1818
William Punnett 1817 1823
William Downing 1823 1826
William Court c1826 1859+
Richard Court c1861 c1861 (1861 Census)
Mr. Finn 1868 1869
Moses Browning 1869 1870
William Baker 1870 1871
Later Eagle Tavern
John Whittingham Boorn 1871
1873 From Fountain (2)
Edward Smith 1873 1874
Louisa Smith 1874 1876 As
Folkestone Castle?
Frederick Wallis 1876 1877
From Crown And Anchor
James Roots 1877 1878
Thomas Wallis 1878 1878
From Crown And Anchor
Henry Liddell 1878 1879
Frederick Hudson 1879 1880
John Kettell 1880 1880
George Burnett 1880 1888
Listed as Folkestone Cutter again in 1883
Mary Ann Burnett 1888 1891
George Burgess 1891 1892 Ex
Richmond Tavern
Charles Gasby 1892 1892
James Ward 1893 1893
Francis Bailey 1893 1893
Renamed Welcome Inn
Kentish Chronicle
12-8-1817
Auction
Advertisement Extract:
To
Brewers and Others – to be sold by auction at the Folkestone Arms Inn,
Folkestone, on Thursday, the 21st August, 1817, in three lots:
Lot
3: All that good accustomed freehold public house and premises, known by the
name of the Folkestone Cutter, situate in Dover Street, in the town of
Folkestone, now in the occupation of William Punnett, who will show the
premises.
For
further particulars apply to Mr. Thomas S. Baker, Folkestone.
Kentish Chronicle
1-1-1819
Folkestone:
Desirable freehold and free public houses to be sold by auction by F.J. Hiller,
on Friday, the 8th of January, 1819, at two o`clock, at the sign of
the Folkestone Cutter, in Dover Street, Folkestone.
Also
that free and freehold public house, known by the sign of the Folkestone
Cutter, in Dover Street, Folkestone, and now occupied by John Sills.
Note: Not listed in More Bastions.
These
premises are advantageously let for an unexpired term of six years.
Further
particulars known by applying to F.J. Hiller, surveyor, 145, Snargate Street,
Dover.
Southeastern Gazette
5-9-1854, Dover Chronicle 9-9-1854
Local News
Petty Sessions. Before Jas. Kelcey, Esq.
William Court, landlord of the Folkestone Cutter, was
summoned by the police for opening his house before one o’olock on Sunday,
contrary to the New Act, but on his promising not to offend again, the case was
dismissed
Southeastern Gazette
6-7-1858
Local News
On Tuesday the council met again, when it was reported that
Mr. Ash, of Canterbury, owner of the “Folkestone Cutter”, proposed to pull down
the house and rebuild it. A plan was produced, but not approved of by the
corporation, as they required the road to be widened.
Southeastern Gazette
28-6-1859
Monthly Meeting of
the Corporation.
Present: The Mayor, Alderman Gardner,
Councillors Jinkings, Wightwick, Caister, H. Jefferey, Tite, Boarer, James
Banks, and John Banks.
.
Plans prepared by Joseph Messenger, Esq., of
a public house in Dover Street,
to be erected by Mr. Ash for his
tenant, Mr. Court, were submitted
to the council for approval. A long conversation ensued respecting the small
piece of land which would be given up by
the house being set back, and the compensation required for it by Mr. Ash. Our readers may recollect
that some time since £40 was
offered for a piece of land to
be added to Dover-street, but declined by Mr. Ash
.
Mr. Jinkings was in favour of compensation
given.
Mr. John Banks considered the setting back of the house a great benefit to Mr. Ash, and that they ought not to give any
compensation; they could not afford to do
so, and it would be no benefit
unless other property was purchased so
as to widen the street.
A resolution, proposed by Mr. James Banks, that the plans be
approved of, but no compensation given, was carried by 5 to 3.
Southeastern Gazette 26-11-1861
Inquest
An inquest was held on Saturday last, at the Folkestone
Cutter Inn, before S. Eastes, Esq., coroner, on the body of a man named Brown,
lately living in Prospect Row.
It appeared that he was in a state of great poverty,
and on Friday cut his throat in a frightful manner, dying on the same day.
Verdict, “Temporary insanity.”
