8 New Street (Turne-againe Lane)

Photos above and below Prince of Orange circa 1980 by Barry Smith.

Above shows the Prince of Orange sign in 2007.

Mentioned in Pigot's Directory 1840 under "Taverns and Public Houses". As a beerhouse of 1846 it presumably honoured the prince, who was reported off Dover, with five hundred ships and transports, on 3 November 1688. His landing was much further West but the result was significant.

Rigden and Company had plans approved for rebuilding in 1901 and on completion it stood on the corner with Queen's Gardens. It later passed to Fremlin and extensive alterations to the bars were made by Ernest Lee in 1980.

Unfortunately currently closed, hopefully temporarily. (March 2008).

Another pub had displayed this sign. It traded from Stembrook and older residents will remember it more readily as the "Ancient Druids".

Currently closed February 2008.

LICENSEE LIST

HATTON John 1840+

POULTER James 1844

HART George Frederick 1846-58+

WRAY John 1854?

ESCOTT Mrs Sarah 1874

HUDSON George 1877

RIGDEN 1878

FAGG William 1879

TURNER John 1879 end

GILLETT J. 1897 end

SCOTT George junior 1897-98 end

CLAYSON Isaac Stephen 1898-99

WILLIAMS Mrs Eliza F. 1901

FRANCIS H. 1901-3 end

MARTIN W. or MAITH 1904-09 end

MARTIN Charles 1909

MAITH W. 1909 end

ROBINSON Charles 1910-12 end

DEETH Percy 1913

HINKS George Alfred 1912-22 dec'd

PAY Mrs Edith M. 1922 only

HARRISON Raymond or W.R. 1922-25 end

REES Albert 1925-27 end

DENT Edward Barry 1927-42 end

MARTIN W. 1942

NICE Charles Frederick 1942-56 end

McLERNON Horace Percival Victor 1955 ?

BEER Peter William 1957-66 end

EADES Cyril J. 1966-78 end

McNELLY M. 1978

WYLDEBORE Frank 1978

LEE Ernest 1980-84 end

BANNAN James 1984

From the Pigot's Directory 1840

From Bagshaw Directory 1847

From Melville's Directory 1858

From the Post Office Directory 1874

From the Kelley's Directory 1899

From the Post Office Directory 1913

From the Post Office Directory 1922

From the Post Office Directory 1930

From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1932-33

From the Post Office Directory 1938

From the Kelley's Directory 1950

From the Kelley's Directory 1953

From the Kelley's Directory 1956