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Hayes
Melvilles Directory 1858
JACKSON George, Brewer.
STAPLE Thomas, Grocer and Brewer.
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From the Bromley Record, October, 1861.
PETTY SESSIONS. Bromley, 2nd September, 1861.
Innkeepers Licenses.
Present, J. Chapman, Esq. Chairman, Colonel Cator, R. Boyd, Coles Child, R.
Berens, J. Fortesque, W. Warwick, and C. L. Wilson, Esqrs.
An application was made by Mr. Thomas Staple for a license for a house at Hayes.
Mr. Gibson appeared for the applicant, and stated that he was between 50 and 60
years of age, and had lived all his life in the village. He was well known as
being of a good and upright character, and he owned a great deal of property in
the place. There was not any memorial, for there were very few persons in the
parish whose signatures would be of any service. He was on perfectly good terms
with all the inhabitants, the clergyman and churchwardens knew of the
application, and no objection was offered by the only innkeeper in the village.
No new license had been granted in this place for 40 years. Fifty years since
there were three licensed houses but two of them were shut up, not on account of
want of business, but because they had been turned into private residences.
There had been a great increase of traffic of late years, owing to Hayes Common
having become a great source of attraction to excursion parties from London, and
additional accommodation was required. This house was 380 yards from the other
inn, and round it were clustered the houses forming the village. The premises
had been occupied for many years as a brewery. The bench declined to grant the
license.
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Kent Times, 19 July 1862.
BROMLEY. Passing Bad Mosey.
On Friday Thomas Wood and George Wilson were charged before Coles
Child, Esq., with passing bad money at Hayes and Keston, on the
previous day. The prisoners went into Mr. Staple’s beer-house at
Hayes, and gave a shilling, which was afterwards discovered to be
counterfeit, in exchange for beer, and the same plan was adopted at
two places in Keston. They were positively identified by witnesses
and were fully committed for trial.
On Wednesday William Benson and William Brown were charged before
Col. Long, and R. Boyd, Esq., at the magistrates’ clerk’s office,
with having assaulted John Smith, on the 16th inst. The prisoners
were apprehended on a warrant, and the evidence being conclusive,
the magistrates inflicted a penalty of £1 and costs on Benson, and
5s. and costs on Brown; and they were committed in default for
fourteen and seven days respectively.
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