Folkestone
Herald 27-9-1930
Obituary
We regret to record the death of Mr. John Marsh, aged
71, for 25 years the licensee of the Alexandra Tavern, Bridge Street, which
occurred at his residence on Sunday after a painful illness patiently borne.
Mr. Marsh was a Folkestonian, having lived in the town practically all his
life. Previous to taking the Alexandra Tavern, he held a licence at The
Wellington, Harbour Street and at Alkham. He was a blacksmith by trade and had
been employed in that capacity by the Earl of Radnor for about 30 years. Mr.
Marsh was very well-known in the town although of a quiet disposition.
He leaves a widow, three sons, seven daughters, and 23
grandchildren. Early next year Mr. and Mrs. Marsh would have celebrated their
golden wedding. Much sympathy will be felt for the relatives in their sad
bereavement.
The funeral took place very quietly at the Folkestone
Cemetery (Hawkinge).
Folkestone Express
5-8-1939
Local News
Percy Kershall, of no fixed abode, was charged at Folkestone
Police Court on Friday with being drunk and incapable the previous evening.
Prisoner, who came into Court leaning heavily on two walking sticks, pleaded
Guilty.
P.C. Seeker said at 10.35 p.m. on Thursday he was on duty in
Beach Street, and saw the prisoner lying on his back outside the Wellington
Hotel. He went over to assist him and found he was unable to stand. His breath
smelt of alcohol, and he was muttering things incoherently, and he came to the
conclusion he was drunk. He took the prisoner to the police station, where he
was charged, and he replied “I cannot be drunk. I`ve only had a dollar`s worth
of beer”. Prisoner said he was on the road from Hastings. He was an ex-Service
man, as they would see. He had not been to Folkestone since the South African
War. Folkestone was a nice place, he liked its people, and he liked a drop of
beer. He would like something from the poor box.
The Chairman (Mr. L.G.A. Collins) said the case would be
dismissed if the prisoner got out of town quickly.
The prisoner was before the Justices again on Saturday
morning, when it was alleged that he was found drunk and incapable in North
Road, Shorncliffe Camp, on Friday afternoon.
P.C. Lewis said at 3.10 p.m. he went to Shorncliffe Camp,
where he saw the prisoner lying on the pavement against the wall of the
Wesleyan Soldiers` Home. He had his shoes off. When witness approached,
Kershall shouted at the top of his voice. His breath smelt strongly of drink.
With assistance witness got him to his feet, but he was unable to stand, even
with the aid of his two walking sticks. He was too drunk to put his shoes on.
The prisoner, addressing the Court, said he wished to speak
to the Magistrates as a man.
“I am a hero, and this is what heroes have to put up with”,
he said. “I brought a family up and then they cannot keep me. I don`t want them
to keep me”. “I was making for Dover, and must have taken the wrong turning”,
he added.
Inspector Rowe said the prisoner had a very bad record
extending back to 1904. He had been convicted of larceny and had 73 convictions
for drunkenness. His last conviction was on March 4th, 1939, for
malicious damage and drunkenness. He was sentenced to three months and one
month concurrently.
The Chairman of the Magistrates: We are getting tired of
you. You will have to pay a fine of 10/- or seven days` hard labour.
An application by Kershall, who said he had only a little
more than a shilling, for help from the poor box was refused.
Folkestone Herald 22-6-1946
Local News
Demolition
work by the Corporation has been
started in the Beach Street area. Men were yesterday engaged in pulling down
the badly damaged Wellington Hotel, at the bottom of Dover Street.
The
Borough Engineer (Mr. E.L. Allman) told the Folkestone Herald yesterday “We are
pulling down war damaged buildings which the War Damage Commission say can be
demolished. After doing a few buildings in the Beach Street area we are going
to deal with damaged property in the Brockman Road area, returning later to the
Harbour area. We have made a complete clearance in the Bridge Street area”.
Folkestone Herald
11-2-1956
Notice
In the County of Kent, Borough of Folkestone
To: The Clerk to the Rating Authority for the
Borough of Folkestone in the County of Kent,
The Clerk to the Licensing Justices for the
Borough of Folkestone in the County of Kent,
The Chief Constable of Kent,
And to all whom it may concern.
