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20 West Street
Blue Town
Sheerness
Above photo, date unknown. By kind permission of Trevor Edwards. |
Above photo of a pub showing the "Crown and Anchor," unknown date, kindly sent by Peter Moynahan. |
"Crown and Anchor" in Sheerness, above date 2008. |
Above image taken from Google maps 2011. |
Above photo 2018 by Robin Webster
Creative Commons Licence. |
Ind Coope & Co Ltd purchased the pub from Budden & Biggs Brewery Ltd by
conveyance and assignment dated 23 March 1931. The pub held a full license.
I am informed that the pub is closed and has been converted into flats,
as yet, date of closure unknown.
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Morning Advertiser, Friday 10 November 1837.
Valuable Freehold Tavern, Sheerness.
H. Haines, Jun., will submit to Public Auction, at the Auction Mart,
opposite the Bank of England, on Monday, November 13th, at 12, without
reserve, by order of the Mortgagee, under a power of sale, the valuable
Freehold Property, known as a "Crown and Anchor," desirably situated
opposite the Pier at Sheerness, Kent. The above property is situate to
command a very extensive trade, being opposite the Pier, and also
surrounded by a large neighborhood, and suitable for investment or
occupation - is at present let to a respectable tenant at will, at the
trifling rent of 60 shillings per annum. Particulars may be had on the
premises; of Messrs.. Oliveson, Denby, and Lavie, Solicitors, No. 8,
Frederick's Place, Old Jewry; at the Mart; and of the Auctioneer, No.
61, Fore Street, City, London.
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South Eastern Gazette, Tuesday 15th September 1857.
Sittingbourne. Petty sessions, September 7th.
(Before the Rev. J. Poore, T. Twopenny and W. Bland, Esq.)
John Stroud, of the "Crown and Anchor," Sheerness, was charged with
having his house open for the sale of beer during devine services, on
Sunday, 30th ult.
Mr. Hills appeared for the defendant, who stated that the parties to
whom the beer was sold waiting for the Chatham boat, and had a child
with them which was taken ill.
Under these circumstances the Bench only inflicted the nominal fine of
1s.
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LICENSEE LIST
GRINSTEAD John 1832-39+
STROUD John 1840-58+
BARTLETT John 1861+ (age 42 in 1861 )
BURFORD S 1867+
RANDALL James Freeman 1868-73
(age 25 in 1871)
KENNEDY John 1874+
GOUGH Ann E 1881+ (widow age 47 in 1881)
CLARK Frederick Edward 1882+
GRIFFITHS Charles 1891+
FENDER Arthur F 1901-02+ (age 26 in 1901)
FRANKLIN Frederick 1903-18+ (age 60 in 1911)
MILLETT Henry 1930+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/CrownAnchor.shtml
http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/crownanchor.html
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
Census
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
From
the Kelly's Directory 1930
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