Elizabeth Street (Square)

Queen Elizabeth Street

Elvey's mineral works, formerly & Wesleyan Methodist chapel, and The Lion public house, in Elizabeth Street about 1912. Elizabeth Street, facing the old harbour terminus of the London, Chatham & Dover Railway, with, in the centre The Lion public house (landlord J. Proud), offering Leney's Dover ales and "dinners and teas". Further along the road was the Shakespeare Inn. On the left is Elvey & Co's premises - ''Manufacturers of High Class Aerated Waters," one of three such mineral water works in the street.

One side of the street vanished completely when the harbour station was built in 1860, but this hotel across the road was left facing that great edifice. The early address always read 'Square'. William Brockman in 1832, was followed by his wife. Belonging to Page it was on offer in 1874, together with the "Three Compasses", the "Sportsman", "Northampton Arms" and the "Spotted Cow".

All in one lot. No doubt it would have passed to Satchell because it was on offer again in 1681 with his outlets.

That time, Barker, of Loose near Maidstone, was the buyer. The town had possession of this one by 1914 and the licence was allowed to lapse.

LICENSEE LIST

ARNOLD 1805

BROCKMAN William 1832?-40+

BROCKMAN Mrs 1841

CHAPPLE George 1847

TAYLOR John 1856-58+

HAMBROOK Edward 1860

CULMER 1868 end

SHIPLEY Francis 1868

ROACH or ROCHE Thomas 1870-73 end

MILEHAM James 1873-74

CHARLTON Arthur Henry 1875

BROWN Mrs Harriet 1876

GIBBS Thomas 1876

BROWN Francis or Joseph 1877

BROWN Joseph or F. 1877

DANN Thomas 1878-82

BARRICK Thomas J 1891

GUTTERIDGE 1891

WRAITH Percy 1893-95

ENGLEMAN John 1899

PROUD J. 1899-1900

BUTT Sidney 1901-03+

GROSSMAN Meyer 1901 end

FLOWER E. N. 1904 end

BRANCHETT Mrs Eliga Sarah 1910

CARDEN Mrs Elizabeth 1913 end

TANNER Edwin Mark 1913

BRANCHETT Henry Albert 1913

From the Pigot's Directory 1840

From Bagshaw Directory 1847

From Melville's Directory 1858

From the Post Office Directory 1874

From the Post Office Directory 1882

From the Post Office Directory 1891

From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1895

From the Kelley's Directory 1899

From the Post Office Directory 1903

From the Post Office Directory 1913