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75 Castle Street
 and 6 Church Street
 
Also mentioned as 19 Church Street
An old one this, adopting the standard of inn when the
spirit licence was granted in 1842. The bars could be utilised from the two
streets and thus two publicans were involved during part of its history
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Customers (yes, and the horse) outside one of the
public houses of yesteryear. This was the Burlington Inn - of which
there used to be two - in Church Street. Taken about 1900 the picture
shows the inn flanked by a number of business premises including those
of Webb the saddler, harness and collar maker.
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I believe the shot above taken from Google maps June 2009 shows the
same position of shot as the picture above.
Above pictures kindly supplies by Paul Wells who says he is yet to
identify the funeral cortege. |
It was there under that name in the year 1846, having been
sold at that time under an order of the Court of Cancery. That same year the
Dover Telegraph reported on 19 December that licensee Mr S Forth - notice of
birth of a son.
In 1872 an interesting proposition was put to the Bench by
Mr. Joyce. He suggested that his licence at the "Rose and Shamrock" be
transferred here. If not at that particular time, it would seem his wishes
were eventually gratified because he shows as the patron in 1874.
This establishment spent much of its life out of bounds to
troops. Not for its misdemeanours I hasten to add. The civil and military
authorities found the premises difficult to supervise.
It was referred to the Compensation Authority in 1939
which may have meant curtains. I've no knowledge. If it was still present
then, its removal could have been early in 1945 when demolition did affect
that area.
At the close it would have been the property of George
Beer and Rigden.
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From the Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General
Advertiser, Saturday 2 February, 1848. Price 5d.
SAMUEL FORTH v. WILLIAM REYNOLDS
A claim of 14s. for beer.
Plaintiff stated that defendant, who sailed in one of his fishing
smacks, had run up the above score at the time he kept the "Burlington"
public-house. The defence set up was that plaintiff owed defendant more
than the sum now claimed for fish and making mats. His honour said that
not having pleaded a set off, he could not now do so, and must summons
plaintiff if any sum was due to him; and gave judgement for the amount
to be paid in two months.
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From the Dover Express. 1870.
Excise Information - Heavy Penalty.
Robert Head the landlord of the Burlington Inn, was charged with an
infringement of the customs act by selling Cavendish tobacco that had
neither been warehoused by the customs, nor provided by the customs with
the necessary customs wrapper. Mr. Fox for the defendant admitted the
charge and the penalty were reduced to one fourth for each offence, £30
in all, which he paid.
Information kindly supplied by Joyce Banks.
More reading of Dover at
www.DoverHistory.co.uk
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From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer, 26
August, 1870. Price 1d.
EXCISE INFORMATION - HEAVY PENALTY
Robert Head, landlord of the "Burlington Inn" was charged with an
infringement of the Customs Act by selling Cavendish tobacco which had
neither been warehoused by the customs nor provided by the customs with
the necessary customs wrapper.
Mr. Fox for the defendant, admitted the charge and the penalty was
reduced to one-fourth for each offence - £30 in all, which was paid.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday 27 April, 1877.
A TRAMP AND HIS TRACTS
Dann Banks, was charged with begging at the “Burlington Inn,” Castle
Street.
William Richmond, Anti-Mendicity Agent, said: He saw the prisoner about
ten minutes past eight on Sunday evening, at the door of the “Burlington
Inn,” in Castle Street, for the purpose of begging. He went over to him
and saw him receive a copper piece from those who were in the bar. The
man had a small bundle of tracts with him.
Prisoner said he sold some of his tracts there but did not beg. One of
the men gave him a penny and would not take a tract.
Mr. Superintendent Sanders produced a hawker’s certificate which the
prisoner held and said it was a usual thing for men of the prisoner’s
class to take out those sort of licenses. They go begging and directly a
Police Officer comes along the men produce their tracts.
The few tracts found upon the prisoner were handed to the Bench with one
or two songs, which he said he had in his possession about six months.
Mr. Jones said he supposed the songs were to sell on week days and the
tracts on Sunday.
The prisoner went to gaol for seven days with hard labour.
(A tract being a literary work usually religious in nature. Today they
would be referred to as pamphlets. Paul Skelton)
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday, 20 May, 1904. Price 1d.
LICENSING MATTERS
An extension was granted to the “Burlington Hotel” till 2 a.m. on
Wednesday morning for a dance.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday, 5 August, 1904. Price 1d.
EXTENSION
The Secretary of the “Burlington Hotel” applied for an extension of time
for a dance until 2 o’clock on Wednesday morning, and it was granted.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News. 21 January, 1921.
LICENSING BUSINESS
Occasional licenses were granted to Mr. Sandiford, of the "Burlington
Inn," to supply refreshments at dances to be held at the Town Hall on
January 18th and February 15th, in connection with local Territorials. -
Mr. Chitty questioned whether they should grant these licences. - The
Magistrates' Clerk said that previous similar applications had been
sanctioned.
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LICENSEE LIST
FORTH Samuel 1842-46+
FRASER William 1847
PEPPER Mr Jan/1856+
 (formerly
a butcher of Buckland)
CORFIELD George 1858
PAUL Mr to Mar/1861
COOK W & STEEL
Mar/1861-62 
DYER J 1863
HEAD Robert 1870+
JOYCE James B 1874-Dec/79
 
TALBOT George 1882
CLARETT C 1891
HALL Edward 1895-98
 
SPRATT William James 1898-1904
 
HULLY S H 1904-May/1905
NORRIS Herbert Henry
Mar/1905-June/10
SANDERS William Harrison June/1910+
PATTENDEN Henry 1913-Mar/14
FISH George Mar/1914+
WILSON H 1915-16 end
COLES William Henry 1922
SANDIFORD J J 1916-25 end
SANDIFORD J J & COLES W H 1924
DAY George Henry 1925-8 end
WYLIE Benjamin McKinnin 1928-32+
ELLEN Ernest William 1933 end
STEVENSON Albert Edward 1936-37 end
HOLMES William 1937 end
WAITE William (
6 Church Street)
MARTIN Wilfred(
75 Castle Street)
BRIDGE W H 1939
William Harrison Saunders was from Canterbury and formerly a foreman
joiner.
According to the Dover Express, the transfer to Mr. G. Fish was a
temporary transfer and he was from Folkestone.
From Bagshaw Directory 1847
From Melville's Directory 1858
From the Post Office Directory 1862
From the Kelly's Directory 1874
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 Kelly's Directory 1899
From the Post Office Directory 1901
From the Post Office Directory 1903
From the Post Office Directory 1913
From the Post Office Directory 1922
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1923
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1924
From the Post Office Directory 1930
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1932-33
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1938-39
From the Post Office Directory 1938
From the Dover Express
From the Dover Telegraph
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