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Hampton
Herne Bay
In the 1800s there was an "Oyster Inn" at Hampton near Herne Bay, where
oyster beds abounded until the 1980s.
I believe this is also known as the "Hampton Inn,"
and may be the same one that is open today, although is appears to be an
overlap of licensees names. I think the explanation to this is that the pub
was called the "Hampton Oyster Inn" and they just dropped the Oyster
reference till it eventually got lost.
Chris Richford says the following:- there was never a pub that was
flooded and abandoned. Seemingly there were a handful of houses and a
sweetshop. The confusion has arisen as the census of 1881 makes clear. The
Hampton Oyster Inn is recorded in that census and the inn Keeper was Harry
Knight 41 years with his family.
The next entry relates to a Mount family who had the Herne Bay Oyster
Company.
The idea of piers seems to have predominated around here mainly to land
passenger ships and these new found resorts. Around the turn of the 1900s
plans were afoot to have one at Tankerton, thus Pier Avenue, which as its
name suggests is one of the widest roads in that area.
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From the Canterbury Weekly Journal, 18 April 1863.
ST. AUGUSTINK S PETTY SESSIONS. Saturday.
[Before W. Delmar, Esq., T. H. Mackay, Esq., Captain Hilton, W. Ellis, Esq., G.
Neame, Esq., and W. Plummer, Esq.
Offence Against A License At Herne.
William Carter, a publican, at Herne, was charged with having his house open on
Sunday last for the sale of beer before half past twelve at noon, otherwise than
for the refreshment of travellers.
I. C. Bates said that he was sent over to Herne in private clothes on Sunday last
and visited the defendant's house, and he there found some people in the house.
He saw a man named Mount come out of the house with half a gallon of beer in a
bottle under his guernsey.
Defendant pleaded guilty, and two previous convictions having been proved
against him, the Bench fined him £1 and 8s. costs.
Elizabeth Holness, and John Rowland also pleaded guilty to a similar offence,
and pleaded in extenuation that the beer was drawn for lodgers.
The Bench having explained to defendants that they must not even draw beer for
lodgers during the forenoon, fined each of them 2s. 6d. and 8s. costs.
The money was paid in both instances.
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From the Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald. 30 November 1867. Price 1d.
INFORMATION AGAINST AN INNHOLDER.
At the St Augustine's Petty Sessions, on Saturday, Edward Philpott,
landlord of the “Hampton Oyster Inn,” Herne, was summoned for keeping
his house open during prohibited hours on Sunday. A police-constable
deposed that about 11 o'clock on Sunday morning he entered the
defendant's house dressed in private clothes, and asked for a pint of
beer. Philpott's wife said, " I cannot serve you, I'm afraid.” Whereupon
witness, having observed two men drinking in an adjoining room, asked
what they were about. Without replying to his query she produced a pint
of beer, for which he paid. Mr. Plummer (one of the magistrates)
observed that it was the duty of the police to prevent the commission of
the offence, and not, as in this case, to induce persons to commit them.
The clerk thought the offence had been compromised by the act of the
constable in taking the beer. The constable said that there were other
persons in the house besides those whom he saw drinking. The chairman
said the magistrates had determined on dismissing the case, and they
were desirous of expressing their wish that policemen should not be in
future sent to innkeepers' houses dressed in plain clothes. They at the
same time cautioned the defendant as to the future conduct of his house. |
I believe that probably between 1861 and 1891 the pub was known by both
the "Oyster Inn" and also the "Hampton Inn."
LICENSEE LIST
HARRIETT James 1841+ (age 35 in 1841 )
CARTER William 1861-67+
(listed as brick maker age 47 in 1861)
PHILPOTT Edward 1867-71+ (age 54 in 1871)
KNIGHT Harry 1881+ (age 41 in 1881)
PHILPOTT William 1882+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/OysterInn.shtml
Census
Whitstable Times
and Herne Bay Herald
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