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PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1982

(Name from)

Admiral Penn

Closed 2004

79 Beach Street

Deal

Admiral Penn 2000

Above circa 2000 kindly sent by Art Ouwersloot.

Admiral Penn Christmas 2004

Above Christmas 2004, kindly sent by Art Ouwersloot.

Admiral Penn inside

Above showing the inside of the pub circa 2000 kindly sent by Art Ouwersloot.

Admiral Penn 2000

Kindly supplied by Steve Glover and Michael Rogers, year 2000.

Admiral Penn as it is today

Above photo of the former Admiral Penn as it was on 26 July 2008, by Paul Skelton.

Admiral Penn sign 1991Admiran Penn sign 1998

Above sign left March 1991, sign right 1998.

With thanks from Brian Curtis and Roger Pester  www.innsignsociety.com.

Admiral Penn figrehead 1993

Above figurehead July 1993.

 

Originally called the "Rose and Crown".

Owned and run by Dutch footballer Ronald Koeman and his family this pub used to sell all manner of foreign beers as the "Admiral Penn". The bar area had pigeons fixed to the ceiling, purple candles on the tables and always seem to be playing 70s music.

Unfortunately the pub closed at the end of 2004.

 

From the East Kent Mercury, 20 January 2005.

Deal to lose another pub.

One of Deal's oldest pubs has closed and is due to be turned into a shop and two flats.

The change of use of the "Admiral Penn" in Beach Street was approved last summer and the pub closed earlier this month.

 

From the East Kent Mercury, 26th November 2009

Raise a glass to the Penns, pioneers of a bygone age.

Deal has honoured a famous father and son. A pub on the seafront, the Admiral Penn, had a sign based on a painting of the admiral by Sir Peter Lely.

Peter Lely paintingAdmiral Penn sign 1992

Above painting left by Sir Peter Lely. Sign left 1992, with thanks to Deal library.

 

Admiral Sir William Penn, a brilliant but treacherous character who wavered between Parliamentarians and Royalists, was born in 1621.

His mother was the daughter of a wealthy Dutch merchant. He was an important figure in British naval history, being the first to devise naval tactics.

Sadly, the Admiral Penn at 79 Beach Street closed in 2004.

Robin Green of the Deal Society recalls: "It was a quirky, bohemian pub run by an eccentric Dutchman. It had great beer, great music and a crowd of all ages. A wonderful place for a pint, it had Persian carpets as tablecloths!"

A friendly welcome to all, a sign in the window read "Hippies use side door" and on the wall outside was a ship's figurehead.

Near the pier, a plaque, presented to Deal by the Welcome Society of Pennsylvania, commemorates the founding of the state by the admiral's son, also called William Penn.

He sailed from Deal on the small ship Welcome in 1682. About 70 Quakers, including whole families, were on board. They travelled in great discomfort with outbreaks of sickness.

The passengers used vinegar and pitch as disinfectant, carried rosemary, rue and wormwood and were encouraged to spend as much time as possible on deck to get fresh air.

Penn founded a colony in America based on freedom and equality.

He had a charter from Charles ll, giving him land to be named Pennsylvania in honour of his father and to cancel a huge debt owed to the family by the King. Each year, Penn owed the King two beaver skins and a fifth of any gold and silver mined there.

On arrival, the Quakers dug out caves, propped up with logs, in the high banks of the Delaware River to live in while houses were being built. Some of the cave dwellers kept drinking houses and brothels.

William Penn was the first hero of American liberty. Unlike colonists who took Indian land by force, Penn travelled unarmed among the Indians, learning their language and buying land from them.

He gave Pennsylvania a written constitution which limited the power of government, provided a humane penal code, and guaranteed many fundamental liberties.

The sign, "Hippies use side door", in the window of the Admiral Penn pub would have been appreciated by William Penn Senior, but William Penn Junior, the great libertarian, would have not approved.

 

From the Dover Mercury, 16 May, 2013. 80p.

