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Dover Road
Northfleet
I have seen reference to this being located in the Perry Street area,
however, Kelly's of 1903 says Dover Street.
If the other houses mentioned at the bottom of this article regarding the
"India Arms" is anything to go by, I believe the "Leather Bottle" of
Northfleet was quite a substantial building, however, I have seen no mention
of it before of after 1823, so believe it must have been demolished shortly
after this year.
Further research has seen it mentioned as late as 1885.
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From the Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser, 24 December 1823.
To Publicans and Others.
Old established Tavern on the bank of the Thames.
By Mr. SHUTTLEWORTH.
At the AUCTION MART, near the Bank of England, On Wednesday, January 7,
at Twelve.
A Lease of the Valuable Old Established Tavern known as the "India
Arms," most delightfully situate on the South Bank of the River Thames,
at Northfleet Hope, 20 miles from London, and a mile and a half from
Gravesend, in the county of Kent, immediately contiguous to the
Anchorage Ground of the Outward bound Indiamen, and a convenient landing
place for Passengers by the Steam and Sailing Boats. The House is very
commodious for Company, containing numerous airy bed chambers, large and
small dining and sitting rooms, coffee room and tap room, with
convenient offices excellent cellaring, coach house, stabling, yard,
garden, and cottages, and the advantage of a capital wharf for landing
and shipping goods and merchandize.
May be viewed, and Particulars had 10 days previous to the Sale of the
Premises; at the "Bull Inn," Dartford; "Leather Bottle," Northfleet;
"Falcon Tavern," Gravesend; "Bull Inn," Rochester; "Mitre Tavern,"
Chatham; "King's Arms Inn," Grays; at the Mart; and of Mr. Shuttleworth,
No. 27, Poultry.
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Maidstone Journal, 1 February, 1842.
The stable of the "Leather Bottle," at Northfleet, was broken open
on Tuesday last, and a valuable horse
stolen belonging to Mr. Edwards, of Rochester.
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Kentish Gazette, 13 March 1849.
NORTHFLEET.
On Saturday C. J. Cartttr, Esq., held an inquest at the "Leather
Bottle," Northfleet, on the body of a gentleman who was found dead in a
path running behind the lower wall of the Northfleet church-yard.
Thomas Everest, constable of Northfleet, deposed that at seven o'clock
on Thursday morning, a man named Day called on him and told him that a
gentleman was lying dead in the footway below the church-yard wall.
Witness at once proceeded there with Day, and found the deceased, whose
body was then in the body-house in the church-yard lying on his left
side across the path in a pool of blood, with his throat cut from ear to
ear, and holding in his right hand a razor. On the ground near him was
also found a vial, in which remained a few drops of laudanum.
Charles Edward Crofts deposed that he was a surgeon resident in London.
He identified the body of the deceased as that of Mr. Joseph Palmer,
chief clerk to an eminent Chancery-lawyer's firm in the city. Was
acquainted with him for 17 years, and had within that period attended
him professionally for a nervous affection; but most frequently within
the last two years. His age was about 49. He suffered very much from
this affection, to the effects of which his own intemperate habits had
latterly added. In December last witness last attended him in one of
those attacks. had not seen him within a month. All the arteries of the
throat were severed. The cat was such as a man so committing suicide
might make. Deceased held a good situation in the firm alluded to;
witness had no reason to believe that he was apprehensive of losing it.
He smoked cigars inordinately. Saw at no period indications of insanity
in deceased's manners.
A gentleman connected, as he stated, with the firm in which deceased was
employed, but who gave his name and that of the firm in so low a tone
that we could not accurately catch either, deposed that he knew the
deceased for fifteen years in connection with the firm under which he
held a responsible and confidential office. The last lime he (witness)
saw him was on Saturday afternoon, when he paid him £2, being the
balance of his week's salary due on that day. For some time back his
habits were irregular, and he was remonstrated with about them, but was
not threatened with deprival of his situation. He was a man of undoubted
integrity of character, and extremely clever and well informed. Witness
heard no more of him till Thursday last, when he was informed of the
dreadful termination of his existence. This witness appeared to be deeply
affected whilst giving his evidence, so also did the preceding witness
(Mr. Crofts.)
A waiter at the "Hit or Miss" public-house, Gravesend identified the
body as that of a gentleman whom he had served at that house at nine
o'clock on Tuesday morning with a pint of ale and three pennyworth of
brandy, and on the Wednesday at the same hour with a similar quantity of
both. Deceased remained in the parlour from that time up to seven
o'clock, an within that time he (witness) served him with two more pints
of ale, two three pennyworths of brandy, and two glasses of gin and
water. At seven o'clock, it rained in torrents; deceased asked if he
could have a bed, and on being answered in the negative, he left the
house and took the way to Northfleet.
The jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased had committed
suicide on Wednesday night, being at the time in an unsound state of
mind.
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Gravesend Reporter, North Kent and South Essex Advertiser, Saturday 23 June 1860.
Northfleet Rifle Corps.
On Thursday evening, Lieutenant Kenyan, of the rifle courts, entertained
the non-commissioned officers to dinner at the "Leather Bottle."
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Gravesend Reporter, North Kent and South Essex Advertiser, Saturday 21 November 1885.
Sudden Death.
On Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Sarah Smith, 65, of No. 2, Perry Street,
left her home to take a short walk as usual. She passed through Wombwell
Park and by the road to Brook Vale, where she called at a cottage to
enquire the way home as she had lost herself. She was directed to Perry
Street by way of the Park, and she started on her return journey, but
she would appear to have turned back again, and when near Hubble's Farm
she was seen to fall by a Boy, who communicated with Mr. Alfred Higgins,
working on the farm. On his going to the old lady she appeared to be
dead, and with assistance he conveyed her to the "Leather Bottle Inn,"
Northfleet. She was there seen by Dr. J. S. Crook, who pronounce life
extinct, and subsequently, under direction of P.S. Waterman, the
deceased was removed to her home at Perry Street.
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According to the census of 1901 the name had added Hotel to its suffix,
and in 1911 was referred to as "Ye
Old leather Bottle."
LICENSEE LIST
TYLER Thomas 1851-52+ (age 58 in 1851 )
HIGGINS John H 1861-71+ (age 58 in 1861)
COOPER William 1881+ (age 39 in 1881)
JOHNSON Frederick George Lancaster 1901-11+ (age 37 in 1901)
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
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