Even More Tales From The Tap Room: 29 Sept 2012

Thanks And Acknowledgements

My thanks go to Kent Libraries and Archives - Folkestone Library and also to the archive of the Folkestone Herald. For articles from the Folkestone Observer, my thanks go to the Kent Messenger Group. Southeastern Gazette articles are from UKPress Online, and Kentish Gazette articles are from the British Newspaper Archive. See links below.

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

Other sites which may be of interest are the Folkestone and District Local History Society, the Kent History Forum, Christine Warren`s fascinating site, Folkestone Then And Now, and Step Short, where I originally found the photo of the bomb-damaged former Langton`s Brewery, links also below.

Welcome

Welcome to Even More Tales From The Tap Room.

Core dates and information on licensees tenure are taken from Martin Easdown and Eamonn Rooney`s two fine books on the pubs of Folkestone, Tales From The Tap Room and More Tales From The Tap Room - unfortunately now out of print. Dates for the tenure of licensees are taken from the very limited editions called Bastions Of The Bar and More Bastions Of The Bar, which were given free to very early purchasers of the books.

Easiest navigation of the site is by clicking on the PAGE of the pub you are looking for and following the links to the different sub-pages. Using the LABELS is, I`m afraid, not at all user-friendly.

Saturday, 29 September 2012

Arteries Tavern, Arts and Treasures Site 1885 - 1886

Arteries Tavern 1886. Credit Folkestone Library

Licensee

B.E. Wedderburn 1885 1886

Folkestone News 6-2-1886

Extract from a report on the building works at the Arts and Treasures Exhibition.

We noticed that every accommodation appears to be provided for the comfort of those occupied in the construction of the building, notably a soup kitchen and coffee palace, and last but not least, The Arteries Tavern and it`s adjoining refreshment buffet, thus providing for such as have little time at their disposal to go further afield for creature comforts.

Folkestone News 20-2-1886

Extract from a report on the building works at the Arts and Treasures Exhibition.

The table d`hote at Ye Arteries Tavern for the accommodation of the staff takes place daily at one o`clock, through the kindness of Mr. Wedderburn, the proprietor of the West Cliff Hotel, where accommodation may be found for man and beast, and worthy John Stonham has charge of the hostelry.

Note: No mention of Stonham in More Bastions. Was he possibly manager?

Folkestone News 17-4-1886

Local News

The poor old Arteries Tavern is pulled down. Alas!, it`s spirit is fled, and the poor workmen upon the Exhibition are walking about with tears in their eyes.