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

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Friday, 30 October 2015

Muswell`s Cafe Bar, Rendezvous Street 1989 - 1993

Licensees

Dennis Deare and Paul Moran 1989 1989
Jeffrey Bolam and Paul Moran 1989 1990
Jeffrey Bolam and Jacqueline Warren 1990 1991
Jeffrey Bolam and Timothy Parry 1991 1992
Richard Samarasinghe and Susan Leonard 1992 1992
Richard Samarasinghe and Ketan Patel 1992 1993 Renamed Scruffy Murphy`s


Folkestone Herald 26-2-1993

Local News

Muswell`s cafe bar at The Lanterns is being sold by Taylor Walker, part of the Allied Lyons company. The new owners will be Simpson`s of Cornhill, part of the Baldwin Leisure Group, a spokesman said. Taylor Walker, which owns or operates more than 700 pubs in London, is selling 27 of its Muswell`s sites around the country. Simpson`s of Cornhill operates a chain of restaurants, which includes Dell` Ugo in Soho. The total sale will be phased in over the next few months to ensure a smooth handover, said a spokesman for Allied Lyons.
Folkestone Herald 6-1-1994

Local News

Muswell`s cafe-bar at The Lanterns in Folkestone town centre is due to re-open soon. The premises, leased from Mr. Pound by Allied Breweries, closed shortly before Christmas. But landlord Peter Pound said this week he has been told a company is interested in re-opening the site, possibly in February. “I believe the plan is to re-open it as a restaurant”, said Mr. Pound yesterday.


Folkestone Herald 14-9-1995

Local News

A new “Irish” pub in the town centre has been given permission to have live music. Scruffy Murphy`s in Rendezvous Street, Folkestone – formerly the cafe-bar Muswell`s – was due to open yesterday (Wednesday) and plans to have regular Irish folk music nights. Council officers were concerned about noise levels, but the management is fitting a noise limiter to cut out amplification when it gets too loud.

 
 
 
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