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High Street
Biddenden
Above postcard, 1910, kindly sent by Debi Birkin. Also just seen in
picture is the "Red
Lion" and "Chequers." |
Above Google image, September 2016. |
The pub is centre in the top postcard scan, it has two white advertising
boards on wall above door. The pub is the last building address in the High
Street in the 1891 census. The large shop, Frank Elliot's has it store on
the corner and it's address was (in 1891) North Street. The pub closed in
1917 and became a post office and then a Westminster Bank, now a private
house number 4 High Street.
This was described as an Anti 1868 Beerhouse, meaning that it had first
been awarded a license under the 1830 beer Act and allowed the house to
continue to remain licensed by paying their annual fee without having to
attend the licensing sessions, however, only beer was allowed to be sold.
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Sussex Agricultural Express, Saturday 8th January, 1898.
Transfers were granted by the Bench "sweets and wines" from J. L.
Humphries, Horsmonden to Naomi Waters; (beer, cider and perry) from
F. G. Bixley to J. F. Hicks; "Hearts of Oak" Beerhouse, Biddenden,
from F. W. Moore to A. Russell.
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South Eastern Gazette, Tuesday 6th March, 1917.
Adjourned Licensing Sessions.
The adjourned licensing sessions for the Cranbrook Petty Sessional
Division were held on Thursday, before Mr. E. L. Tomlin (chairman),
Captain G. S. Hancock, Messrs. J. A. Drush, W. Nash, J. Hanmer, A.
Hardcastle, and E. E. Selmes. Superintendent Cheeseman opposed
renewal of the following licences on the grounds of redundancy.
"Hearts of Oak," Biddenden, owned by Messrs Smith and Co., of
Lamberhurst, and how by Richard Ottaway
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In the case of the "Hearts of Oak," Biddenden, renewal was not
applied for.
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Kent Messenger and Gravesend Telegraph, Saturday 28th July, 1917.
The licensing (Consolidation) Act, 1910.
Notice as to Sending in Claims to be treated as Persons Interested
in Licensed Premises.
County of Kent, Western Division.
Notice is hereby given that the Compensation Authority for the above
area having decided at their Principal Meeting held on 12th day of
July, 1917, to refuse the Renewal of Licences of the premises
specified below, all persons claiming to be interested in the said
premises for the purpose of the payment of Compensation under the
said act other than the Licensees and the Registered owner of the
said premises are required to send to the Compensation Authority
notice of their claims before the 20th day of August, 1917, for the
purpose of enabling the Compensation Authority to ascertain in
manner provided by the Licensing Rules, 1910, the persons entitled
to Compensation on under the said Act in respect of the said
premises.
Notice of claims, giving particulars of the interests claimed,
should be sent to the Clerk of the Compensation Authority at this
Office at the Sessions House, Maidstone.
"Hearts of Oak," The Village, Biddenden. Beerhouse (Ante 1869).
Richard Elmstone Ottaway. Smith & Co. Lamberhurst Ltd, Lamberhurst.
W.B. Prosser, Clerk of the Compensation Authority, Sessions House,
Maidstone. Dated this 26th day of July, 1917.
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Maidstone Telegraph Saturday 17th November 1917.
West Kent Licensing Committee. Compensation appointments.
Mr. Coles Child presided, on Thursday, at a meeting of this
committee, at the Sessions House, Maidstone, the other members
present being: Colonel J. M. Rogers, Colonel Grubb, Messrs C. Tuff,
Joseph Barker, R Batchelor, P. Butt-Gow, S. Lee Smith, H. Hannem, W.
A. Smith-Masters, J. H. Hay Rudton, H. J. Wood and G. Naylor with
the Clerk (Mr. W. B. Prosser), and the Valuer (Mr. H. M. Cobb, of
Higham).
It was the "supplemental" meeting for the awarding of compensation
in respect of licences "referred" earlier in the year.
Left to the Chairman.
It was left to the Chairman to approve the agreement in the case of
the "Hearts of Oak" beer house, the Village, Biddenden, owners
Messrs. Smith and Co., Lamberhurst, tenant, Mr. Richard Ottaway.
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LICENSEE LIST
TAYLOR Susan 1871+ (age 38 in 1871 )
TAYLOR Charles 1881-91 (husband of above age 62 in 1891)
MOORE F W to Jan/1898
RUSSELL Alfred Jan/1898-1901+ (also agricultural labourer age 35 in 1901)
OTTOWAY Richard Elmstone 1917
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