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201 London Road in 1899
Above photo shows the Duke of Wellington regulars on a day out, date unknown. Picture kindly supplied by Joyce Banks. |
Above photo kindly supplied by Jeanette Harper, c/o Jackie Bowles of
the Louise Armstrong.
Date circa 1960. |
Above photographs by Paul Skelton 9 April 2010. |
The number always read 200 up to 1914 and whatever happened then, there
was still confusion up to 1939. From April that year, numbers one to seven
Cranbrook Villas became 202-207a London Road.
The licence issued in 1869 I feel could be the first. Although I (Paul
Skelton) have just been passed an account that happened in 1860, see below.
The license was refused in 1868 while under control of John Chapman, the
Magistrates giving the reason that "the house did not possess the requisite
accommodation." Although he does show as licensee in 1871, after George
Baker obviously persuaded them otherwise in 1870. It passed to the
East Kent Brewery in October 1890.
I hoped to find another licensed property between here and Buckland
Bridge but my searches were in vain. Once retailing for Mrs Harding, lack of
trade brought about the closure here shortly after or during 1971.
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From the Dover Express. 1860.
Petty Robbery.
A German who gave the name of John Hearn and said he was a labour in the
employ of Mr. Moxton, was charged by David Matthew’s the landlord of the
Duke of Wellington Public House, Buckland, with stealing nine dominoes
value 1s. It appeared that the prisoner who could speak English very
well was at the house of the prosecutor on Saturday and was amusing
himself by playing with a box of dominoes that had been left in the
parlour and that shortly after he was gone nine of the dominoes were
missed from the box and were subsequently found in the prisoners
possession at his lodgings. The prisoner did not deny the charge but
wanted to make the magistrates believe that he was drunk when he took
the dominoes. The policeman who took him into custody however satisfied
their worships that this was not the case and the prisoner who desired
that he might be summarily dealt with was sent to the House Of
Correction for fourteen days.
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 News, Friday, 3 October, 1890. Price 5d.
PROPERTY SALE
Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Terson and Son offered five public houses,
the property of Mrs. Harding, for sale by auction at the “Royal Oak
Hotel.” The result was, the “Duke of Wellington,”
London Road, £600.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, 15 January, 1926. Price 1½d.
PUBLIC HOUSE ALTERATION
At the Dover police Court on Friday, plans for alterations to the “Duke
of Wellington,” London Road, were approved. They provided for moving the
position of the counter, so that access to the street could be obtained
from the living premises without passing through the bar. Alterations to
the “Granville,” Limekiln Street, provided for a longer bar were also
approved.
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LICENSEE LIST
MATTHEWS David 1860+
 BAKER George
May/1870
CHAPMAN John Sept/1871-74+
FENN John 1876-81+
 
HUBBARD Edward 1882
BAXTER Charles or James 1885 end
JOYCE James B 1885
BROCKMAN Daniel 1887-99
  
STANLEY Thomas William 1899-1913
  
HOPPER William George 1913-14
FISHER R H 1916-22
WOOTON Frederick Charles 1920-Jan/24
 
WILSON Henry Thomas Jan/1924-28 dec'd
WILSON Mrs Ann Emma 1928-32+
 
CHAPMAN Mrs Ann Emma 1933-48
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CHATWIN Mrs)
FRANKS Bernard George 1950-17-Aug-51
BEAVER Reginald 17-Aug-1951+
HURLEY Arthur Frank 1953-56+
 
ILBURY Henry C 1962-71
From the Post Office Directory 1874
From the Post Office Directory 1878
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 the Post Office Directory 1938
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1938-39
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1948-49
From the Kelly's Directory 1950
From the Kelly's Directory 1953
From the Kelly's Directory 1956
From the Dover Express
Census
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