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Friday, 13 February 2015

Star Inn 1950s



Folkestone Herald 7-7-1951

Local News

Seven Folkestone public houses were granted an ex­tension of licence on weekdays until 11 p.m. and on Sundays to 10.30 p.m. until September 30th at Folkestone Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

Mr. W.J. Mason, appearing for the applicants, said a simi­lar application had been granted to a number of hotels for the summer season and Festival of Britain. At East­bourne 44 applications of the same kind had been granted and 115 at Hastings. The ex­tension had been granted to all those who desired it in the other two towns.

The application was granted in respect of the Star Inn, Bouverie Hotel, Shakespeare Hotel, Guildhall Hotel, Prince Albert Hotel, Globe Inn, and George Inn.

Folkestone Herald 28-2-1959

Local News

Edwin A. Morris, formerly carrying on business st the Star Inn, Newington, appeared for his adjourned public examination at Canterbury Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday. His statement of affairs had shown liabilities amounting to £2,285 16/2 and a deficiency of £320 8/-.

He was formerly at the Bull`s Head Hotel, Margate, and had attributed his failure to carrying on both houses at the same time for some months at a quiet time of the year with incidental heavy travelling expenses. He had been ordered in November to file a statement showing how he had disposed of a sum of £266.

The Official Receiver (Mr. T.A. Tuck) said he had received the statement that morning. It showed items totalling £175, the rest being payments of pressing trade accounts, details of which he could not remember. Mr. Tuck said it was a little unsatisfactory, but he did not suppose he would get a better statement.

Asked if he had delivered up all his assets, Morris replied “Everything except my overcoat”.

The public examination was closed.

Folkestone Gazette 4-11-1959
Townsman`s Diary

Three local inn signs will be displayed in Brussels shortly. Perhaps you may have noticed that the colourful sign of your favourite hostelry has disappeared recently and been replaced with a notice such as is pictured on this page. What`s behind their disappearance? Well, the enterprising House of Whitbread are taking part in an exhibition one of the big stores in the Belgian capital is staging from November 19th to January 1st. The accent will be on the British way of life and many British goods will be on sale. Included in the exhibition are signs from Kent inns. Whitbreads are displaying the signs at their prefabricated public house. From Folkestone the brewers have taken the signs of the British Lion on Folkestone`s old Bayle, the Lifeboat Inn, North Street, and The Star, Newington. The signs were on their way to Brussels yesterday.
 
 

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