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45 Ye Pantiles (Back Parade
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Royal Tunbridge Wells
Above photo, 1891. |
Above photo, 1960s, showing the stable block to the pub. |
Above sign, date unknown. |
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From Jackson's Oxford Journal, Saturday, October 14, 1826; Issue 3833.
DIED.
Mr. Eastwood, of the "Hand and Sceptre Inn, Tonbridge;
(sic) whilst in seeming
good health, and on the point of sitting down to his breakfast, he sank
into the arms of death, leaving a disconsolate widow and family of
children to lament his loss. |
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From the Kent Herald, 24 July 1828.
MARRIAGE.
On Monday, at Speldhurst, Mr. William Claringbould, to Mrs. Eastwood, of the
"Hand and Sceptre Inn," Tunbridge Wells.
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From the Kent and Sussex Courier, Friday 6 March 1874.
Southborough. A Fatality.
On Saturday afternoon a horse and cab belonging to Mr Stidolph, of
Tunbridge Wells, were driven to Southborough by man name Trotman. In the
fly with three or four people who called at the "Hand and Sceptre." The
horse when pulled up staggered and fell, and died directly afterwards.
Later in the day some amusement was afforded by a man who became so
tipsy that he endeavoured, of course in vain, to raise the animal to
life and could not be persuaded that it was dead.
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From the
https://www.kentlive.news By Mary Harris, 7 March 2023.
The "Hand and Sceptre" on The Pantiles became today's "Ragged
Trousers" at 46 The Pantiles, dating back to 1800. It later became
the "London Steak Restaurant," "Swiss Restaurant" and, in the 1980s, the
"Pantiles Wine Bar."
By 1995 it had become "Springs restaurant," then "Liaison," before
reverting to a pub in 2006. |
LICENSEE LIST
EASTWOOD Mr dec'd to Oct/1826
EASTWOOD Stephen 1828+
CLARINGBOLD William 1832+
BALDOCK Henry 1851+ (age 44 in 1851 )
VERRALL Isaac 1858-62+ (age 56 in 1861)
LANGLEY Hannah Marie Mrs 1871-74 (age 51 in 1871)
WILSON W J 1881+
CARD Frank 1891+ (Hotel Keeper age 46 in 1891)
WILSON William 1891+ (Hotel Proprietor age 25 in 1891)
BRICE William 1901+ (age 47 in 1901)
PRYKE Arthur 1903+
EDWARDS Joseph 1911-13+ (age 49 in 1911)
EDWARDS Isobel H Mrs 1914+
ELDON William 1918-22+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/HandSceptre.shtml
From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
From the Medway Kelly's Directory 1914/15
Kent
and Sussex Courier
Census
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