CROWN Pub of Seal

DOVER KENT ARCHIVES

Page Updated:- Monday, 14 August, 2023.

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PUBLIC HOUSES

Paul Skelton

Earliest 1828-

Crown

Closed 2014

The Street

Seal

https://whatpub.com/crown

Above postcard, 1905, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Above postcard, circa 1913, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Above postcard, circa 1926, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Above postcard, circa 1930.

Above photo, circa 1936, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Above postcard, circa 1936, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Above photo 2012.

Above sign 2001.

With thanks from Roger Pester www.innsignsociety.com

Southeastern Gazette, 5 April 1853. (Seal)

TO PUBLICANS AND OTHERS.

TO BE LET, WITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION,

THE CROWN INN, SEAL, near Sevenoaks, For particulars apply to Mr. Dane, on the premises.

From the Kent and Sussex Courier, 7 November, 1873.

COURT LEET.

A court leet was held on Wednesday, at the "Crown Inn," Seal, for the Manor of Kemsing and Seal, Hon. Mortimer Sackviile West, Lord of the Manor. Mr. H. Morley was chosen foreman of the jury, and the following officers were elected:— Aleconner for Seal, J. Collishe; Kemsing, T. Crowhurst; Leigh and part of Speldharst, J. Humphrey. Hogdriver for Seal, J. Webb; Kemsing, W. Bowyer; Leigh, J. Humphrey. After the court, about thirty sat down to a capital spread, provided by Mr. Golding, and W. F. Holcroft, Esq., steward, presided.

Kent & Sussex Courier, Friday 6 August 1886.

Excursion Fatality and Inquest.

On Wednesday evening Mr. T. Bus held an inquest at the "Crown Inn," Seal, relative to the death of Henry Heath, aged 48, a married man, engaged as carter in the employ of Mr. W. Cronk, farmer.

It appeared from the evidence of Alfred Heath, stonemason, of Riverhead, the deceased's brother, Henry Holman, labourer, Ightham, Mr. William Mist, landlord of the "George and Dragon," Ightham, George Self, engine-Driver, Otford, Thomas Skevington, labourer, Thomas Ashdown, carter, Frederick Card, a juryman, Jesse Kimber, and Mr George Warren "Kentish Yeoman Inn," Seal, that the deceased drove, with a pleasure party to Gravesend on bank holiday, and on returning home shortly before 11 o'clock at night, when in the act of descending a hill between Ightham and Seal, one portion of the harness broke, and the horse commence kicking violently, and was run furiously down the hill. There were 9 or 10 persons in the van, which was drawn by one horse, and the driver had omitted to use the skidpan. Four of the occupants of the van, including the deceased and the driver, were thrown out, and more or less badly shaken and injured. The deceased sustained a fracture of the base of the skull beside other injuries. He died almost immediately. The horse was also badly cut about. A verdict to the effect that the deceased was killed by an accident was returned, and the Coroner expressed an option, which was concurred in by the jury, that the driver (Holman) was guilty of a very great carelessness.

Sussex Agricultural Express 02 August 1890.

SEVENOAKS. CASES DISMISSED.

The case against John Moyce, charged with being at the "Crown," Seal, on July 20th, during prohibited hours, was also dismissed. - Mr. Warner defended in the latter.

Kent & Sussex Courier, Friday 5 February 1915.

Death from exposure. Inquest at Seal.

An inquest was held at the "Crown," Seal, on Saturday, before Mr. T Buss, Coroner, touching the death of John Vine a chimney sweep, aged 66, of no fixed abode, whose body was found on Seal Chart on the previous Thursday morning.

P.C. Ovenden said he last saw deceased alive at 6 p.m. on the previous Sunday on Seal Chart. Deceased was sitting before a fire outside an old tent, and witness advised him to go into the Infirmary. He replied, "I will go some day." Witness heard of his death on Thursday, and saw him in a huddled position fully dressed. He appeared to have been dead some time.

Henry Osborne, Noah's Ark, Kemsing a labourer employed by the Council, said he saw deceased alive about 3:30 on Tuesday. That was on the Seal Chart Ground. He was lying in his tent then, and witness had gone to see him about sweeping is chimney. On Thursday witness saw him outside his tent dead, at about 10:30 am.
Dr. Brown, Sevenoaks, said there were no marks and violence about the body. The clothes were very scanty; in fact, only rags, and the body was in a very dirty condition. The post-mortem showed the stomach was entirely empty. Witness considered death was due to exposure and exhaustion due to want of food.

In answer to the Coroner, witness thought he had been dead 3 or 4 days.

The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence.

I am informed that the pub closed in 2014 and has now (2018) has been converted into a business centre and rented office space, but still retains the name of the "Crown."

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