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1 Military Road
Hythe
Above photo, date unknown, showing the "Ordnance Arms" behind the trees
and charabancs. |
Above Google image showing the same shot, May 2009. |
 
Above sign left shows the best image I have for the pub sign so far, date
unknown. However, sign right, is a photo of the actual sign which Robert
Greenham took at the former Whitbread Hop Farm at Beltring in about
2002. He says "it was hanging high up (with a few other signs) in one of
the buildings there. Sadly, a few years later I discovered that all
these old inn signs had been sold to someone in America. |
The above sign, wasn't actually designed and released by Whitbread, but has
been designed by Robert Greenham in the same style as the card sets they
distributed as a representation of what the sign looked like. Robert
says:- This was based on the image which appeared on Whitbread's metal
map for East Kent which was painted by D. W. Burley in 1950, on
commission from Whitbread. |
The above metal map, kindly sent by Robert Greenham was released, in
1950 and painted by D. W. Burley, and was titled Inn-Signia of Whitbread
Houses in East Kent, Whitbread & Co Ltd. The Inn Signs designed by:- M.
C. Balston, Vena Chalker, Kathleen M Claxton, K. M. Doyle, Ralph Ellis,
Marjorie Hutton, Harvey James, