DOVER KENT ARCHIVES

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PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1851-

Prince of Wales

Latest 1922

Ware Road

Ware

Former Prince of Wales 2019

Above photo, September 2019, kindly sent by Michael Mirams.

Former Prince of Wales 2019

Above photo, September 2019, kindly sent by Michael Mirams.

 

From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday, 4 March, 1921.

WINGHAM PETTY SESSIONS

OBJECTIONS TO PUBLIC HOUSE LICENCES

For the "Prince of Wales," Ware, Ash, owned by Ash's East Kent Brewery Company Mr. Moverby appeared.

Mr. J. R. ??toll a director of the brewery said that the trade was steadily increasing.

The house was referred.

 

Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald 30 July 1921.

MORE EAST KENT LICENSES TO BE EXTINGUISHED.

COMPENSATION AUTHORITY GRANT ONE RENEWAL AND REFUSE SIX.

Lord Harris presided, on Saturday, at the Sessions House, Longport, Canterbury, over the "Principal" meeting of the East Kent Compensation Authority, the other members of the Committee present being Messrs. W. A. Lochee, C. J. Burgess, Alec Baird, G. F. Raggett, H. H. Green, and A. G. Iggulden.

The following houses came before the Committee for consideration:-

"Prince of Wales," Ware, Ash, licensee, Albert Joseph Gifford; registered owners, Ash's East Kent Brewery Co. Canterbury.

After hearing at length arguments by counsel for the retention of these houses the Committee decided that the whole of them must go for compensation.

 

From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday, 13 January, 1922.

LICENSING BUSINESS

The license of the "King's Head," Kingsdown, was temporarily transferred from Mr. Leonard Thomas Patterson to Mr. Albert Joseph Gifford, late of the "Prince of Wales," Ware, Ash (now closed), the last transfer was in 1900.

Alderman Lewis (to Mr. Patterson): Made your pile, of course. (Laughter.)

 

 

I believe the pub closed in 1922.

 

LICENSEE LIST

ROGERS Harriett Mrs 1851-71+ (widow also shopkeeper age 83 in 1871Census)

ELGAR John 1891+ (age 64 in 1891Census)

GIBBENS 1914 Post Office Directory 1914

GIFFORD Alex Albert Joseph before Jan/1922 Next pub licensee had Dover Express

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