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5-6 Chapel Place
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25 August 1939. The Adrian Street Improvements. Making a new junction
road from Five Post Lane to Chapel Place.
Notice the houses still adjoining the pub.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News. 31 March 1939.
UNSIGHTLY DEMOLISHED AREAS
Councillor Took asked if there was any information with regard to the
two demolished areas he spoke about some weeks ago.
The Town Clerk said that when the question was raised before he told
them that nothing could be done about it. The areas were not in such a
condition as to constitute a nuisance within the meaning of the Public
Health Act.......
Councillor Pudney said that they were proposing to extinguish the
licence of the "New Mogul" Inn.....
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Above photo circa 1960, kindly supplied by Terry Wheeler of the Ramsgate
History Society.
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New Mogul at the top of Chapel Place in 1971. By kind permission of the Dover Library. ILL/2827.
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New Mogul Inn pre 1986
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday, 3 July, 1896.
WILFUL DAMAGE
Norah Devine, was charged with wilfully breaking a pane of glass at the
“Mogul” public house. Chapel Place, value 10s.
William Henry Rogers, landlord of the “Mogul” said that on Saturday
night about 10.20 p.m., the defendant and her daughter came into the
house. They appeared to be sober and called for a glass of beer. Almost
immediately an altercation commenced between the defendant and a man who
lived in the neighbourhood. Her language became so bad that witness
requested her to leave. After some hesitation she commenced to go. Just
as she was leaving she struck the man, and a fight commenced. Witness
put her outside, and she immediately wrapped something round her hand
and smashed one of the embossed windows. Witness valued the damage at
10s. She was very violent outside and witness followed her to Wellard’s
Lodging House. He then fetched a Constable and gave her into custody.
Police-constable N. Fogg said that about 10.30 on Saturday night he was
called to the house, and afterwards went to Wellard’s Lodging House with
the last witness. The defendant was in bed. She was fetched down and
charged with breaking the window. The defendant was sober.
The Magistrates fined the defendant 3s., 10s. damage, and 7s. costs, or
14 days.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News. 6 September, 1963.
All set for the annual outing of the "New Mogul" customers.
The gentleman at the back, just left of central, wearing the large
hat, I am informed by Jeanette Healey is Thomas Staveley, her
grand-father, just in front of him to our right is his wife, Rose, with
the large bag. They were licensees of the "New
Inn," till its closure in 1962.
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Used at different times by Gardner, Tomson and Wotton circa 1960 and Whitbread.
Gardner from 1885. The earliest date found being 1858.
I do not recall seeing this on maps of 1871 although "The Great Mogul"
was busy in the area just before that time but had changed name to the "Bell
and Lion" in 1867.
The Post Office Directories of 1874 and 1882 list the name as just the
"Mogul". The name of the other being "Great
Mogul Tavern."
Redevelopment threatened its continuation in 1936 and again in 1972, when
those operations were resumed. The dust having settled this small part of
Chapel Place is still with us to-day.
The same family kept it from 1908. Nellie Willson being the last. She
departed in March 1986 and although Bill Cooper tried to fill the gap, he
soon suffered ill health himself.
The pub closed on 22 May 1986. Derelict and boarded up, it was ravaged by
fire on 19 November that year. Considerable damage resulted to the roof and
the interior.
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New Mogul Inn after fire |
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From the East Kent Mercury 27 November, 1986.
PUB BLAZE DRAMA
Families were evacuated from a block of flats at Dover last Wednesday
night when fire gutted the derelict New Mogul public house.
Twelve people were led to safety from their homes in Adrian Street as
firemen fought the blaze, which was threatening the access to the flats.
After nearly two hours they were allowed back to their homes.
TRAPPED
Firemen wearing breathing apparatus searched the former pub in case
anyone was trapped inside.
Squatters had been living there and back windows and doors had been
forced open in the previous few days.
Police are treating the fire as arson and are continuing their
investigation."
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The following spoof history of the pub, I believe was
displayed in the bar when Nellie Willson was landlady.
To the Old (New) Mogul Inn, Dover.
This house was founded originally in 1203 by I. Vaddakrap, an émigré
from Russia. It was called the “Lion” and was a roaring success. Two
years later at the request of the customers he had a roof put on for
their greater comfort.
Due to complaints from neighbours who frequently slipped on the hill, a
hole was dug in the centre of the bar to act as a toilet. It was into
this hole that the famous Dover Dolly fell backwards. She was very
intimate with Hubert de Burgh.
After a few years the house was taken by a Welshman, Dia Rear. He had the
hole in the bar filled in and a bucket provided for the ladies. All the
Pilgrims on their way to Canterbury slept in a large bed above the bar.
A two-way mirror was also fitted in the room.
In 1486 it was taken over by a Chinaman, Hoo Spharted. He changed the
name to the New Mogul, later the ‘n’ was dropped. It was said that this
man introduced the game of Darts and to this day on a crowded night one
of the players will shout his name and run to the door. His name is
usually preceded by the word Christ.
Nothing is known until 1854 when an Indian arrived here with soldiers
from India, his name was Eeza Wankah. He replaced the by now very jagged
bucket in the ladies toilet and immediately the sales of sticking
plasters fell. This is where the expression 'She's well plastered' comes
from. It is said that he detested the street urchins who would follow
shouting his name loudly.
In 1866 two Jewish refugees from Brixton took over, the Zarce brothers
Kikki and Kissi. They introduced toilet paper which was afterward washed
and hung up to dry. Certain amusements were provided such as Bar-maids
walking the double tight-rope. From that moment on the Council decreed
that all barmaids must wear knickers.
The present Licensee, Nelly Willson did her bit for some soldiers in the
last war. She is very famous for her repartee, words such as ‘Get it yer
bleedin self’ or a one word reply ‘Pizzorf’.
No doubt you will have heard of a Man of Kent, or a Kentish Man. We have
here a much rarer breed, the Man of the Mogul. He can only be identified
by the fact that he knows the weight of a Man-eating Seagull.
We hope that you have enjoyed this article as you sip your lovely warm
beer. Do not forget as you leave to say.. ‘Show us your knickers Nell!’
For further information on Old English pubs., please write to:-
Miss Mary Letts,
The Old Cock Inn,
Tillet,
Hurts.
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Phil Gilham and Frank Franklin accepted the challenge and were given
permission to draw from the rebuilt premises in January 1987. It was then
"The Mogul", the prefix 'new' having been dropped.
The Mogul public house, the only property of any age among the three
properties left in Chapel Place, has rear walls of flint suggesting a
structure of some antiquity.
Now sold and are offices for the nearby old peoples flats.
LICENSEE LIST
HAMMOND John 1858-61 (
61 census)
MAKIE Owen 1874
HAMMOND Thomas Bourne 1874-85
HAMMOND W A to Sept/1885
YOUNG George Charles
Sept/1885-89 end
HART Frank 1889-95 ?
MOODY Frederick Empson 1891+
RODGERS William Henry 1895-1901+
  
