NEW INN Pub of Canterbury

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Sort file:- Canterbury, March, 2023.

Page Updated:- Wednesday, 15 March, 2023.

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Paul Skelton

Earliest 1861-

(Name from)

New Inn

Open 2023+

19 Havelock Street

Canterbury

01227 464584

http://www.newinncanterbury.co.uk/

https://whatpub.com/new-inn

Above photos taken by Paul Skelton, 19 May 2012.

New Inn sign left July 1991, sign right July 1991.

Above with thanks from Brian Curtis www.innsignsociety.com

Photo date unknown from http://www.flickr.com by John Law.

Above photograph taken by Edward Wilmot in 1965.

Above photo showing Richard's son Edward Francis and Leonora Annie Robinson with their children circa 1900. Kindly sent by Stephen Crowhurst. According to the 1881 census Richard Henry Robinson is the Licensee of the "Queens Arms Inn" Deal and the 1891 has him as the Licensee of the "New Inn," Canterbury. They were still in the "New Inn" on the 28th April 1894 when there son Edward Francis Robinson left the Royal Artillery. I was told that he bought himself out of the army to help his parents due to illness. They then went back too the "Queens Arms Inn" Deal and eventually the son Edward Francis Robinson took over the Licensee until he went to the First World War and his wife Leonora Annie Robinson took over the Licensee until it became too much for her and looking after 9 children.

Above photo showing Richard & Julia Robinson. Kindly sent by Stephen Crowhurst.

Above photo, date unknown, showing licensees Kurt & Margaret Temel.

Above photo 8 March 2023. showing Gill Keay, stalwart of Canterbury CAMRA and the organiser of 40 Kent Beer Festivals. Kindly taken and sent by Rory Kehoe.

Originally operating as the "Vines" this establishment was listed as the "New Inn" by 1861. However, Kelly's directory managed to call this "Ye Vines" in 1900.

The "New Inn" was an Ind Coope House, previously Bushell, Watkins and Smith. Bushell's of Westerham bought (from solicitors acting as liquidators/administrators) the small tied estate of the Original Brewery, Broad Street, Canterbury, which was owned/bankrupted by Mr Alfred Beer (related to Edwin?) Not to be confused with George Beer (brother of Alfred) of the Star Brewery, Broad Street. Both sons of William Beer, of the St Augustine's Brewery, who (it would appear) did not get on, hence the rival breweries over the road from each other!

From the Kentish Chronicle, 23 May, 1863.

CORONER’S INQUEST.

On Saturday evening an inquest was opened it the “New Inn,” Havelock-street, Canterbury, before Mr. Delasaux, coroner, and a respectable jury, to investigate the circumstances attending the death of Edward Cogan a trumpeter in the 21st Hussars. The deceased had only recently joined the 21st Hussars, having exchanged from another regiment. On the 10th inst. he left the barracks without leave, and returned again about half-past 10 o’clock on the night of the 14th, when he was placed under arrest and confined in the guard-room. About half past 10 o'clock on the following morning he was seen by the sergeant in charge, to fall off the bench on which he was sitting, and, though assistance was rendered him, he died almost instantly.

The inquiry was adjourned until Monday evening to give time for a post mortem examination of the body. On Monday evening when the jury re assembled. Assistant Surgeon Macarthur deposed that he had made a post mortem examination of the body. It was in a healthy state, and death did not appear to have resulted from apoplexy. On examining the stomach he observed an odour of Prussic acid, which had been faintly perceptible from the first opening of the body.

The jury, after deliberating first for a abort time, returned a verdict that the deceased died from the effects of Prussic acid, but how or by whom administered there was no evidence to show.

From the Canterbury Journal, Kentish Times and Farmers' Gazette, 12 July 1884.

CANTERBURY POLICE COURT. THURSDAY. TRANSFERS.

Before the Mayor (H. B. Wilson, Esq.), and J. G. Drury, Esq.

The licences of the following house was transferred:— The "New Inn," Havelock street the executors of the late Mr. Gibbon Ladd to Richard H. Robinson.

From the Kentish Gazette, 9th May, 1978.

Publican Sean O'Malley is leaving, frozen out because of lack of trade - there is seldom anyone in the bar, Mr. O'Malley claims his regulars have ostracised him and his pretty wife carol and now the couple, who have been at the pub for just over a year, have decided to call it a day.

"Takings of £500 a week," said Mr. O'Malley, "have fallen to £100." he said he banned customers under the age of 14 and refused to open early or stay open unless he has an extension. he also refused to "serve people who swear."

The pub obviously survived the above episode and is now thriving very well indeed and is the nearest public house to Christ Church College and attracts a lot of their clientele.