Three Compasses, The Stade/Radnor Street c1744 - 1785

Site of Three Compasses, 1790. Painting by Richard Kerr (1892). Credit Folkestone Library

 

Licensees

Richard Bromley Mentioned 1744
Jacob Boxer c1765 1772
Richard Beer 1772 1785 Ex Globe (1)

Kentish Post 24-2-1759 

To be sold to the highest bidder, at the sign of the Three Compasses, in Folkestone, the Hazard cutter, Folkestone built, burthen about fifty tons, being a prime sailer, and provided with all necessaries; capable of mounting eight carriage guns, besides swivels, for a privateer; now laying on Folkestone Stade, where she may be viewed at any time, or on the day of sale, which will be on Wednesday the 28^th instant, at two o`clock in the afternoon.

Folkestone Sessions Books 1765 – 1779 & 1792 - 1811

General Sessions 29-4-1765

Before John Hague (Mayor), Mr. John Jordan, Mr. William Pope, Mr. Thomas Baker, Mr. Thomas Rolfe, and Mr. John Baker.

Neat Ladd, James Francklyn, Chas. Hill, Thos. Wilton, Ambrose Dadd, Ric Boxer, Widow Jeffery, Widow Gittens, Ric Beear, Mary Gittens, and Joseph Trevillon were fined at this Session 3/4 each for having false measures in their houses, which fines were paid into the hands of the Overseers of the Poor.

Neat Ladd, George; James Francklyn, Rose; Charles Hill, White Hart; Thomas Wilton, no record; Ambrose Dadd, Chequers; Richard Boxer, Fishing Boat; Widow Jeffery, Royal George; Widow Gittens, North Foreland; Richard Beear, Three Compasses; Mary Gittens, Privateer; Joseph Trevillon, Crown.

Kentish Gazette 18-8-1784

Advertisement extract: To be sold by auction, sometime in the month of September next, the time and place of which notice will be given in this paper, (unless the premises should in the meantime be disposed of by private contract), the following freehold and copyhold estates, viz;

Lot 1 A messuage or tenement, with the appurtenances in Folkestone, lying at the back part of the Three Compasses, and now in the occupation of the widow Godden.

The three first lots are copyhold, and the rest freehold, being the estate late belonging to Mr. Thomas Baker, Brewer, of Folkestone aforesaid, deceased.

For particulars enquire of Mrs. Ann Baker, or of Mr. John Baker, Brewer, at Folkestone aforesaid.

And all persons to whom the said Thomas Baker stood indebted at the time of his decease are desired to send an account thereof to the said Ann Baker or John Baker, in order that they may be discharged. And all persons indebted to the estate and effects of the said Thomas Baker are desired forthwith to pay the same into the hands of the said Ann Baker or John Baker, or they will be sued for the same without further notice.

Note: The sale actually took place on 2^nd October at the Marquis of Granby. 

Kentish Chronicle 28-9-1819

Auction extract:

To be sold by auction by Messrs. White (without reserve). Pursuant to certain orders of the Vice Chancellor of Great Britain, and before the major part of the Commissioners named and authorised in and by a Commission of Bankrupt awarded and issued against Matthew William Sankey, of the city of Canterbury, brewer, dealer and chapman, at the Guildhall of the said city of Canterbury, on Friday, the 15^th day of October, at eleven o`clock in the forenoon (subject to such conditions of sale as shall be then and there produced).

Lot 9: All those two copyhold messuages (one of them formerly called the Three Compasses), with the ground and appurtenances, situate in or near Radnor Street, in Folkestone aforesaid, and now in the several occupations of Richard Hambrook or his undertenants – rent 2s.

N.B. The last lots are Copyholds of Inheritance, and held under the Lord of the Manor of Folkestone.

For further particulars apply to Messrs. Plummer and Son, or Mr. J.J. Pierce, solicitors, Canterbury; or to Messrs. Wiltshire, Bolton and Cole, solicitors, Winchester House, Old Broad Street, London.