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9 Beach Street and 37 Seven Star Street
Once the "Seven Stars Inn" and then the "Admiral", this name appertained
from 1897. The sinking of the Brady and the Simpson pits at Shakespeare
Colliery had begun the previous year. Perhaps the miners lodged here. It had
been a lodging house in the past. I don't know if it was still so employed.
There were entrances from the two streets and its neighbour was the "Deal
Cutter". Redevelopment brought about its closure on 31 December 1909 and
1912 saw a closure notice on the house itself. The street properties all
disappeared shortly afterwards. Those houses in turn disappeared in the
early 1970's with little prospect of residential property ever returning.
The street name is perpetuated however by the Beach Street entrance to the
Western docks.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, 5 February, 1909.
DOVER LICENSING SESSIONS
THE MINER'S ARMS
This was an objection to the renewal of the licence of the Miner's
Arms, Beach Street, by the Chief Constable on the ground that the
licence was not necessary, and that it was not in the interest of the
public that it should be renewed. Mr. R. Mowll appeared for the owners,
Messrs. Leney and Co.
The Chief Constable said that the "Miner's Arms" was situate in Beach
Street, the owners being Messrs. Leney and Co., of Dover. The present
tenant was Mr. J. Mummery, to whom the licence had been transferred in
1906.There had been six tenants in nine years. The rateable value was
£19 10s. gross, and £16 10s. net. The licensed houses in the immediate
neighbourhood were those mentioned for the "Deal Cutter." The frontage
was 20ft. There was a bar, private bar, and bar parlour, an entrance
from the front and another from Seven Star Street. It was formerly a
common lodging house. On Saturday, 16th January, at 12.15, there were
three customers; on Wednesday, January 20th, at 2.55 p.m., no customers;
on Saturday, January 23rd, at 10.08 a.m. the place was not open; at 6.36
p.m. on Thursday, January 28th, it was not open.
Mr. Mowll: The tenant was not very well then.
Detective Sergeant Mount corroborated the statements of the Chief
Constable.
The Bench retired to consider their decisions in the four cases, and
returned in a very few moments and announced that each would be put
forward for compensation, the licenses would only be provisionally
renewed.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, 5 February, 1909.
WINGHAM PETTY SESSIONS
ST. MARGARET'S ROBBERY
Arthur Martin was charged on remand with stealing a pair of ladies'
shoes, at St. Margaret's the property of Henry Bray, on he 20th November
last.
The evidence of the complainant and Police-constable Stokes having
been read over.
Police-constable Southey deposed to visiting the "Miner's Arms"
Lodging House on the evening of the 21st, where he found Martin. In
reply to questions, the prisoner said he found the boots in a rubbish
heap at St. Margaret's, and had sold them to a man in the street at
Dover for 4d. Witness subsequently went to Mt. Tutt, boot repairer, of
6, Queen Street, who handed him the shoes. Next morning witness went to
the lodging house again with P.C. Stokes, and arrested the prisoner.
Walter Tutt, boot repairer, of 6, Queen Street, said the prisoner
came to his shop on the evening of the 20th, and offered the shoes
(produced) for sale. Witness gave him 1s. 6d. for the shoes.
Eight previous convictions since 1887 for larceny, drunkenness, and
common assault were proved by Superintendent Stone.
Prisoner was sentenced to three weeks' hard labour.
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LICENSEE LIST
BARRETT George 1899
TUSON A 1901
WHITE Lionel 1901
RANSHAW T C 1901 end
WILSON H P or G 1903-06 end
MUMMERY J 1906-09
From the Kelly's Directory 1899
From the Post Office Directory 1901
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