Folkestone Herald 28-6-1930
Inquest
A party from the Ship Inn, Radnor Street, Folkestone, had
a most distressing experience on Monday afternoon, when their charabanc, driven
by Mr. Henry Freeman Sarjeant, of Oaks Road, Cheriton, came into collision with
a motorcyclist at Willesborough. The cyclist, Mr. Cedric Alfred White, agent,
of 18, North Street, Ashford, died before the ambulance reached the scene of
the accident. It appears that the deceased was riding his motor bicycle down
Lees Road, Willesborough, and turning into the main road from Lacton Hall to
Kennington, came into collision with the charabanc.
An inquest was held on Tuesday afternoon, when evidence
was given by deceased`s son, Cedric Alfred Wright, 18, North Street, Ashford,
who said his father was an experienced motorcyclist, and had ridden a motor
bicycle for about five years.
George Charles Prior, Ship Inn, Radnor Street,
Folkestone, said he was a passenger in Mr. Sarjeant`s charabanc, sitting next
to the driver. He was looking round, and did not see the accident. He felt the
bus swerve suddenly to the right, there was a crash, and the bus stopped. The
bus was going very slowly at the time of the accident. He did not hear a horn
sounded.
P.C. Legge said he found the charabanc standing in the
road, and lying across, and partly under the charabanc, was a motor bicycle. A
little in front of the bicycle was the body of the deceased, who was dead.
Deceased`s head was lying against the kerb. There was a skid mark 33ft. long
from the point of impact to where the bus stopped. Twenty one feet from the
point of impact there were marks where the charabanc had swerved across the
road. There was a mark on the near side front dumb iron of the charabanc, and
the starting handle was bent back. The front wheel of the motorcycle was jammed
up under the front part of the frame of the charabanc. The view of the side
road was obscured by a stone wall and a hedge. Mr. Sarjeant said to witness “I
was coming down this street, and when I got practically on the corner a
motorcyclist came out round the corner. I looked to see if he was coming up the
road. As soon as I spotted him I served across the road to avoid him. The
cyclist seemed to half turn and went across the front of my car and the car
struck him. I sounded my horn”.
Dr. J.C. Hodgson, Ashford, said deceased had a fracture
at the base of his skull, which caused death. Witness said he drove a car, and
where the accident happened was a most dangerous corner.
Mr. Sarjeant intimated that he did not wish to give evidence.
The jury returned a verdict of death from misadventure,
and recommended that the corner should be widened.
Folkestone
Express 13-2-1932
Annual Licensing Sessions
Wednesday, February 10th: Before Alderman
R.G. Wood, The Mayor, Alderman A.E. Pepper, Mr. J.H. Blamey, Alderman T.S.
Franks, Eng. Rear Admiral L.J. Stephens, Mr. F. Seager, Mr. W. Griffin, Dr. W.
Nuttall, Miss A.M. Hunt, Councillor Mrs. E. Gore, Mr. S.B. Corser, and
Councillor the Hon. Mrs. N.E. Howard.
The Bench granted music licences for the use of
wireless concerts at the Ship Hotel and the Black Bull.
The date of the Adjourned Licensing Sessions was fixed
for March 9th next.
The Chairman stated that music and dancing licences
which had been in existence were also renewed that day, and the billiards
licences were also renewed.
Folkestone
Herald 13-2-1932
Annual Licensing Sessions
The Licensing Magistrates at the Annual Licensing
Sessions, which were held at the Town Hall on Wednesday, referred two licensed
houses, the Granville and the Oddfellows, to the adjourned sessions for further
consideration on the grounds of redundancy.
The Magistrates were: Alderman R.G. Wood, The Mayor,
Alderman A.E. Pepper, Mr. W. Griffin, Dr. W.W. Nuttall, Mr. J.H. Blamey, Miss
A.M. Hunt, Mrs. E. Gore, Alderman T.S. Franks, Rear Admiral L.J. Stephens, the
Hon. Mrs. N. Howard, Mr. F. Seager and Mr. S.B. Corser.
