Railway Tavern 1950s - 1960s

Folkestone Gazette 21-3-1951

Local News

Mr. A.E. Jennings, licensee of the Railway Tavern, Dover Road, Folkestone, collapsed in a cafe near the Savoy Cinema on Monday night. He was taken to Folkestone Hospital and his wife was called. He died about half an hour after reaching hospital. Mr. Jennings was a Folkestonian. Before 1939, he was the proprietor of the Harbour Garage Cafe, but when war came he joined the R.A.F. He was invalided out with rheumatoid arthritis. He was a member of the Folkestone and District Lic­ensed Victuallers` Association. He leaves a wife and a daugh­ter with whom much sympathy will be extended.

Folkestone Herald 24-3-1951

 

Obituary

Mr. A.E. Jennings, licensee of the Railway Tavern, Dover Road, Folkestone, col­lapsed in a cafe in Rendezvous Street on Mon­day night. He was taken to the Royal Victoria Hos­pital, and his wife, Mrs. E.C. Jennings, was called. He died be­fore regaining consciousness.

Aged 43, Mr. Jennings was a Folkestonian. Before the war he was proprietor of the Harbour Garage Cafe. He joined the R.A.F. but was invalided out with rheumatoid arthritis. He was a member of Folke­stone and District Licensed Vic­tuallers’ Association. Mr. Jennings leaves a wife and a daughter of 18.

 

 

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Folkestone Gazette 13-2-1963

Local News

Permits under the Betting and Gaming Act for amuse­ments with prizes have been granted to the Martello Hotel, True Briton, Ship Inn, East Cliff Tavern, Raglan Hotel, Royal Pavilion Bars, Railway Tavern, and Royal Standard.