While the jury were sitting, a very serious accident
occurred opposite the house, to a man named Underdown, who fell from the top of
a ladder placed against a house for repair. He sustained several severe
injuries to his arm and other parts of his body. He was immediately attended by
Mr. Fitzgerald, who was at the inquest.
Dover Chronicle
30-11-1861
A
man named Brown, living in a deplorable state of destitution, committed self-destruction
on Friday last by cutting his throat. Mr. Fitzgerald was promptly called in,
and he closed the wound, but the man survived the infliction of the injury only
five hours. The wound was very extensive and deep, severing the trachea. The
man had three children, who, with himself, had been without food all the
previous day. An inquest was held on Saturday last at the Folkestone Cutter
Inn, before S. Eastes Esq., coroner, on the body, when the jury returned a
verdict of “Temporary Insanity.”
Dover Express
30-11-1861
An
inquest was held before Silvester Eastes Esq., coroner, on Saturday afternoon,
at the Folkestone Cutter, on the body of James Brown, Prospect Row. At the
opening of the inquest the coroner explained that the deceased had been under
the medical treatment of Mr. Bateman, of which he (the coroner) was unaware
when he was sent for on Friday morning, and seeing the nature of the case he
sent next for Mr. Fitzgerald, he himself not being able to give evidence in his
own court. Mr. Bateman had also been sent for by the neighbours, but the
messenger not giving any information as to the urgency or character of the
case, he had not come so hurriedly as he otherwise would have done.
The
coroner then called Mr. Fitzgerald, who deposed to having been sent for at 8
o`clock on Friday morning, when he found the deceased lying on the bed, in a
state of collapse, and perfectly sensible, but with a large gash in his throat
extending from ear to ear. He was breathing heavily, with respiration much
impeded. He brought the edges of the wound together, and the man was then able
to speak a little. Shortly before one o`clock he died. The death was
undoubtedly occasioned by the wound inflicted by the deceased himself with the
razor produced. There was at first some doubt as to which hand had been used,
but the man said in reply to a question that it was the right hand.
Mrs.
Tuff, living close by, deposed that the deceased was 47 years of age. She heard
one of the children calling for somebody to go to the father, who had cut his
throat, and she went into his room and then sent for medical assistance.
Deceased showed her his wound when she went in, and said “See what I have done
now.” He was very peculiar in his ways, would not associate with the
neighbours, and would not let his children associate. He was a sober man.
From
the further evidence of this witness, and from statements made by jurymen who
were neighbours, it appeared that deceased gathered water-cresses, which his
children sold, but that he had been of late very cruel to his children. During
the last two or three weeks there had been no water-cresses, and they had been
in consequence in want. The neighbours spoke in highly favourable terms of the
laborious industry of the children.
The
coroner said that very often in disease of the lungs the blood did not get
properly purified, and dark blood getting into the brain delirium would ensue.
The jury returned a verdict that deceased destroyed himself while apparently in
a state of insanity.
Dover Telegraph 30-11-1861
An
inquest was held on Saturday last at the Folkestone Cutter Inn, before S.
Eastes Esq., on the body of a man named Brown, lately living in Prospect Row.
It appeared that he was in a state of great poverty, and on Friday cut his
throat in a frightful manner, dying on the same day.
Verdict,
“Temporary Insanity.”
Folkestone Chronicle 30-11-1861
Coroner`s
Inquest
An inquest
was holden at the Folkestone Cutter, before Silvester Eastes esq., Coroner of
the borough, on Saturday, November 23rd, 1861, at two p.m., on view
of the body of James Brown, who destroyed himself under the circumstances
elicited in the following evidence –
Mr. William
Henry Willis was chosen foreman of the jury, after swearing which they
proceeded to view the body in a miserably furnished upper room in a cottage in
Prospect Cottages.