Music licences were granted to the Ship Hotel and the
Black Bull Hotel so that wireless concerts might be given on the licensed
premises.
The Magistrates fixed Wednesday, March 9th,
for the adjourned sessions.
The Magistrates also renewed all the music and dancing
licences.
Folkestone
Express 7-10-1933
Council Meeting Extract
The Folkestone Town Council on Wednesday approved of
the Health Committee`s recommendations concerning the scheme for dealing with
the whole of Radnor Street as a slum clearance, and further progress will
therefore be possible in connection with the rebuilding of the area. The scheme
include the compulsory purchase of four licensed houses, lodging houses, a
restaurant, stores, temporary buildings for amusement, and workshops.
The Health Committee`s recommendations dealing with the
matter were as follows: (extract)
Resolved: That Compulsory Purchase Orders be made for
the purchase by the Council; that there shall be included in the
above-mentioned Compulsory Purchase Orders the under-mentioned properties and
such other properties which are surrounded by or adjoin the clearance area,
including: Radnor Street, No. 59, public house (Packet Boat Inn); No. 24,
public house (Jubilee Inn); No. 30, public house (Oddfellows Arms); No. 38,
public house (Ship Inn)
Councillor Dallas Brett said with regard to the four
public houses those were matters presenting somewhat of a difficulty. It was a
difficulty which had not been got over at the present moment, because it had
not been tackled, but he was informed at the Ministry in other schemes
throughout the country, where public houses had existed and had to be got rid
of, private arrangement with the brewers had been made, which had been more
satisfactory than would have been thought possible He proposed to ask his
Committee to give instructions to himself and the Town Clerk to see what
arrangements could be made. Whatever they did, they had got to realise that the
whole area had to be cleared, and that they included in their plans two very
valuable sites for public house property, to take the place of one or two or
more of the houses which were in existence in Radnor Street at the present
time. It was a matter of negotiations.
Councillor Barfoot said he believed that the scheme
would be materially reduced if the stores and two public houses on the Fish
Market were left as they were, and if the houses which it was proposed to build
on that site were built on what was now the amusement park.
The resolution confirming the adoption of the
recommendations was almost unanimously carried.
Folkestone
Express 6-10-1934
Council Meeting Extract
On Wednesday the Folkestone Town Council had before
them the letter from the Ministry of Health in which they practically approved
of the Council`s scheme for making a slum clearance area. They made
suggestions, however, for a few properties to be excluded in order to lessen
the cost of the scheme.
The Health Committee, in consequence, in their minutes
recommended the preparation of fresh plans in order to provide for forty houses
on the site, and also that the three licensed houses, which were to be dealt
with under the original scheme, should be allowed to remain. The Council,
without any discussion, approved of the recommendations.
The Town Clerk submitted the following letter from the
Ministry of Health (extract): Ministry of Health, Whitehall, S.W. 1. 30th
August, 1934. “At the same time the Council will appreciate that when the
inclusion of expensive properties is proposed it is necessary to consider carefully
whether the cost of their acquisition does not outweigh their benefit to the
scheme, and in this connection the estimated cost of acquiring the licensed
premises in the area is of particular importance. The conclusion which the
Minister has reached is that the properties reference Nos. 88, 91, and 97
should be excluded”.
Note: It is unclear which three properties
this refers to, as originally there were to be four licensed houses cleared. I
suspect that it means the Oddfellows, Ship, and Jubilee.
Folkestone
Express 24-11-1934
Council Meeting Extract
A general scheme for the re-housing of the Radnor
Street area was definitely approved by the General Purposes Committee of the
Folkestone Town Council at their meeting yesterday (Thursday).
The Borough Surveyor submitted a report and description
of the proposed lay-out of the Radnor Street area.
The proposal assumes that the licensed houses will be
moved to alternative and more commodious sites, and it is desirable that these
premises should be moved, as only by these means can a symmetrical and
generally accepted lay-out be obtained.
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