102 Middle Street

153 Middle Street

Deal

The house above is numbered 102 Middle Street which was the address for the "Clifton". Although having said that, I have seen it mentioned as 120 in one of the directories, but believe that to be an error on their part. Above photo by Patricia Streater, January 2010.

Pikes directory of 1809 refers to the pub as the "Clifton Hotel and Gardens." The gardens are shown in the above photograph.

Formerly the "Redan" but changed name to the "Clifton Hotel," on the 3rd September, 1896. That doesn't explain why licensees have been seen before that date though, unless it was colloquially known as the Clifton while still the "Redan."

The address of the "Redan" is given as 153 Middle Street. I believe it changed numbers between 1858 and 1882.

LICENSEE LIST

PARRETT James Wright 1882+

HAWKINS Frederick Wilson 1891+

WRIGHT Mrs Annie 1899+

BRIDGES William John Sept/1900

CARTER Walter Stanford Sept/1900-03+

ELLIOTT F W 1908+

MAKER William Robert 1913+

From the Post Office Directory 1882

From the Post Office Directory 1891

From the Kelly's Directory 1899

From the Post Office Directory 1903

From Pikes 1908

From the Post Office Directory 1913

Deal Licensing Register

From the Deal Walmer & Sandwich Mercury