After
returning from viewing the body Charles Egerton Fitzgerald was called, who
deposed he was a surgeon residing in Folkestone; at a few minutes past eight on
the previous morning he was called by a son of the deceased, who told him his
father had cut his throat; he immediately proceeded to the residence of
deceased. On arriving at the house he found him lying in bed in a state of
collapse – he was sensible – with a large gash in his throat extending from ear
to ear; he was breathing heavily with a rattling noise – respiration much
impeded; had almost entirely severed the windpipe; witness attended to him;
there had been no considerable haemorrhage; there was about three or four
ounces of blood. Witness picked up on the bed the razor produced, covered with
blood, with which the wound was caused. Witness dressed the wound and deceased
was then able to speak; he said he had done it himself with his right hand; the
state of his lungs and his late illness precluded all chance of saving his
life. Witness left him at a quarter to 10, and found him dead when he returned
about half past twelve.
Sarah Ann
Tuff deposed she resided near deceased, who she identified as James Brown; he
was about 47 years of age; he gathered water cresses for his living, which his
daughters sold. Yesterday the younger daughter ran out into the yard, and
called out her father had cut his throat. Witness went into the house and found
deceased lying on the bed, with his head over the side; witness said there was
blood on the floor. Deceased said “See what I have done” as well as he could
speak; witness sent for assistance immediately; he died about twenty minutes
past twelve; he complained of family troubles, and would not see any of his
children before he died. Witness saw him a day or two before his death, when he
complained of his side, arising from a severe fall he had had some time since;
he did not appear destitute, as his family brought in a good deal of money by
the sale of water cresses.
The Coroner
said this was all the evidence he had to offer them. The poor man had been for
some time suffering from disease of the lungs, and this sometimes had the
effect of prostrating the mind; he thought the most charitable verdict would be
one of temporary insanity.
The jury then
consulted for a few minutes, and the foreman returned as their verdict that the
deceased had destroyed himself apparently being in a state of temporary
insanity.
Whilst the
above inquest was being held, the jury and witnesses were alarmed by a crashing
noise in the street, and upon ascertaining the cause, it appeared that a
bricklayer, employed in repairing the roof of a house in the street, had
fallen, from the ladder being insecurely fastened up. The lower one, being
pressed against by one on the roof, toppled over, and Underdown fell to the
ground with the ladder he was on. Mr. Fitzgerald was immediately in attendance,
and reduced a dislocation of the right thumb which had taken place; on further
examination it was found that he had received a severe fracture of the elbow, but
no internal injuries. The poor man is now, however, going on very favourably.
Folkestone Observer 30-11-1861
Coroner`s
Inquest
An inquest
was held before Silvester Eastes, esq., coroner, on Saturday afternoon, at the Folkestone
Cutter, on the body of James Brown, Prospect Row. The coroned then called Mr.
Fitzgerald, who deposed to having beem sent for at 8 o`clock on Friday morning,
when he found the deceased lying on the bed, in a state of collapse, and
perfectly sensible, but with a large gash in his throat, extending from ear to
ear. He was breathing heavily, with respiration much impeded. He brought the
edges of the wound together, and the man was then able to speak a little.
Shortly before one o`clock he died. The death was undoubtedly occasioned by the
wound inflicted by the deceased himself with the razor produced. There was at
first some doubt as to which hand had been used, but the man said in reply to a
question that it was the right hand. Mrs. Tuff, living close by, deposed that
deceased was 47 years of age. She heard one of the children calling for
somebody to go to the father, who had cut his throat, and she went into his
room and then sent for medical assistance. Deceased showed her his wound, when
she went in, and said “See what I have done now”. He was very peculiar in his
ways, would not associate with the neighbours, and would not let his children
associate. He was a sober man. From the further evidence of this witness, and
from statements made by jurymen who were neighbours, it appeared that deceased
gathered water cresses, which his children sold, but that he had been of late
very cruel to his children. During the last two or three weeks there had been
no water cresses and they had been in consequence in want. The neighbours spoke
in highly favourable terms of the laborious industry of the children. The
coroner said that very often in disease of the lungs the blood did not get
properly purified, and dark blood getting to the brain delirium would ensue.
The jury returned a verdict that the deceased destroyed himself while
apparently in a state of insanity.
Kentish
Express 30-11-1861
An
inquest was held before Silvester Eastes Esq., coroner, on Saturday afternoon,
at the Folkestone Cutter, on the body of James Brown, Prospect Row. At the opening
of the inquest the coroner explained that the deceased had been under the
medical treatment of Mr. Bateman, of which he (the coroner) was unaware when he
was sent for on Friday morning, and seeing the nature of the case he sent next
for Mr. Fitzgerald, he himself not being able to give evidence in his own
court. Mr. Bateman had also been sent for by the neighbours, but the messenger
not giving any information as to the urgency or character of the case, he had
not come so hurriedly as he otherwise would have done.
