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14 St. James' Street
23 St. James' Street
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday, 21 February 1958.
This view is of St. James' Street before the first world war. Prominent
on the left side of the road can be seen the "Bell Inn", St. James' Parish
Hall and Mrs. Coveney's general shop. On the other side of the street,
nearest to Woolcomber Street, were the offices of Stillwell and Harby.
At the end of the street would have been the "Golden Cross" |
An alehouse prior to 1835 but refused a victualling
licence that year. Certainly operative again by 1847 when mentioned in
police reports and Bagshaw's Directory. In the process of recording the pubs I might use that phrase
often, so before going any further I point out to the reader that no
sinister significance should be conjured up by the remark. It usually meant
that the owner was assisting the constabulary, or more likely, an inquest
was being held on the premises.
By 1852, still thriving, in the no doubt charming hands of
Mrs. Susannah Handsomeboddie, and for the next sixty four years, no licensee
hurried from this one.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer,
31 August, 1866.
RINGING CHANGES
William Johnson, was charged with defrauding Louisa Brewer, of the
"Bell" public house, St. James's Street, of one shilling, by false
pretences.
At appeared that this was one of a number of cases in which the
prisoner had obtained small sums of money by going into places and
asking for change and then making off without giving up the coin he
professed to want to have exchanged.
Louisa Brewer, daughter of Samuel Brewer, said the prisoner came into
the "Bell" on Sunday night and asked her to give him change for a
shilling. He then asked for some cigars and a sort she had not got, and
on her taking up two sixpences which she placed on the counter he told
her that she had already taken up his shilling. She knew she had not,
but he was so importunate that she ultimately gave him a shilling upon
the strength of his representations.
The prisoner was remanded till Friday (this day).
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From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer, 23
December, 1870. Price 1d.
APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO SELL
Application for permission to sell till the next transfer-day at the
"Bell Inn," St James's Street was made by William Wilson, and was
granted.
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It was closed finally by the Licensing (Consolidation) Act
of 1910, on 30 December 1916. Compensation of £1,035 meant that George Beer
and Company, of the Star Brewery, Canterbury received £880. William Mays,
the tenant received £155. Fully licensed at the closure.
LICENSEE LIST
PARKS Charles 1840-47
HANDSOMEBODDIE Mrs Susanna 1852+
AUSTEN George Jan/1856+
BURGESS William 1858+
BREWER Samuel 1866
WILSON William Dec/1870-71
GRUNDY George Eastwood 1871-72 end
FRASER John W 1872-Nov/79
FRASER Albert Nov/1879-1895
 
DOBSON William 1895 
PHARRO Alfred 1899-1903
  
FULLAGAR H 1903
LITTLE Charles 1907
FRASER Arthur 1907-Jan/09
MAYS William Jan/1909-16 end
 
From the Pigot's Directory 1840
From Bagshaw Directory 1847
From Melville's Directory 1858
From the Post Office Directory 1882
From the Post Office Directory 1891
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1895
From the Kelly's Directory 1899
From the Post Office Directory 1901
From the Post Office Directory 1903
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1909
From the Post Office Directory 1913
From the Kelly's Directory 1913
From the Dover Express
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