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Northampton Street
I have only recently found this "Clarence Tap" listed as being in
Northampton Street. The "Clarence Hotel" being listed at 39 Council House
Street and also Commercial House Street, which I believe are one and the
same.
I am not yet sure how close Northampton Street was regards to Council House
Street and whether the Clarence Hotel could have been part of the Clarence
Tap. I am hoping someone will be able to send me this information.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday 21 February, 1873.
INFRINGEMENT OF THE LICENSING ACT
Benjamin Browning, the landlord of the “Clarence Tap,” Northumberland
Street, charged with selling liquor during prohibited hours on the
previous Sunday, was fined £1 and costs.
George Kennell, John Gilmour, and Robert Brown, a private in the 38th
Regt. Charged with drinking in the same house on the same day during
prohibited hours, were each fined 1s. and costs.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday,
2 July, 1875.
APPLICATION SUMMONS
James Burden, landlord of the "Clarence Tap," was summoned to show
cause why he should not contribute to the support of the illegitimate
child of Julia Carathy. Mr. Mowll appeared for the defendant, and his
cross-examination of the witness threw so much doubt on the case, that
the Magistrates dismissed it.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer, 3 March, 1882. Price 1d.
ASSAULT
James Clark, was summonsed for assaulting James Burden, of the “Clarence
Tap,” on the 18th instant.
A certificate from a surgeon was handed in, stating that the complainant
was unable to attend through illness.
The case was adjourned for a week.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer, 24 March, 1882. Price 1d.
ASSAULT
James Burden, landlord of the “Clarence Tap,” Northampton Street, was
summonsed for assaulting James Clark of the 18th of February last.
The Clerk said that this case had been twice adjourned, as the defendant
had been too unwell to attend the court.
James Clark, labourer, living at Finnis’s Court, said: At about
half-past four o’clock on Saturday, the 18th of February last, I was
coming through the slipway passage when the defendant came in front of
me and wanted to aggravate me, so that I would strike him. He said that
if I did not pay him what I awed he would punch my head. I told him I
could not pay him then, and he at once struck me several times, and
knocked me down by hitting me on the nose. The defendant knocked two
teeth out of my mouth.
The defendant said that the whole of the evidence given by the
complainant was not true. The beer money had been owing for twelve
months, and he had asked him to square it. This quarrel had not lasted
two minutes, Clark had struck him in the chest and then defendant hit
him back.
The bench said that there being two statements quite contradictory they
would dismiss the case.
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From an email received from Yvonne Harris, 22 April 2009.
My great grandmother's sister Ellen Miller nee Brewer born 1853 Dover
left her husband Jethro Miller who she married in 1869 and went to live
as housekeeper to James Burden who owned the Clarence Tap in Northampton
Street but they never married. They had ten children between them from
1875 to 1889, when Ellen died.
On the 1881 census the road listed above it is New Bridge, area St Mary's. James then moved to the Fountain 236 London Road, he died on 1907. One of the children Beatrice married Percy Gray and owned the Crown and
Sceptre listed and also the Mason's Arms and Queens Head, however cannot
see the name listed for these two pubs. (sometime in the early 1920's). The Beehive pub was owned by Ellen's grandparents Samuel and Ann Brewer. Somewhere I have photo of my father in a motor coach outside a pub in
Heathfield Avenue, Dover, sometime in the early 1930.so will try and
find it and send it to you.
Regards
Yvonne Harris. |
LICENSEE LIST
BROWNING Benjamin 1873+
BURDEN James 1875-81
VAUGHAN H 1895 
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1895
From the Dover Express
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