The
coroner then called Mr. Fitzgerald, who deposed to having been sent for at 8
o`clock on Friday morning, when he found the deceased lying on the bed, in a
state of collapse, and perfectly sensible, but with a large gash in his throat
extending from ear to ear. He was breathing heavily, with respiration much
impeded. He brought the edges of the wound together, and the man was then able
to speak a little. Shortly before one o`clock he died. The death was
undoubtedly occasioned by the wound inflicted by the deceased himself with the
razor produced. There was at first some doubt as to which hand had been used,
but the man said in reply to a question that it was the right hand.
Mrs.
Tuff, living close by, deposed that the deceased was 47 years of age. She heard
one of the children calling for somebody to go to the father, who had cut his
throat, and she went into his room and then sent for medical assistance.
Deceased showed her his wound when she went in, and said “See what I have done
now.” He was very peculiar in his ways, would not associate with the
neighbours, and would not let his children associate. He was a sober man.
From
the further evidence of this witness, and from statements made by jurymen who
were neighbours, it appeared that deceased gathered water-cresses, which his
children sold, but that he had been of late very cruel to his children. During
the last two or three weeks there had been no water-cresses, and they had been
in consequence in want. The neighbours spoke in highly favourable terms of the
laborious industry of the children.
The
coroner said that very often in disease of the lungs the blood did not get
properly purified, and dark blood getting into the brain delirium would ensue.
The jury returned a verdict that deceased destroyed himself while apparently in
a state of insanity.
Kentish Mercury
30-11-1861
An
inquest was held on Saturday last at the Folkestone Cutter inn before S. Eastes
Esq., coroner, on the body of a man named Brown, lately living in Prospect Row.
It appeared that he was in a state of great poverty, and on Friday cut his
throat in a frightful manner, dying on the same day. Verdict “Temporary
insanity.”
Thanet Advertiser
30-11-1861
An
inquest was held on Saturday last at the Folkestone Cutter Inn, before S.
Eastes Esq., on the body of a man named Brown, lately living in Prospect Row.
It appeared that he was in a state of great poverty, and on Friday cut his
throat in a frightful manner, dying on the same day.
Verdict,
“Temporary Insanity.
Folkestone Observer 29-2-1868
Monday,
February 24th: Before The Mayor, Captain Kennicott R.N., J. Kelcey,
R.W. Boarer and J. Tolputt Esqs.
Mr. W. Finn,
landlord of the Cutter public house, Dover Street, was granted a protection
order for the sale of beer, spirits, &c. until the 1st of April
Folkestone Observer 4-4-1868
Wednesday,
April 1st: Before The Mayor, Captain Leith, and R.W. Boarer Esq.
Transfer of
license was granted to Mr. Finn, of the Folkestone Cutter, Dover Street
Folkestone Observer 16-10-1869
Wednesday,
October 13th: Before R.W. Boarer, John Gambrill, John Clark, and –
Dashwood Esqs.
Mr. Browning
applied for authority to sell at the Cutter Inn, Dover Street, as Mr. Finn had
refused to sign the transfer. The application was granted.
Folkestone Express 16-10-1869
Wednesday,
October 13th: Before J. Gambrill, R.W. Boarer, J. Clark and C.
Dashwood Esqs.
Transfer of
license.
Mr. Browning
made an application to the magistrates under the following circumstances: He
had taken the Cutter, Dover Street, and Mr. Finn refused to give up the license
until a dispute was settled between him and Mr. Ash, the brewer. The license
was granted.
Folkestone Express 18-12-1869
Tuesday,
December 14th: Before The Mayor, R.W. Boarer and J. Gambrill Esqs.
Robert Clark
applied to the Magistrates to grant him a temporary authority to sell spirits
&c. at the Folkestone Cutter, Dover Street, until the license could be
transferred to him. The application was granted.
Note:
No mention of Clark at the Cutter according to information in More Bastions.
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