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Adrian Street

 

Situated between Chapel Street and Five Post Lane, two old thoroughfares which disappeared in the early seventies, managed by Spice in 1838 and an outlet of Leney by 1847.

 

The police, military and civil, were not fond of this one. People they wished to speak to had the habit of disappearing over the back wall. I felt certain in my mind that the house was closed in 1868 in order that the "Liberty" might open. Certainly the licence was refused that year but there must have been a successful appeal because the public were served for another fourteen years at least.

 

From the Dover Express. February 1881.

Fire in Adrian Street.

On Saturday evening at about nine o’clock information was received at the Police Station that a fire had broken out at the Chance public house situate in Adrian Street occupied by William Eversfield. The superintendent of police (Mr. T. O. Sanders) Sergeant Barton, and Constables Bowles, Steven’s, Pilcher, Baker, Knott, and Bath were quickly on the spot with the hose and reel. A standpipe was fixed and a good supply of water being obtained the fire was extinguished after the room in which it broke out together with the furniture and the adjoining landing had been destroyed. The origin of the fire is unknown but very considerable excitement prevailed during the time it raged, from the fact that the house is situated in a narrow thoroughfare and adjoining a large furnishing warehouse in which is stored immense quantities of furniture. It is understood that the loss is covered by insurance.

 

Information kindly supplied by Joyce Banks.

More reading of Dover at www.DoverHistory.co.uk

 

 

LICENSEE LIST

SPICE Robert 1838-47 Pigot's Directory 1840Bagshaw's Directory 1847

WELLS George 1858-60+ Melville's 1858

BANKS 1863

HAMBROOK 1864 end

PACKHAM Isaac 1865

BAKER H. 1868

SHIPLEY Francis 1869-70

FISHER Stephen 1869-70 end

BARTLETT Mrs Sarah Jane 1873

JACKSON Charles Rowe 1874 Post Office Directory 1874

SNELLER Mrs Mary 1875

WALKER Robert Hansley 1881-82 Post Office Directory 1882

MIDDLETON 1882

 

Pigot's Directory 1840From the Pigot's Directory 1840

Bagshaw's Directory 1847From Bagshaw Directory 1847

Melville's 1858From Melville's Directory 1858

Post Office Directory 1874From the Post Office Directory 1874

Post Office Directory 1882From the Post Office Directory 1882

 

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