CLIFTON INN SHADES Pub of Gravesend

DOVER KENT ARCHIVES

Sort file:- Gravesend, August, 2021.

Page Updated:- Tuesday, 03 August, 2021.

PUB LIST

PUBLIC HOUSES

Paul Skelton

Earliest 1849

Clifton Ale Shades

Nov 1939-

Clifton Marine Parade

Gravesend

Above photo, date unknown. Kindly sent by Jason Kemsley.

Above photo, date unknown. Kindly supplied by John Hopperton.

The pub was locally known as the "Wheelhouse."

Kentish Independent, Saturday 27 August 1853.

Sarah Hinching was charged with interfering with a police constable in the execution of his duty.

Police Constable Easterbe stated that on the previous afternoon he found a man who appeared to be the prisoners husband, abusing another man, and was about to assault the man; witness then interfere, and the prisoner then pulled him off, and otherwise assaulted him, and he took her into custody; but as he was taking her to the station house her husband interfered, and rescued her, but with assistance, witness got her to the police station.

Robert Cross stated that he kept the "Clifton Tap." He saw the two men quarreling.

At this time the prisoner fell in a fit, and was carried out of court.

Joseph Hinching, the husband of the last prisoner, was charged with interfering with the Constable in the execution of his Duty.

Police Constable Easterby stated that after he had the last prisoner in custody, the prisoner said he was her husband, and caught hold of her around the waist, and struggle to get her away, and no doubt would have succeeded, had witness not got assistance.

Richard Cross stated that he saw the prisoner and a baker quarreling. The prisoner was threatening to assault the man, and was following him, when the officer interfered. He did not see any violence on the part of the constable more than was necessary.

The Bench fined the defendant 5s. and dismissed the charge against his wife.

Gravesend Reporter, North Kent and South Essex Advertiser 05 July 1862.

ROWING BOATS FOR HIRE.

By Day or Hour, at the "Clifton Shades," Clifton Marine Parade. (Gravesend).

Proprietor - G. Sandford.

Western Times 30 September 1938.

THE CLIFTON SHADES.

One of Gravesend's oldest inns, which was a popular resort of Londoners in the 'nineties, is to be demolished to make way for extension of a factory.

Chatham News 10 November 1939.

NEW LANDLORD OF "THE PLOUGH"

At Chatham Police Court, on Wednesday, an application was granted for the transfer of the license of the "Plough" public-house, Halling, from Mr. W. C. King to Jack Still, 42, The Grove, Gravesend, and formerly licensee of the "Clifton Shades," now closed.

LICENSEE LIST

CROSS Richard 1853-55+

SANDFORD George Robert 1858-78+ (also Shipwright age 31 in 1861)