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23 King Street / Archbishops Palace
Staplegate
Canterbury
Above photo circa 1898, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo, circa 1920, kindly supplied by Rory Kehoe, via
Canterbury Collection. |
Above photo, date unknown, kindly sent by Laurie Newman. The "Military
Tavern" is the building extreme right. |
 Above 1874 map identification by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo, circa 1941, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo and location identification by Rory Kehoe, 2017. |
Above photo showing the site in
November 2021, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Situated on the corner of Knotts Lane.
Originally owned by Edward Cook who was a chimney sweep and coal merchant
and dealer in 1838, so he not only sold the coal, but swept the chimneys
after application. A Robert Hayes is also listed as chimney weep at the same
address but date unknown.
This was classed as a common lodging house when licensee George Barranger
was there at the start of the 20th century.
The Historic Canterbury web site also mentions a Thomas Wellard as
victualler, but no date given and also Richard Bradford in 1917, but alas
doesn't give the occupation. I am assuming he was also the licensee.
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From the Kentish Gazette, 9 September 1845.
Canterbury.
At the annual licensing on Thursday, the city magistrates renewed one
hundred and nineteen licences.
Nine new applicants were granted us
follows:— Thomas Attwood, "Old City of Canterbury," Oatenhill; Charles
Denham, for the "Queen's Head," Northgate; Henry Clements, for the "Alto
Douro," St. George’s-place; Eliz. Clinch. "Plasterers' Arms," Northgate;
Joseph Harrison, "Royal George," Northgate; Joseph Hirst, "Dragoon,"
Military-road; Angel Hyde, "Military Tavern," King-street; George
Lilley, "Waggoners' Arms," St. Dunstan; Henry James Page, "Windsor
Castle," Bridge-street.
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Kentish Gazette, 10 September 1850.
On the annual licensing day (Thursday last) our city magistrates
suspended the following licenses:-
"Military Tavern," King Street;
"Eight
Bells," King Street;
"Duke of York," Riding Gate;
"Kentish Arms," Jewry
Lane;
"Eagle," Whitehorse Lane;
"Golden Cross," Northgate;
"Queen's
Head," Northgate;
"City of London," Tower Street;
"Duke's Head," Wincheap;
"True Briton," Northgate;
"Royal George," Northgate;
"Queen's
Arms," Northgate; and
"Three Grenadiers," Military Road.
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Kentish Gazette, 3 August 1852.
Aaron Randall (not in the calendar) was charged with having assaulted
John Lentell, with intent to rob him, at Canterbury, on the 20th April.
The prosecutor, at the date in question, kept the "Military Tavern," at
Canterbury. The prisoner was a soldier, and, whilst in a state of
drunkenness, committed the assault complained of between Sturry and
Canterbury. His Lordship said that the prisoner was indicted for a
felony and not for a misdemeanour, which he ought to have been, and from
a recent alteration in the law, the error could not be amended. Unless,
therefore, they were satisfied that he had committed the assault with
intent to rob, they must acquit the prisoner.
Not guilty.
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Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald 14 February 1903.
CANTERBURY BREWSTER SESSIONS.
CHIEF CONSTABLE’S REPORT.
I have given notice of objection to the following houses:-
"Military Tavern," King Street.— That the house is used as a common
lodging house; that the sanitary arrangements are inadequate and
unsatisfactory; that the back door opens into a common yard; that the
premises are not properly adapted for police supervision; and that the
licence is not required to meet the wants of the neighbourhood.
MILITARY TAVERN, KING STREET.
Superintendent Farmery objected to the renewal on the ground that the house
was a common lodging-house for men. There was accommodation for 23, and
bad characters, he alleged, often lodged there. It was unfit for human
habitation, and the water was not laid on. The sanitary arrangements
were unsatisfactory, and the house could not be properly supervised by
the police as a back door opened to a common yard.
Mr. H. Knocker (Messrs. Knocker, Knocker, and Holcroft, Sevenoaks)
applied for the renewal of the license on behalf of the brewers, Messrs.
Bushell and Co.
The Surveyor gave evidence as to the condition of the house, which, he
said, in case of fire, would be "a perfect death trap." The upper room
had no ventilation at all, the windows being fast.
Mr. Knocker said the owners had spent considerable sums on the house in
the eight years it had been their property.
The Chairman said that nothing could be more damnatory than the
Surveyors report.
Mr. Knocker addressed the Bench. Messrs. Bushel, he said, had eleven
houses in Canterbury, and it was somewhat hard that absentee brewers
should have so many of their houses objected to when other brewers had
only three or four houses objected to.
The Chairman said that was a statement that should not have been made.
The Bench were quite blind as to the ownership of the houses.
Mr. Knocker withdrew the remark unreservedly, and urged the Bench not to
withdraw the licence at these sessions. He was appearing for the tenants
as well as for the brewers.
The Sessions were then adjourned until February 25th.
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LICENSEE LIST
HYDE Angel Sept/1847+
LAVENDER William 1847+
DALE Rebecca 1851-62+ (age 78 in 1861 )
 
JOSLIN William 1874-82+
 
WOOD John 1889-91+
 
WELLARD Thomas 1891+ (age 41 in 1891)
WRIGHT Amos Solomon 1900+ (Or "Military
Tavern")
BARRANGER George C 1903-04 dec'd
 
BRADFORD Richard 1917
https://pubwiki.co.uk/MilitaryTavern.shtml
From Bagshaw Directory 1847
From Melville's Directory 1858
From the Post Office Directory 1862
From the Post Office Directory 1874
Census
From the Post Office Directory 1882
From the Post Office Directory 1891
From the Post Office Directory 1903
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
Historic
Canterbury web site www.machadoink.com
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