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Saturday, 1 June 2013

Earl Grey 1900s




Folkestone Herald 17-11-1900

Saturday, November 10th: Before Mr. J. Hoad, Aldermen Pledge and Spurgen, Councillor Penfold, and Mr. Stainer

A young man named Frederick Bailey was charged with having been drunk and disorderly, and with having assaulted a young woman named Edith Dodd. Prisoner pleaded Not Guilty.

Inspector Lilley deposed that at about 10.20 on the previous evening he saw prisoner lying on the pavement outside the Queen`s Hotel in a fit. Assisted by bystanders witness restored him to consciousness, and found that he was drunk. When he recovered witness advised him to go away. Prisoner refused, and staggered about some few minutes flourishing his stick, and afterwards went into Rendezvous Street. A few minutes afterwards, witness saw him going down High Street, and a young woman who was passing got off the pavement to let him go by. As he passed her, prisoner deliberately struck her a heavy blow across the legs with the stick. She complained of the assault, and witness followed prisoner into the Earl Grey public house. There, the landlord refused to serve him, and as he refused to leave, asked witness to eject him. He did so, and when outside asked him to go away, but he refused, using bad language, and saying he supposed witness wanted some beer. He then went up High Street, swearing all the way, and finally witness had to lock him up.

Edith Dodd said that last night she was in Rendezvous Street, and was stepping out of the way to let prisoner pass, when he struck her a violent blow across the legs with a stick.

Percy Boxer also corroborated, and said he had seen prisoner strike another young lady before Miss Dodd came along.

Prisoner said he was going to the Mayor`s dinner, but unfortunately could not get a ticket. He went to Maestrani`s Restaurant and had dinner there. He had a bottle of claret and a bottle of champagne. He would like to impress upon their minds the fact that he was subject to epileptic fits. He was liable to lose consciousness, and do things which he otherwise would not do, and if the young lady would accept his apologies she was welcome to them.

Fines of 5s. and 5s. 6d. costs for the drunkenness, and 10s. and 4s. 6d. costs for the assault were imposed.

Folkestone Express 6-9-1902

Auction Advertisement

To Brewers, Investors and Others

Under instructions from the executor of the late Mr. Hamley, High Street, Folkestone.

Messrs Temple, Barton & Co. will offer for sale by Auction at the Queen`s Hotel, Folkestone, on Thursday, September 11th, 1902, at three o`clock in the afternoon, all that Valuable Freehold Fully-Licensed Public House, situate and known as The Earl Grey, High Street, Folkestone.

Together with a large plot of land in the rear thereof, admirably adapted for building, having a frontage to Mill Bay of about 55 feet, on which four or more cottages might be erected.

The premises are brick and slate built, having an imposing frontage of about 29 feet to the High Street, with side entrance through passage leading to the rear, and contains the following accommodation:-

On the Ground Floor: Private, public, bottle and jug bars, smoking room and kitchen.

On the First Floor: Sitting room and three bedrooms.

Basement: Two cellars.

Outside: Brick and timber built carpenter`s shop, wash house and small yard.

Let to Messrs. Isherwood, Foster and Stacey Ltd., Brewers, on a lease which can be terminated in five years, at a low rental of £38 a year.

For particulars and conditions of sale apply to the Auctioneers, 48, Sandgate Road, and Barton`s Auction Rooms, Folkestone; Surveyors Institute, 12, Great George Street, Westminster S.W.; or to Messrs. T. and H. Wolferstone, Solictors, 22, Princess Square, Plymouth.

Note: The Auctioneers beg to call special attention to these very valuable fully licensed premises as being an exceptional opportunity of acquiring the freehold of a House in this busy central position.
 

Folkestone Chronicle 13-9-1902

We Hear

That on Wednesday last the freehold of the Earl Grey public house in High Street was sold for £1,500.

Folkestone Express 13-9-1902

Local News

On Thursday Messrs. Temple, Barton and Co. sold by auction at the Queen`s Hotel the freehold public house known as the Earl Grey, High Street, let on lease to Messrs. Isherwood and Co., at £38 a year, the price realised being £1,400. The property was sold by order of the executor of the late Mrs. Hamley, Messrs. Wolferstone, of Plymouth, being the solicitors.

Folkestone Chronicle 27-6-1903

Wednesday, June 24th: Before Mr. W. Wightwick, Lieut Colonel Hamilton, and Mr. Swoffer.

William Jeffrey Paramour, a burly individual, was charged with being drunk and disorderly.

Mr. Andrew (the Magistrates` chief clerk) having read the charge, prisoner said he felt he must be guilty from the feeling he woke up with that morning.

P.C. Allen said that at 7.10 on Tuesday evening he was called to the Earl Grey, High Street, where he found prisoner in the public bar, very drunk, and making use of disgusting language. Witness ejected him, and he at once became very violent, and continued to use bad language. Assistance had to be obtained, and prisoner was handcuffed and taken to the police station.

The Chief Constable described prisoner as an occasional visitor, who had not been before the Court since 1900.

The Bench thought his conduct disgraceful, and sentenced him to 14 days` without the option of a fine.

Folkestone Express 27-6-1903

Wednesday, June 24th: Before Lieut. Col. Hamilton, W. Wightwick, and G.I. Swoffer Esqs.

William Jeffrey Paramore was charged with being drunk and disorderly. In answer to the charge, prisoner said he supposed he was drunk by the feeling of his head that morning.

P.C. Allen stated that about 7.10 p.m. the previous night he was called to the London And Paris Hotel (sic), where he saw prisoner drunk in the public bar. He was ejected by the landlord, and then became very violent. Witness took prisoner into custody, and had to handcuff him in consequence of his violent conduct.

Prisoner, who is a tramp, was sent to prison for 14 days, without the option of a fine.

Folkestone Express 4-7-1903

Local News

It was inadvertently stated in our last week`s police news that a constable had been called to eject a disorderly man from the Paris Hotel. The house from which he was ejected was not the Paris, but licensed premises in High Street. In these days when the conduct of  licensed houses is so closely criticised, it is of importance that the utmost care should be taken in recording the evidence of witnesses.
 
 
 
 
 


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