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.

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Whilst the above-mentioned books and supplements represent an enormous amount of research over many years, it is almost inevitable that further research will throw up some differences to the published works. Where these have been found, I have noted them. This is not intended to detract in any way from previous research, but merely to indicate that (possible) new information is available.

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Saturday, 30 November 2013

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30th November, 2013: Folkestone Daily News reports for 1911 Added

George Inn 1910s



Folkestone Express 14-10-1911

Obituary

We regret to announce that Mr. W. Arthur, licensee of the Star and Garter Inn, Harvey Street, died at midnight on Monday, after having been ailing for a short time. It will be remembered that his father, who was licensee of the Princess Royal Hotel, South Street, died very suddenly a few years ago.

Folkestone Daily News 30-11-1911

Thursday, November 30th: Before Messrs. Hamilton, Swoffer, Stainer and Boyd.

Annie Hart, widow of the late Captain Hart, was charged with being drunk and disorderly.

P.C. Butcher deposed to seeing accused in a bar of the George Inn. The landlord asked her to leave. She refused, and witness ejected her. She became very violent and used bad language, so he took her into custody.

Accused said she had recently lost her husband, and would never touch drink again.

The Chief Constable said she had been convicted seven times – six for drunkenness, and once for assault.

She was fined 5s. and 4s. 6d. costs.

Folkestone Express 2-12-1911

Thursday, November 30th: Before Lieut. Colonel Hamilton, and J. Stainer, G.I. Swoffer, and G. Boyd Esqs.

Annie Hart was charged with being drunk and disorderly in George Lane.

P.C. Butcher said at 6.40 p.m. he was called to the George Hotel and ejected prisoner.

Prisoner said her husband was only just dead.

The Chief Constable said she had been there six times for drunkenness, and once for obscene language, but not since five years ago.

Fined 5s. and 5s. 6d. costs, or seven days`.

Folkestone Herald 2-12-1911


Thursday, November 30th: Before Lieut. Col. Hamilton, Messrs. J. Stainer, G.I. Swoffer, and G. Boyd.

Annie Hart, a respectably dressed woman, was charged with being drunk and disorderly.

When asked to plead, witness, who had to be supported by the female attendant in the dock, said she had only had a little tea.

P.C. Butcher said that on the previous evening at about 6.40 he was called to the George Hotel (sic), where he saw prisoner in the private bar. She was drunk, and would not go out when requested to do so by the landlord. With assistance, witness got her into the street, where she became very abusive and used obscene language.

Prisoner: I dare say it is true if he says it. She added that her husband had just died.

P.S. Simpson deposed that the prisoner was drunk and very violent in the police station, and used obscene language.

Prisoner said she was very sorry, and would never touch the drink again.

The Chief Constable said prisoner had been before the Bench seven times before, six times for drunkenness, and once for obscene language. It was only fair to say that it was five years ago since prisoner had been charged.

Prisoner: That was when my husband was alive. He is gone now and can`t provoke me. I won`t touch drink again.

The Chairman said that it was very disgraceful to see a person in prisoner`s position drunk and disorderly. She would be fined 5s. and 4s. 6d. costs.
 

Saturday, 23 November 2013

Updates

23rd November, 2013: Folkestone Herald Reports for 1911 Added

Bellevue Hotel 1910 - 1914



Folkestone Daily News 19-1-1910

Wednesday, January 19th: Before Messrs. Ward, Herbert, Fynmore, Leggett, and Linton.

The licence of the Bellevue Tavern was transferred from Mr. Warren to Mr. Taylor.

Folkestone Express 22-1-1910

Wednesday, January 9th: Before Messrs. E.T. Ward, W.G. Herbert, R.J. Linton, Major Leggett, and Lieut. Colonel Fynmore.

The following licence was transferred: The Bellevue Hotel from Mr. H. Warren to Mr. F.J. Taylor

Folkestone Herald 22-1-1910

Wednesday, January 19th: Before Mr. E.T. Ward, Lieut. Colonel Fynmore, Major Leggett, and Messrs. W.G. Herbert and R.J. Linton.

Folkestone Herald 27-5-1911

Thursday, May 25th: Before Mr. W.H. Herbert, Major Leggett, Messrs. J. Stainer and R.J. Linton.

Frederick George Fennell was charged with stealing two breeching straps, the property of Mr. E.G. Moat.

Joe Mills, a vanman in the employ of Mr. E.G. Moat, carrying on business in St. John Street, identified the straps produced as being a portion of the harness of a horse which was the property of his employer. On the 23rd inst., at about 3.30 in the afternoon, he took the horse out of the van, and hung the harness on a peg in the stable in St. John Street. Witness missed the straps the following morning at about 7.30, when he went to harness the horse. The straps were valued at 5s. 6d., and were almost new. Witness saw the prisoner in the Belle Vue Inn about half an hour after he had taken the straps off the horse.

