Wraight Brewery, Rendezvous Street

 

Kentish Post 2-8-1746

To be sold, together or separately, to the highest bidder, at the George Inn, in Folkestone, on Thursday, the 7^th day of August next: A freehold brewhouse, lately new rebuilt, malthouse, millhouse, storehouses, stable in very good repair, and a large yard thereunto belonging, lying at the upper part of the town of Folkestone.

Also a large old and well-accustomed public house called the Sign of The George, with large and good stabling, all in good repair, yard and garden thereunto belonging and adjoining, lying near to the abovesaid brewhouse.

Also another well-accustomed public house, called the Sign of the Royal George, also in very good repair, lying near the Stade, in Folkestone aforesaid.

Also a large brewing copper, tuns, floats, backs, dray and dray-horse, and other utensils of brewing; a large parcel of stale beer in butts, a parcel of malt, hops, coals, and casks of several sorts, fitting for a common brewer.

N.B. The above estate, utensils, stock-in-trade, &c., may be viewed at any time before the day of sale by applying either to Mr. Inmith Wraight, brewer, in Folkestone aforesaid, or Richard Slodden, attorney at law, in the same town. And if any person be disposed to buy the whole, there are five other well-accustomed public houses now served with beer from the said brewhouse, and, if sold together, may be bought a great pennyworth.

Three Tuns, Site Unknown, c1740 - 1777

Licensee

John Boxer c1741 1777 Also Fishing Boat 1773 1776

Kentish Post 6-9-1740 

Stolen from Folkestone on Wednesday night last, a brown mare, 14 hands high, very hollow-eyed, a little white speck on her forehead, two marks of old rowels behind, and a little wrung on each side by the pinions; whoever gives notice to the Mermaid in Canterbury, or the Three Tuns in Folkestone, so as the mare may be recovered again, shall receive half a Guinea reward, and reasonable charges.

Note: Earlier start date for Three Tuns

Kentish Post 14-9-1745 

Stolen or strayed out of the grounds of Mr. Baker, at Folkestone, on Monday morning last, a handsome straight brown mare, coming nine years old, 14 hands high, with a narrow white slip down her face, and the off foot white just above her pastern; with a little wen, supposed to be wring by the saddle, but not sore, on the off-shoulder, and newly docked: Whoever can give intelligence of the said mare, so as to be had again, to Benj. Webster, at the Mermaid, in Canterbury, or to John Boxer, at the Three Tuns, in Folkestone (whose property she is), shall have all reasonable satisfaction.

 

Black Boy, Site Unknown Listed Pre 1738 ????

Licensees 

William Badcock c1736 1736

William Sharp Mentioned 1741

 

Kentish Post 7-4-1736 

At Mr. William Badcock`s, at the Black Boy, in Folkestone, on Wednesday and Thursday, being the 28^th and 29^th days of April, in Easter week next, will be a match of cockfighting between the gentlemen of Folkestone and Dover, for two Guineas a battle, and five the odd; each side to show 25 cocks.

Note: There will be two battles fought each day before dinner, very good stabling, a twelve penny ordinary, and good entertainment. 

Note: Does not appear in More Bastions

Kentish Post 14-8-1736 

This is to give notice that William Badcock is removed from the Black Boy in Folkestone to the Star, without St. George`s Gate, near the cattle market, Canterbury, where is good entertainment for man and horse; likewise horses to be let.