DOVER KENT ARCHIVES
PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton and Jan Pedersen

Earliest Nov 1843

 Fountain

Latest 1894

53 High Street

Folkestone

 

1894 saw this premises change name to the "Channel Inn" and restaurant.

 

From the Folkestone Observer 19 November, 1864. Transcribed by Jan Pedersen.

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY

Thursday November 17th:- Before Captain Kennicott R.N. and James Tolputt, Esq.

James Knight, of Hastings, plasterer, was charged with being drunk, disorderly, and riotous in High Street on the previous evening. He had been drinking in the "Fountain Inn" and refused to pay for his drink. Being ejected from the house he was noisy and laid down in the street. The bench fined him 5s. and costs, or seven days' imprisonment.

 

From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer, 21 February, 1868.

SUDDEN DEATH

Mrs. Morford, who for some time kept the "Fountain Inn," High Street, but was compelled to give it up through illness, was on Wednesday morning found dead in her bed, having retired in her usual health, which however was far from good.

 

 

LICENSEE LIST

WINCH James 1843-52 Bagshaw's Directory 1847Bastions

MARTIN Thomas 1852-56+ Bastions

COWLING/COWLEY Joseph c1856-63  Melville's 1858Post Office Directory 1862Bastions

MOR(E)FORD James 1863-67 Bastions

ADAMS William 1867-69 Bastions

BOORN John 1869-71 Bastions

BOORN M 1871-72 Bastions

MAJOR James Bateman 1872-73 Bastions

TUTT George Marshall 1873-74 Post Office Directory 1874Bastions

BROWNWORTH John Turner 1874-77 Bastions

GEALL James 1877-82 Post Office Directory 1882Bastions

BIRD John Parker 1882-88 Bastions

PEALE William 1888-89 Bastions

BURGESS Fanny 1889-91 Bastions

BURGESS George 1891 Post Office Directory 1891

NASH Charles 1891-94 Bastions

 

Bagshaw's Directory 1847From Bagshaw Directory 1847

Melville's 1858From Melville's Directory 1858

Post Office Directory 1862From the Post Office Directory 1862

Post Office Directory 1874From the Post Office Directory 1874

Post Office Directory 1882From the Post Office Directory 1882

Post Office Directory 1891From the Post Office Directory 1891

BastionsFrom More Bastions of the Bar by Easdown and Rooney

 

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