John Francis Simpson, a dealer, of Folkestone, was then called. He stated he was very deaf, and some difficulty was experienced by the Clerk in keeping him to the point. He stated that he saw the prisoner in the Fishmarket on Tuesday. He was not sure whether it was in the afternoon, or at dinner time. “You see”, he began, “I had been there all the morning and....”. Here he was cut short by the Magistrates` Clerk, who requested him to keep to the point. Prisoner brought two straps to witness, who did not seem sure at first whether the straps produced were the same. He explained that he had a lot of old harness, “tons of it”, holding up a few straps tied with a piece of string. He commenced a statement about his business, which was, however, nipped in the bud by the Clerk. When he was brought back to the point again, witness stated that prisoner asked 1s. for the straps. Finally, however, witness gave him 6d. He said he did not know whether prisoner wanted to sell them, or whether he simply wanted a drink. Witness told him that he would keep the straps, and if prisoner wanted them again he could have them by paying 6d. He did not ask prisoner where he got the straps, which he handed over to Inspector Lawrence the next day.

Inspector Lawrence stated that he visited the shop of the previous witness, who handed him the pair of straps now produced, which were later identified by Mr. Mills as the property of Mr. Moat. Witness later saw prisoner in the Clarence Hotel. He showed him the two straps, and said “I want you to come to the police station with me. I shall charge you with stealing these straps from Mr. Moat`s stable yesterday”. Prisoner replied “All right, sir”. At the police station prisoner said that he did not know anything about the straps.

Accused pleaded Not Guilty, and said that he saw a man on the Fishmarket, who asked him to sell the straps. He did not steal them. He took them, and at this man`s request, he asked the witness Simpson 1s. for them.

The Chairman: Do you expect us to believe a tale like that? Do you mean to say that you would sell anything for a man you did not know?

Prisoner: Yes, sir. I have often done it.

The Chief Constable said there were twelve previous convictions against prisoner, ten for drunkenness, one for assaulting the police, and one for larceny.

The Chairman said there was no doubt in the minds of the Bench that prisoner had taken the straps, and he would be sentenced to 21 days` hard labour.
The licence of the Belle Vue Hotel, St. John`s Street, was transferred from Mr. Herbert Warren to Mr. F.J. Taylor

 

Saturday, 16 November 2013

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16th November, 2013: Folkestone Express Reports for 1911 Added

Saturday, 9 November 2013

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9th November, 2013: Folkestone Daily News Reports for 1910 Added

Rose Hotel 1910 - 1914



Folkestone Daily News 9-2-1910

Annual Licensing Sessions

Wednesday, February 9th: Before The Mayor, Messrs. Ward, Fynmore, Linton, Hamilton, Stainer, and Leggett.

The Chief Constable read his annual report (for details see Folkestone Express).

All the licences were renewed, except the Wellington, Chequers, and Rose Hotel. These were adjourned till the adjourned licensing sessions.

Folkestone Express 12-2-1910

Annual Licensing Sessions

Wednesday, February 9th: Before The Mayor, Lieut. Col. Hamilton, Major Leggett, Lieut. Col. Fynmore, Messrs. E.T. Ward, J. Stainer, and R.J. Linton.

The Chief Constable (Mr. H. Reeve) submitted his annual report as follows:- Gentlemen, I have the honour to report that there are at present within your jurisdiction 125 premises for the sale by retail of intoxicating liquors, viz: Full licences, 76; beer “on”, 7; beer “off”, 6; beer and spirit dealers, 15; grocers, etc., 11; chemists, 7; confectioners, 3; total, 125.

This gives an average, according to the Census of 1901, of one licence to every 245 persons, or one “on” licence to every 369 persons.

There are two other houses licensed by the Inland Revenue for the sale of beer, wine and spirits off the premises, under the provisions of the Excise Acts, for which no Magistrates` certificate is required.

Since the last annual licensing meeting ten of the licences have been transferred.

Five occasional licences have been granted for the sale of drink on premises not ordinarily licensed for such sale, and 45 extensions of the usual time of closing have been granted to licence holders when balls, dinners, etc., were being held on their premises.

During the year ended 31st December last 93 persons (73 males and 20 females) were proceeded against for drunkenness. Ninety were convicted and three discharged.

This, I am pleased to report, is a decrease of 14 persons proceeded against as compared with the preceding year, and a decrease of 32 persons proceeded against when compared with 1907.

Of those proceeded against 38 were residents of the borough, 10 residents of other districts, 36 of no fixed abode, and 9 soldiers.

Since the last annual meeting two licence holders have been convicted, namely: One permitting gambling – fined £5 and costs; one permitting drunkenness – fined 40/- and costs. In the latter case notice of appeal against the conviction has been given, and will be dealt with by the Recorder at the next Quarter Sessions.

Fourteen clubs where intoxicating liquor is sold are registered in accordance with the Act of 1902. These clubs have a total membership of 3,063, an increase of three clubs and an increase of 1,261 members, as compared with 1903, the year in which clubs were first registered.