I, Harry Frederick May, now residing at The
Lifeboat Inn Folkestone in the County of Kent, Beerhouse Keeper, do hereby give
notice that it is my intention to apply at the second session of the General
Annual Licensing Meeting for the said Borough, to be holden at the Town Hall,
Folkestone, on Wednesday the 29th day of February 1956 for the grant
to me of a Justices Licence authorising me to apply for and hold an Excise
Licence to sell by retail any intoxicating liquor which may be sold under a
Spirit Retailers (or Publican`s) Licence for consumption either on or off the
premises situate at The Lifeboat Inn, North Street, Folkestone aforesaid of
which premises Messrs. Mackeson & Company Limited of Brewery, Hythe, in the
said County, are the owners of whom I rent them and it is my intention at the
hearing of the application for the new licence to offer to surrender the
following licences:-
(a) The licence now in suspense relating to the premises
known as “The Wellington”, Beach Street, Folkestone, of which premises Messrs.
Bushell Watkins & Smith Limited of The Black Eagle Brewery, Westerham is
the registered owner.
(b) The licence now in suspense relating to the premises
known as “The Wonder Tavern”, Beach Street, Folkestone, of which premises
Messrs. Flint & Co. of 58, Castle Street, Dover is the registered owner.
Given under my hand this 2nd day of
February, 1956.
H. F. May.
Folkestone Herald
3-3-1956
Adjourned Licensing Sessions
The grant of a full licence to the Lifeboat Inn, North
Street, and the surrender of the suspended licences of the Wonder Tavern and
the Wellington, Beach Street, were agreed at the adjourned Folkestone Licensing
Sessions on Wednesday.
Mr. P. Bracher, making the applications, said there
appeared to be no objection. There was a beer licence at the Lifeboat Inn, but
facilities were wanted to supply all types of alcohol. He said there was a
definite demand for it because there were more people living in the area, and
because of the summer trade. The matter had been before the Licensing Planning
Committee, and no objection was raised by them to the application. Mr. Bracher
said the present premises of the Lifeboat Inn were not what the brewers
desired. The cottage next door was coming down, and it was the brewers`
immediate intention to improve the Lifeboat Inn. Arrangements were made with
the Corporation for the acquisition of the property and for the setting back of
the road. Plans for the improvement of the premises would come before the
Justices for approval in the very near future. He said the premises on the sea
side, only partially protected from the weather, were going to be temporarily
rebuilt at once. When the cottage came down a wall, with windows in it, would
be erected. It would be a comparatively temporary arrangement while plans for
the better siting of the house were being prepared. Something had to be done
for the comfort of the tenant and the customers as soon as the adjoining
cottage was demolished. Mr. Bracher went on to explain that it was proposed
that two other licences in suspense should be surrendered. Arrangements and
discussions had gone on with the Customs and Excise that the value of the
licences should not be paid to the owners of the premises, but be taken by the
Customs and Excise in consideration of the additional monopoly value which
would be payable in respect of the Lifeboat Inn. The two licences which it was
proposed to surrender were in respect of the Wellington and the Wonder Tavern,
in Beach Street. Dealing with the figure, Mr. Bracher said if no surrender had
been made of any other licence, it was agreed with the Customs and Excise that
it should be £600, the additional monopoly value payable on the grant of a full
licence in respect of the Lifeboat Inn. After that had been settled the value
of the two other licences was agreed at £250 and £350, a total of £600. There
was no alteration in the monopoly value payable on the Lifeboat Inn simply
because the two other licences were being surrendered to satisfy the payment.
He said the owners and holders of the other two licences had authorised him to
say they had consented to the surrender.
Harry Frederick May, the licensee of the Lifeboat Inn for
eight years, said there was a demand for wines and spirits. Nearby was the
W.T.A. Hostel, where there were 140 visitors in the summer. In addition a block
of flats had been built in North Street and many visitors used the area in the
summer. He said ladies` darts matches were held at the Lifeboat Inn, and the
secretary of the team told him there was difficulty in arranging matches with
other houses because wines and spirits were not obtainable.
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