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Earliest 1832

Liverpool Arms

Latest 1913

Manor Road

Upper Deal

Liverpool Arms 1860

Above photo showing the "Liverpool Arms" in Deal 1860. The photo also shows the "Admiral Keppel" in the background and the toll-gate in the foreground. The turnpike road was opened in 1797 and the toll gate abolished in 1874. Photo kindly submitted by Stuart Kinnon.

 

Listed as an alehouse by the Deal Licensing Register in 1828

The text Liverpool Arms (P.H.) is shown on Kent Sheet 58.04 (LVIII.4) being a reprint of ‘First Edition 1873’ Old Ordnance Survey Maps published by Alan Godfrey Maps.

Location is in Upper Deal at a junction corner opposite to St Leonard’s Church.

Patricia Streater.

 

From the Deal, Walmer and Sandwich Mercury, 17 May 1873.

DEATHS

WYBORN. -- May 10, at the "Liverpool Arms," Upper Deal, after a lingering illness of eight months, borne with Christian fortitude, Mr. Bethel George Wyborn, aged 46 years. He was much respected by a large circle of friends, and leaves a widow and one daughter to lament their loss.

 

From the Deal, Walmer and Sandwich Mercury, 19 November 1887.

Deal Police Court – Stabbing Case

Thomas William Farrier, labourer of Upper Deal, was again brought up on remand charged with wilfully and maliciously cutting and wounding Frederick Hawks of Pope’s Hole, Upper Deal, labourer, in the "Liverpool Arms," with intent to do grievous bodily harm. The prisoner still had his head bandaged. After considerable evidence given by George Richard Burton, landlord of the "Liverpool Arms," Upper Deal, Louis Siles, gardener in the employ of Mrs Hales, John Batt Annall, police sergeant, prisoner was released on bail and committed to take his trial at the next assizes for the county."

 

 

A set of handbells belonging to some bell-ringers who used this pub to practice in was given to St. Mary's at Walmer after the pub closed in January 1915.
 

LICENSEE LIST

ARNOLD Richard 1828+ Deal Licensing Register alehouse

HOOKHAM William 1832-40+ Pigot's Directory 1832-34Pigot's Directory 1839Pigot's Directory 1840

DAVIES Charles 1847+ Bagshaw's Directory 1847

GIBBS Robert 1858+ Melville's 1858

WYBORN Bethel George 1862-May/73 dec'd Kelly's 1862Deal MercuryKelly's 1874Post Office Directory 1874

COLLEY William 1881-82+ Post Office Directory 1882

BURTON George Richard 1887-91+ Post Office Directory 1891

SKINNER Arthur John 1908-13+ Pikes 1908Post Office Directory 1913

CURLING Jan/1915

 

Pigot's Directory 1832-34From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34

Pigot's Directory 1839From the Pigot's Directory 1839

Pigot's Directory 1840From the Pigot's Directory 1840

Bagshaw's Directory 1847From Bagshaw Directory 1847

Melville's 1858From Melville's Directory 1858

Kelly's 1862From the Kelly's Directory 1862

Post Office Directory 1874From the Post Office Directory 1874

Kelly's 1874From the Kelly's Directory 1874

Post Office Directory 1882From the Post Office Directory 1882

Post Office Directory 1891From the Post Office Directory 1891

Pikes 1908From Pikes 1908

Post Office Directory 1913From the Post Office Directory 1913

Deal MercuryFrom the Deal Walmer & Sandwich Mercury

Deal Licensing RegisterDeal Licensing Register

 

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