From the Dover Express, Saturday 28 August, 1858. p.3. col.3

Isaac HARRINGTON, landlord of the "Dragon Inn,) Strond Street, Dover - charged on information of PC Arnold with opening house for sale of beer at quarter to 12 on the previous Sunday morning (evidence), fined 2 shillings and 6d., and costs 11 shillings (Dover Express Sat Aug 28 1858 p.3 col.3)

From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer, 24 December, 1869. Price 1d.

ROBBERY FROM A PUBLIC HOUSE

William Brigham, a discharged soldier from the 2nd Dragoon Guards, was charged with stealing one Inverness cape, the property of Mr. John Samson, landlord of the "Green Dragon Inn," Strond Street, Dover.

The Superintendent of police said he thought there would be other charges brought against the prisoner if he should be remanded. One of the charges was that of obtaining money under false pretences from the same prosecutor who appeared in the present case.

Mr. John Samson said the Inverness cape produced by police-constable Hemmings was his property, and he had reason to suppose the prisoner had stolen it.

The prisoner was then remanded till Monday next.

From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer, 31 December, 1869. Price 1d.

REMANDED CHARGE OF FELONY

William Brigham, a discharged soldier from the 2nd Dragoon Guards, was charged with stealing an Inverness cape, value 10s., the property of John Sampson, landlord of the "Green Dragon Inn," Strond Street, Dover.

The prosecutor said the defendant came to his house on Thursday, Nov. 26. He stayed in the house about three weeks. On the Tuesday previous the prisoner asked witness to lend him his overcoat, to go up to the Brigade Office for his money. The prisoner was subsequently brought from London, where he was found by the police with the cape in his possession.

By the prisoner: You did not ask me to lend you the cape for any specified time; I expected that when you returned from the Brigade Office you would return it.

The prosecutor further stated that the prisoner returned from the Brigade Office with some papers, and said his money was all right, and that he had to go to the National Provincial Bank to get it. he asked witness to lend him 2s., and witness complied with the request. The prosecutor then went to the National Provincial Bank almost immediately afterwards and found he had not been there. He also made a similar enquiry at the London and County Bank, and found the prisoner had not been there either. In consequence of what he subsequently heard, the police telegraphed to London, and the prisoner was brought back to Dover the next morning, with the cape in his possession.

Police-constable Hemmings said the prisoner was apprehended in London on the morning of the 22nd inst., and charged with stealing the coat produced. Witness subsequently brought hjim back to Dover.

The prisoner pleaded guilty, and the Magistrates sentenced him to a month's imprisonment, with hard labour.

From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday 7 September, 1883. 1d.

ANNUAL LICENSING DAY

THE GREEN DRAGON

On the name of the “Green Dragon Inn,” Strond Street, being called the Clerk to the Magistrates reported that the landlord of this house, Mr. F. Walker, had been convicted on the 17th of August last for serving liquors at 11.35 on Sunday morning.

The Mayor to Mr. Walker: Unless your house is well conducted the next ensuing year this offence will be remembered against you, and I therefore caution you. I hope the fine inflicted upon you then will be a sufficient caution to you. Your license will be re-issued.

On Saturday 5th September 1914, just 2 months into the "Great War", licensees Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. French sadly lost their son, Henry John French, 237873, an Able Seaman in the Royal Navy, when the HMS Pathfinder a light cruiser, was torpedoed and sunk by U.21 in North Sea. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial with another 260 casualties from that same sinking.

Above pictures showing Henry John French and HMS Pathfinder.

From the Dover Express and East Kent News, 11 March, 1938.

Referred to Compensation Authority

Mr. J. H. Baxter, instructed by the Town Clerk on behalf of the Chief Constable asked that the licence of the "Green Dragon," Strond Street, should be referred to the compensation authority, on the grounds of the licence was redundant.

Mr. Rutley Mowll appeared for the owners and said they were not contending the application.

Mr. Baxter said that it was a small house of £25 rentable value. There were eight other fully licensed houses within 200 yards of the "Green Dragon," three more than within 300 yards and four more within 400 yards. It was unnecessary for him to remind the Bench that in recent years a good deal of property had been pulled down in that district, and although all those licences might have at one time been necessary, this one was now quite redundant. The police visited this house, and a number of neighbouring ones, in January, and the officer would tell the Bench that he visited this house twelve times and found a total of 28 people using it, an average of two people a time, including even Saturday evening. The house was scarcely used at all. One ground put forward for considering the licence redundant was that the premises were structurally unsound, but he was now abandoning that ground.

Inspector Saddleton gave evidence of visiting the "Green Dragon" and adjacent houses on twelve occasions in one week during January. In the "Green Dragon" there were 28 people present when he made those twelve visits. In the "Granville" there were 54, the "Archliffe Fort" Inn 59, the "Fleur de Lys" 39, the "Prince Imperial" 72, and the "Swan Hotel" 75, the "Shakespeare" Inn 30, the "Pavillion" Bars 49, and the "Hotel de Paris" 51.

The Magistrates Clerk said that the Bench would hear the two other applications before making their decision.

Mr. Baxter also applied for the Bench to adopt a similar course in the case of the "Liberty" Inn, Adrian Street, and the "Gothic" Inn, Snargate Street, stating that Mr. J. Doughty appeared in each case for the licensee. These two houses were owned or licensed by the same brewers, Messrs. George Beer and Rigden, Ltd. He would remind the bench of why the Town Clerk had told them that it was the function of the Court to refer the matter to the compensation committee for them to decide whether or not the licences should be referred. That Court was not making any final decision. The view he would put before them was that these two houses were undoubtedly redundant and tat there were ample facilities in Adrian Street and Snargate Street areas. It was unnecessary to remind them of the great changes which had come over that district in recent years, and houses at one time might have been necessary had become completely unnecessary by reason of changes in the area. The owners of these two houses had other houses  in the district and would not be unduly prejudiced even if both of the houses were closed. The "Liberty" Inn was a house of the rateable value of £32. Within 200 yards of it there were no fewer than 23 licensed premises, of which 17 were fully licensed and one of the others was a beer "on" licence. Within 300 yards were a further 15 licensed premises, of which 14 were fully licensed, and within 400 yard there were a further five fully licensed.

From the Dover Express and East Kent News, 17 June, 1938.

CLOSING DOWN PUBLIC HOUSES

THE LIBERTY

The East Kent Licensing Authority met at Canterbury on Friday last, when the four Dover houses referred to by the licensing Justices came up.

There was no opposition in the case of the "Liberty" Inn, Adrian Street, and the "Green Dragon," Strond Street, both of which had been referred.

The renewal was refused.