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Birling Road / The Street
Ryarsh
01732 842318
https://www.dukeofwellingtonryarsh.com/
https://whatpub.com/duke-of-wellington
Above postcard, date unknown. |
Above postcard, date unknown, kindly sent by Shaun Gardiner. |
Above photo, date unknown. |
Photo taken 16 November 2012 from
http://www.flickr.com
by Dayoff171. |
Above postcard, date unknown. |
Above photo, kindly taken and sent by Shaun Gardiner July 2019. |
Above photo, kindly taken and sent by Shaun Gardiner July 2019. |
Above photo, kindly taken and sent by Shaun Gardiner July 2019. |
Above photo, kindly taken and sent by Shaun Gardiner July 2019. |
Above photo, kindly taken and sent by Shaun Gardiner July 2019. |
Above aluminium card issued 1950. Sign series 2 number 28. |
Above sign 2016.
With thanks from Roger Pester
www.innsignsociety.com
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Above sign 2016.
With thanks from Roger Pester
www.innsignsociety.com
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The present house was built in the reign of Henry VIII but the original,
an old chapel, dated back to the days of William the Conqueror.
The beer house was originally named the "Cock and Coney," then between
1815 and 1818 the 'Wellington' to honour the Duke's victory at Waterloo, and
thereafter the present name.
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Kentish Gazette, 13 March 1849.
MALLING.
An inquest was held a few days since, at the "Duke of Wellington Inn,"
before J. N. Dudlow Esq., Coroner, on the body of William Baldwin, who
was accidentally killed by being crushed by the wheels of a cart, which
he was endeavouring to ascend; his legs caught in the spokes of the wheel.
A verdict was returned accordingly.
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Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald, 25 June 1870.
ACTION AGAINST A POLICEMAN.
At the Maidstone county court on Wednesday, an action was tried to
recover from P.O. Bartlett, stationed at Ashford, damages to the amount
of £12 for breaking the leg of a retired beer-shop keeper named Thomas
Brooks. The occurrence took place so far back as May 3rd, 1869, at
Byarsh, near West Malling. Bartlett, with a policeman named Waxhorne,
was called upon by the landlord of the "Wellington Inn," at Ryarsh, to
clear his house of a number of persons who were drunk and fighting.
Among them was Brooks, who was the worse for liquor, and said he would
"see the police — before he would go out." Bartlett accordingly put him
out by force, and just as he had done so received a blow in the mouth
from some one which knocked him down. While he was on the ground. Brooks
was seen to go off between another man and his son, who had been put out
by Waghorn. The next day he sent for a surgeon and complained that his
ankle had been sprained in a scuffle with the police, but on examination
it was found that the bone was broken. Four or five witnesses were
called on the plaintiff’s behalf but they so contradicted each other in
cross-examination, that without calling upon the witnesses for the
defence, judgment was given for the defendant, with costs, the Judge
expressing a strong opinion upon the plaintiff’s conduct. Mr. Goodwin,
solicitor, was for the plaintiff, and Mr. Gibson, of Dartford, for
Bartlett.
(Further information on Thomas Brook.
Click here.)
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Kent Courier 8th May 8th 1925.
Licensing Business.
The following temporary
transfers were also granted:- "Duke of Wellington, Ryash, from Thomas
Johnson to George Frice.
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From the
https://www.kentonline.co.uk By Claire McWethy, 14 May 2016.
Ryarsh pub The Duke of Wellington marks 500th anniversary.
Henry VIII was on the throne when this Ryarsh pub opened its doors for
the first time.
Now punters have raised their glasses to celebrate the 500th birthday of
The Duke of Wellington, which has been at the centre of village life
since 1516.
To mark the occasion, more than 150 regulars and village families
gathered for a special photoshoot, recreating a historic photo of the
then regulars, taken around 90 years ago.
Punters celebrate its 500th birthday of the Duke of Kent.
Jon Sutton, the pub’s landlord, said: “We have a number of historic
pictures of the Duke on the walls of the pub, and we realised one in
particular lent itself to having a modern version taken to mark our
500th birthday.
“It showed a group of villagers outside the pub in Sunday best,
apparently before setting off on a charabanc trip. So, we invited as
many of our friends and regulars as could make it to pose for a 2016
version.
“We were touched that so many turned up to have their place in the pub’s
history recorded for posterity.”
Pub regulars recreated this historical photo to mark the occasion.
The 2016 picture will be taking its place in the bar at the Duke of
Wellington alongside those already there that trace the changes in décor
and clientele over its long history.
Other celebrations planned throughout the year include various live
bands, a beer festival on August 6 and 7 and a charity black tie dinner
in aid of the Heart of Kent Hospice.
The historic photo shows the pub under the signage of Jude Hanbury and
Co, a Wateringbury brewery which was taken over by Whitbread in 1929 and
stopped brewing in 1933. |
LICENSEE LIST
USHER John 1806-1828
CAPON Joseph Oliver 1829-1886 (age 58 in 1861 )
CAPON Harriet Miss 1887-1903
USHER Phillip 1904-1907
BENTLEY John to Mar/1908 dec'd
BENTLEY Ada Mary Mar/1909-1911
OVERAL Sidney Herbert 1912-1914
GRIMES Ernest 1915
MEDHURST George William 1916-1917
WARNER Charles Herbert 1918-1921
FROST James Cummings 1922-1923
JOHNSON Thomas Henry 1924-Mar/25
FRISE George May/1925-1927
ALLCHIN John 1928-1933
NEWELL Charles Wesley 1934-1937
WATERS Albert Edward 1938-1942
SILLS Frank Finnis Stanley 1943-1958
SMITH Christopher 1959-1960
LUCK Douglas Webster 1961-1967
WEEDEN Peter 1968-1969
FULLER Charles Edward 1970-1971
BROUGHTON Leslie Arthur 1971-1974
???? Roger & Sandy 1980s
SUTTON Helen 2004+
SUTTON Jon 2016+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/DukeWellington.shtml
Census
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
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