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Swan Street
West Malling
Above postcard, circa 1918. Kindly sent by Michael Mirams. Also
showing the "Swan Hotel"
and "Kent Arms." |
Above showing a close up of the postcard above, circa 1918. |
Above pewter mug kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above pewter mug showing the name C. Styles, circa 1900. |
This was described as an Anti 1868 Beerhouse, meaning that it had first
been awarded a license under the 1830 beer Act and allowed the house to
continue to remain licensed by paying their annual fee without having to
attend the licensing sessions, however, only beer was allowed to be sold.
The Malling Railway Station was opened on 1st June 1874 and renamed West
Malling on 23rd May 1948. So, I am assuming that if the building was first
licences as the 1830's Beer Act, it was probably going under a different
name before it was change to the "Railway Bell," but as yet |I do not know
which pub this could have been.
As the information is found or sent to me, including photographs, it will
be shown here.
Thanks for your co-operation.
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Kent Messenger and Gravesend Telegraph, Saturday 28th July, 1917.
The licensing (Consolidation) Act, 1910.
Notice as to Sending in Claims to be treated as Persons Interested
in Licensed Premises.
County of Kent, Western Division.
Notice is hereby given that the Compensation Authority for the above
area having decided at their Principal Meeting held on 12th day of
July, 1917, to refuse the Renewal of Licences of the premises
specified below, all persons claiming to be interested in the said
premises for the purpose of the payment of Compensation under the
said act other than the Licensees and the Registered owner of the
said premises are required to send to the Compensation Authority
notice of their claims before the 20th day of August, 1917, for the
purpose of enabling the Compensation Authority to ascertain in
manner provided by the Licensing Rules, 1910, the persons entitled
to Compensation on under the said Act in respect of the said
premises.
Notice of claims, giving particulars of the interests claimed,
should be sent to the Clerk of the Compensation Authority at this
Office at the Sessions House, Maidstone.
"Railway Bell," West Malling. Beerhouse (Ante 1869). Charles Styles.
Charles Styles, West Malling.
W.B. Prosser, Clerk of the Compensation Authority, Sessions House,
Maidstone. Dated this 26th day of July, 1917.
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Maidstone Telegraph Saturday 17th November 1917.
West Kent Licensing Committee. Compensation appointments.
Mr. Coles Child presided, on Thursday, at a meeting of this
committee, at the Sessions House, Maidstone, the other members
present being: Colonel J. M. Rogers, Colonel Grubb, Messrs C. Tuff,
Joseph Barker, R Batchelor, P. Butt-Gow, S. Lee Smith, H. Hannem, W.
A. Smith-Masters, J. H. Hay Rudton, H. J. Wood and G. Naylor with
the Clerk (Mr. W. B. Prosser), and the Valuer (Mr. H. M. Cobb, of
Higham).
It was the "supplemental" meeting for the awarding of compensation
in respect of licences "referred" earlier in the year.
Referred to the Inland Revenue.
No agreements having been come to, the following licenses were
referred to the Inland Revenue authorities:-
"Railway Bell" beer house, West Malling, owner and licensee Mr.
Charles Stiles.
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LICENSEE LIST
STYLES Charles 1891-1917 (also coach builder age 53 in 1901 )
https://pubwiki.co.uk/RailwayBell.shtml
Census
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