PUB NAME'S TRUE ORIGINS

YOUR correspondent Colin Varrall (Those Were The Days, May 9) has fallen into error.

The "Admiral Penn" public house on Beach Street, the disappearance of which is much regretted, was not named after William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania. Admiral Sir William Penn (1621-1670) was the father of that William Penn (1644-1718).

The admiral distinguished himself in the first and second Anglo-Dutch wars and was responsible for the capture of Jamaica on behalf of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth. He was no Quaker, being an advisor to James II.

James Townsend,

Liverpool Road, Walmer.

 

Above sign kindly sent by Art Ouwersloot, former landlord "Admiral Penn."

Admiral Penn shirt

Above shirt just found again by Steve Glover.

Admiral Penn shirt

Showing the other side of the shirt. Circa 2000.

From the https://www.kentonline.co.uk By Angela Cole, 17 August 2021.

The Admiral Penn beach front holiday home and former pub in Deal up for sale.

Once a thriving beachfront pub, this property used to pull in the punters back as far as the 1800s.

Now for sale as a stunning modernised property currently used as holiday accommodation, The Admiral Penn in Beach Street, Deal, was also the Rose & Crown in the 19th century (and 20th Paul Skelton), before its second public house incarnation as The Admiral Penn up until the mid 2000s.

Former Admiral Penn 2021

The Admiral Penn at Beach Street, Deal Picture: Strutt and Parker.

Its new owners can still pull up a bar stool at the bespoke built-in copper-topped bar with wine chiller and ice machine and look out on the beach views from the sitting room.

The Grade II listed property for sale for £1.25m with agents Strutt and Parker, offers almost 2,600 sq ft of bright and airy accommodation over four floors, with five bedrooms, which are all en suite.

Admiral Penn inside 2021

The copper topped bar in the Admiral Penn Picture: Strutt and Parker.

Admiral Penn inside 2021

It has a modern kitchen too Picture: Strutt and Parker.

Admiral Penn inside 2021

The Admiral Penn at Beach Street, Deal Picture: Strutt and Parker.

Currently used as quality self-catering accommodation, the modernised home with quality fixtures and fittings could also be a stunning family home.

Besides the contemporary kitchen with an open serving hatch and seating with space for a good-sized table, on the lower ground floor the spacious cellar has been converted into a state-of-the-art cinema room.

Admiral Penn inside 2021

The cinema room in the basement Picture: Strutt and Parker.

Admiral Penn inside 2021

The Admiral Penn at Beach Street, Deal Picture: Strutt and Parker.

Admiral Penn inside 2021

The bedrooms have en suite shower rooms Picture: Strutt and Parker.

Admiral Penn inside 2021

The modern bathroom inside The Admiral Penn at Beach Street, Deal Picture: Strutt and Parker.

The principal bedroom has a modern en suite shower room and there are two further en suite double bedrooms on the first floor, and the same on the second floor.

To find out more about the property, on the market with agents Strutt and Parker for £1,250,000 go to www.struttandparker.com

 

LICENSEE LIST

Last pub licensee had SPEED Brian 23/May/1977-15/Sept/88

PICKARD Brian W 15/Sept/1988-Sept/90

SMITH Anthony Sept/1990-Aug/94 The Old Pubs of Deal and Walmer by Glover and Rogers

FAY Arthur & Christine Aug/1993-Jan/94 The Old Pubs of Deal and Walmer by Glover and Rogers

SMITH Leslie & Janet Jan/1994+ The Old Pubs of Deal and Walmer by Glover and Rogers

OUWERSLOOT Adrianus H B & Linda J Jan/1998+ (Freehouse) The Old Pubs of Deal and Walmer by Glover and Rogers

KOEMAN Ronald 2004

 

http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/admiralpenn.html

The Old Pubs of Deal and Walmer by Glover and RogersThe Old Pubs of Deal and Walmer by Glover and Rogers

 

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