There are 17 places licensed for music and dancing, and three for public billiard playing.

I am pleased to report that with very few exceptions the licensed houses during the past year have been conducted in a satisfactory manner.

I have received notice of two applications to be made at these sessions to sell beer off the premises.

I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant.

The licences were then renewed, with the exception of the Chequers Inn, Seagate Street (Walter Howlett), Rose Hotel, Rendezvous Street (Percy William John Hunt), and the Wellington (Charles William Copping Skinner), which were deferred to the adjourned licensing sessions on March 7th.

Folkestone Herald 12-2-1910

Annual Licensing Sessions

Wednesday, February 9th: Before The Mayor, Lieut. Col. Hamilton, Lieut. Col. Fynmore, Major Leggett, Messrs. R.J. Linton, E.T. Ward, and J. Stainer.

The Rose Hotel, 24, Rendezvous Street, full licence, (licensee Mr. Hunt), was referred by the Bench to the adjourned sessions on account of the conviction recorded against the licensee during the year for permitting gaming on the premises.

Folkestone Daily News 7-3-1910

Adjourned Licensing Sessions

Monday, March 7th: Before The Mayor, Messrs. Ward, Hamilton, Linton, Herbert, Stainer, Leggett, and Boyd.

The Rose Hotel

The licence of this hotel, which had been adjourned on account of a conviction for gambling, was now granted, Chief Constable Reeve offering no opposition.

The Mayor told the applicant to be careful in future.
 
Folkestone Express 12-3-1910

Adjourned Licensing Sessions

Monday, March 7th: Before The Mayor, Lieut. Col. Hamilton, Major Leggett, Messrs. E.T. Ward, W.G. Herbert, and R.J. Linton.

Three licences had been referred to the justices for consideration – the Rose Hotel, the Wellington public house, and the Chequers.

The Rose Hotel

Mr. Reeve (the Chief Constable) said that the licence of the Rose Hotel was adjourned to that meeting owing to a conviction against it. He offered no further objection to the licence.

The Mayor, addressing Mr. Newman, who represented Mr. Hunt, said the licence had been adjourned. It would be granted now. The Bench, however, trusted there would be no further trouble in regard to gambling in the house, or anything of that sort.

Folkestone Herald 12-3-1910

Adjourned Licensing Sessions

Monday, March 7th: Before The Mayor, Lieut. Col. C.J. Hamilton, Major Leggett, Messrs. J. Stainer, W.G. Herbert, T. Ames, R.J. Linton, and G. Boyd.

The Rose Hotel

At the Annual Licensing Sessions the licence of the Rose Hotel, 24, Rendezvous Street, was referred on account of the fact that a conviction had been recorded against the licensee during the year for permitting gambling on the premises.

The Chief Constable now said that he offered no objection to the renewal of the licence.

The Mayor said that the licence would be granted, but the Bench hoped there would be no further trouble with regard to gambling or anything of that sort in the house.

Mr. Newman, representing the licensee, said that he would see to that.

Folkestone Express 14-5-1910

Notice

Pursuant to an Order of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice made in the matter of the estate of Robert Hunt deceased, and in an action Hoare and Company Limited against Percy William John Hunt 1910 H No. 557, the creditors of Robert Hunt, late of the Rose Hotel, Folkestone, in the County of Kent, Licensed Victualler, who died in or about the month of December, 1908, are on or before the 31st day of May, 1910, to send by post prepaid to Mr. Alfred Dods, of 9, John Street, Bedford Row, in the County of London, a member of the firm Messrs. Smith, Rundell, and Dods, of the same place, solicitors for the defendant Percy William John Hunt, the executor of the deceased, their Christian and surnames, addresses, and descriptions, the full particulars of their claims, a statement of their accounts, and the nature of the securities, if any, held by them in default thereof, they will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said Order.

Every creditor holding any security is to produce the same before Mr. Justice Eve, at his Chambers, the Royal Courts of Justice, London, on the 8th day of June, 1910, at 12.30 o`clock in the afternoon, being the time appointed for adjudicating on the claims.

Dated this 28th day of April, 1910.

Sandilands and Co., 12, Fenchurch Avenue, London, E.C. (Plaintiff`s solicitors)

Folkestone Daily News 19-5-1910

Wednesday, May 18th: Before Messrs. Herbert, Fynmore, Swoffer, Linton, Stainer, and Leggett.

The licence of the Rose Hotel was transferred to Mr. A.J. Cook, the receiver and manager appointed by the executors of the late Robert Hunt.

Note: This does not appear in More Bastions.

Folkestone Express 28-5-1910

Wednesday, May 25th: Before Messrs. E.T. Ward, W.G. Herbert, and R.J. Linton, and Major Leggett.

The licence of the Rose Hotel was transferred from Mr. Hunt to Mr. Cook (sic). Temporary authority had been granted.