DOVER KENT ARCHIVES

Sort file:- Herne, September, 2021.

Page Updated:- Sunday, 12 September, 2021.

PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1864-

Victoria

Latest 1940s

(Name to)

108 (22 in 1871) High Street

Herne Bay

 

From the Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald, Saturday 29 October 1881.

APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF CLOSING TIME.

The landlord of the "Victoria Hotel," Herne Bay, applied for permission to keep open till 12 o'clock on the occasion of a mechanics' supper at his house.

Superintendent Walker:- I should like the Bench to ask who are the people who will be at the supper, as the Herne Bay publicans are continually applying for extensions of time for suppers. One has a fat pig supper, another some other kind of supper; but I believe these suppers are only got up as excuses for the landlord. The last time the Bench granted as extension there was a disturbance outside the house at closing time.

The Chairman said the Bench refused a similar application from Herne Bay a few weeks ago, and they must refuse the present one.

 

From the Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald, 24 March 1900. Price 1d.

HERNE BAY - SHE WAS EXCITED

Lily Branch was summoned for being drunk and disorderly at Herne Bay on the 3rd inst.

P.C. Hopkins deposed that at 6.30 p.m., the defendant was outside the "Victoria" and caused a crowd to assemble. He was obliged to take her into custody.

Defendant pleaded guilty, but said she was more excited than anything.

Fined 5s. and coats 12s. 4d., or seven days hard labour.

 

From the Kent and Sussex Courier, 20 April, 1901.

DEATH THROUGH BOX SLIPPING.

An inquest was held at the "Victoria Inn," Herne Bay, on Monday by the East Kent Coroner (Mr. R. M. Mercer) touching the death of Isaac John Brown, a 'bus driver aged 30.

It appeared deceased met with an accident on Wednesday, April 3, while lifting a box and grazed his right arm a little above the wrist. Dr. Marvin dressed the wound, but the deceased subsequently got worse and died on Thureday, April 11 from blood-poisoning.

The Coroner summed up and the jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death.

 

The building can be traced back to 1864 and possibly earlier, originally called the "Victoria" but the name was extended to the "Queen Victoria" in the 1940s.

I believe the pub is closed but haven't been told a date as yet.

 

LICENSEE LIST

BREAR Henry S 1871+ (age 58 in 1871Census)

BROWN Henry Grant 1874+ (also builder)

ROBINSON Edward 1881-91+ (age 34 in 1881Census)

FOX Charles Henry 1899-1930+ (age 41 in 1901Census) Kelly's 1903

FOX Alice Mary Mrs 1934-38+

https://pubwiki.co.uk/Victoria.shtml

 

CensusCensus

Kelly's 1903From the Kelly's Directory 1903

 

If anyone should have any further information, or indeed any pictures or photographs of the above licensed premises, please email:-

TOP Valid CSS Valid XTHML