MOODY Frederick Empson
1903-05 end
EMPSON F 1903-07 ? end
TROTH Herbert John 1905-07 end
COLLINS George
1907-Aug/08
BOOKER Alfred Aug/1908-27 end
   
and 1959-68 end
BOOKER Mrs Millicent F 1917 end and 1948-59 end
TYLER John 1927-28 end
EALDEN George Henry 1928-29 end
GOOD(E) Sidney Alwyn 1929-30 end
DANDY John Frederick 1930-33 dec'd
DANDY Mrs Catherine Mary 1933 end
BOOKER Alfred Edwin 1933-48 end
  
BOOKER Mrs M F 1950-56+
  
MILLICENT F 1948 ?
BOOKER Alfred 1948-59 end ?
BOOKER H 1964 ?
WILLSON Mrs Nellie R 1968-86 end
Gardner & Co
COOPER William Frederick 1986 only
From Melville's Directory 1858
From the Post Office Directory 1874
From the Post Office Directory 1882
From the Post Office Directory 1891
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1895
From the Kelly's Directory 1899
From the Post Office Directory 1901
From the Post Office Directory 1903
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1909
From the Post Office Directory 1913
From the Post Office Directory 1922
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1924
From the Post Office Directory 1930
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1932-33
From the Post Office Directory 1938
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1938-39
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1948-49
From the Kelly's Directory 1950
From the Kelly's Directory 1953
From the Kelly's Directory 1956
Library
archives 1974
From the Dover Express
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