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PUB LIST   PUBLIC HOUSES Barry Smith and Paul Skelton

Earliest 1860

New Commercial Quay Inn

Latest 1929

25 Commercial Quay (Pentside)

22 Commercial Quay Post Office Directory 1874

New Commercial Quay Inn

The photograph above shows, to the left, The "New Commercial Quay Inn," and, after the gap where stood the "Grand Shaft Inn", houses occupied in 1900 by Mrs. Boulter, W. Martin, and Mr. W. T. Hughes, a baker, next comes the "Standard Inn" and the premises of Sharp and Enright the ship-chandlers, beyond which is the "Old Commercial Quay Inn."

 

The number read 22 in 1874 & 82 and 15 in 1911. It faced the dockside and opened at five a.m. from 1876. It was taken down with the rest of the Quay properties in 1929. Dover Harbour Board were the owners and George Beer and Rigden the lessees. A "Commercial Quay Inn" had the sign since at least 1832. (Jackson). But I believe this to be the "Old Commercial Quay Inn" before it was given the prefix Old to differentiate it from the New.

 

From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer, 26 November, 1864.

INFRINGEMENT OF LICENSE

John price, landlord of the "New Commercial Quay," was summoned for an infringement of his license, but was dismissed with a caution.

 

From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday 25 October, 1871.

WITHDRAWN SUMMONS

David Brockham, charged with disorderly conduct at the “New Commercial Quay Inn,” Commercial Quay, obstructing the complainant, Bradley paramour, in his business, and with breaking a pane of glass, value 8d., his property, was dismissed, the complainant desiring to withdraw the summons.

 

 

A compensation figure of £3,475 was made but I know not how it was divided.

 

From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday 7 June 1912.

LICENSED VICTUALLER'S FUNERAL

The funeral of Mr. H. J. Howard, the licensee of the "New Commercial Quay Inn," Commercial Quay, and a member of the Dover and District Licensed Victuallers' Protection Society, who died on Thursday, after several weeks illness took place on Friday afternoon at St. Mary's cemetery, Copt Hill. The first part of the service was held at Holy Trinity Church, where Mr. Dibley, assistant organist, played the Dead March from "Saul." The service was conducted by the Rev. J. H. Batten, and the chief mourners present were the widow: Mr. Adams (brother-in-law); Mrs. Ward (sister-in-law) and Mr. Ward, and, Messrs. Claret, Miles, Rogersand Dibley (representing the Dover and District Licensed Victualler's Protection Society). The inscription upon the coffin was "Harry John Howard, died May 28th, 1912, aged 42 years.

Mr. J. Parsons was the undertaker.

 

 

LICENSEE LIST

PARAMOUR Bradley 1860's-1874 Post Office Directory 1874

PRICE John 1864

ROSE James Collier 1875

DUNN Leonard Edward 1882-95 Post Office Directory 1882Post Office Directory 1891

REDMAN William S 1897

TORR David 1897-1903 Kelly's Directory 1899Post Office Directory 1903Post Office Directory 1903

Last pub licensee had CURLING William 1903-05 end Next pub licensee had

CLEMSON J H 1905

DODD William Henry 1906-08 end

Last pub licensee had AUSTEN George 1908-09 end Pikes 1909

HOWARD Harry John 1909-May/12 dec'd Dover Express

HOWARD Mrs Lottie May May/1912 Dover Express

HOWARD John 1913 Post Office Directory 1913

HARTREE Mrs Lottie May 1917-21 end Post Office Directory 1922

WHITE W G 1921

MARTIN Francis Albert 1923-26 end Pikes 1924

KING Henry James junior 1926-27

HAWKINS James Frederick 1927-29 end Next pub licensee had

 

HIGGINS J date unknown (Commercial Quay)

 

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

Kelly's Directory 1899From the Kelly's Directory 1899

Post Office Directory 1903From the Post Office Directory 1901

Post Office Directory 1903From the Post Office Directory 1903

Pikes 1909From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1909

Post Office Directory 1913From the Post Office Directory 1913

Post Office Directory 1922From the Post Office Directory 1922

Pikes 1924From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1924

Dover ExpressFrom the Dover Express

 

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