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Westcourt Street
Old 'Brompton
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Kentish Gazette, 27 November, 1779.
Yesterday evening died at Brompton, this town, universally lamented
by all his friends and acquaintances, Mr. Edmond Larkin, master of
the "King's Arms" at that place, and for some time the proprietor of
the Brompton, Chatham and Rochester machines.
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Kentish Gazette, 17 February, 1792.
Extract of a letter from Chatham, February 15th.
This morning between 9 and 10 o'clock a young man, supposed to be
about 24 or 25 years of age, shot himself
dead with a horse pistol, through the left breast, at the "King's
Arms Inn," at Brompton, near the town. His
name is Cole, (he had been a Midshipman in the navy) brother of the
Lieutenant Cole, of the Marines here.
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From the Hereford Journal, Wednesday, 22 February 1792.
On Wednesday morning, between nine and ten o'clock, a young man shot
himself dead with a horse pistol, through the left breast, at the "Kings
Arms Inn," at Brompton, near Chatham. His name is Coles; he had been a
midshipman in the navy, was only eighteen years of age on Sunday last;
and by a paper found in his pocket, of which the following is an exact
copy, of respectable family.:–
"Mrs. Larkins - I request you will inform Mr. Skinner that I have
shot myself, and not make it public: likewise let him know that I am the
son of Mr. Herbert Coles, Surgeon, Ludlow, Shropshire, and brother to
Lieut. Coles, of the marines, who married his sister."
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Kentish Chronicles, 22 July, 1794.
Yesterday morning was married at Gillingham near this town, Mr.
James Winston Pike, (Boat Moulder) of this dockyard, to Miss Nancy
Larkin, daughter of the late Mr. Edmond Larkin, master of the "Kings
Arms Inn," at Brompton, near this place.
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The pub was situated on the corner of Westcourt Street and River Street.
Licensing records in the Medway Archives show this pub was already
established in 1754. As a name the King's Arms was a popular one in the late
18th century (especially when George III recovered from his first attack of
illness in 1788-9), although it had probably been in use much longer than
this.
During the 1920s this pub was sometimes known as The Cabin.
As part of an agreement made between the owners (Style & Winch Ltd) and
the licensing authority to grant the removal of the Central Hotel from
Brompton to Gillingham in 1933, the licence was allowed to lapse in 1935
and the pub closed.
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Kentish Gazette 1 December 1779.
"Yesterday evening died at Brompton, universally lamented by all his
friends and acquaintances, Mr. Edmund Larkin, of the "King's Arms Inn"
at that place, and some time a proprietor of the Brompton, Chatham, and
Rochester machines."
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Kentish Weekly Post or Canterbury Journal 3 May 1803.
Friday died at Brompton, Mr. Kennet Sinclair, master of the "King's
Arms" public-house.
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Kentish Gazette, 3 May 1803.
Friday died at Brompton, Mr. Kennet Sinclair, master of the "King’s
Arms" public-house.
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Gravesend Reporter, North Kent and South Essex Advertiser, Saturday 13 September 1856.
Rochester and Chatham. Fatal accident.
On Tuesday last a horse and light cart belong to Mr. Arnott a licensed
victualler at New Brompton, were standing in the High Street of
Brompton, when the horse suddenly started off through the streets at a
rapid rate. On arriving in Wood Street the horse knocked down a little
boy aged about 3 years, name Peter Burton Vulcher, the son of a bandsman
in the Royal Marines, and the wheel going over him the poor little
fellow received such severe injuries that he died in a few days
afterwards.
An inquest was held on the body, before T. Hills, Esq., on Saturday
last, when the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death."
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LICENSEE LIST
BELL John 1754-1763+ Licensing records
LARKIN Edmund to Dec/1779 dec'd
LARKIN Mrs 1792+ Local diary
SINCLAIR Kennet Mr to May/1803
TUCKER 1828+
WILLETT James 1832+
NELSON Edward 1838-40+
ARNOTT William 1849-1867+
 
HEWITT James 1870-77+
CABBURN Thomas 1880-1902+ (age 25 in 1881 )
 
CABBURN Jane Mrs 1903-06+
AYRES Thomas Frederick 1906-1919+
(age 35 in 1911)
KEANE/KEENE Horace 1920-22+
CHUTER Frank W 1923+
WHITE C A 1924+
SHERRATT Mrs 1925-28+
VINCENT Frank 1929-1934
 
Closed 1935.
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From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
From the Pigot's Directory 1840
From Melville's Directory 1858
From the Post Office Directory 1862
From the Post Office Directory 1874
Census
From the Post Office Directory 1882
From the Kelly's Directory 1899
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
From the Kelly's Directory 1913
From the Post Office Directory 1922
From the Post Office Directory 1930
From the Kelly's Directory 1934
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