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Paddock Wood
I have only found the one reference for this one so far in the 1874 and
from the account below, it would have been in walking distance of the "Kent
Arms."
The date of its opening is unknown but the land for it was leased from
the railway around 1843 and it was probably up and running by 1844. It is
said this was the first licensed house in the Paddock Wood area.
Further research suggests that between 1874 and 1890 it had changed name
to the "Railway
Hotel."
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Maistone and Kentish Journal, 1 December, 1898.
Paddock Wood. Larceny.
Frederick Levitt, 58, gardener, pleading not guilty to an indictment
charging him with having stolen two flower pots and plants, the property
of John Henry Baldwin, of the "Maidstone Road Inn," Paddock Wood, on
November 8th.
Mr. Hohler appeared for the prosecution.
It appeared that the prisoner visited the inn on the day in question and
the ensuing morning the plants were missed from the greenhouse. He
afterwards saw the landlord of the "Beltring Bell Inn," and sold the
plants to him for 4d. Prisoner contended that he purchased the plants,
together with some tools.
The Judge, in summing up, expressed his regret that there was no power
given to the Magistrates to dispose of such cases of petty larceny.
Prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to 1 month's hard labour.
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From the Kent and Sussex Courier, Friday 10 April 1874.
Paddock Wood. Drunk and disorderly.
Thomas Semark was charged with being drunk and disorderly, at Paddock
Wood, on the 6th inst.
I.C. Holman said that on the previous evening about 7 o'clock, as he was
passing the "Kentish Arms," he heard a great disturbance inside. He went
into the room, and saw the defendant quarrelling with another man about
some beer. The landlord turned the defendant out of the bar three times,
and the third time when he went back again he refused to do anything to
him. He afterwards went to the "Maidstone Arms," and the defendant, who
was there then, followed him out and abused him. He then took defendant,
who was very drunk, into custody. The defendant said that he did not
remember anything about it, but admitted that he was a little the worse
for drink.
The defendant was fined 5s. and 7s. 11d. costs, or in default 14 days.
The Chairman directed the Superintendent to make a note of the house,
and Superintendent Dance said that there would be a complaint made
against the landlord.
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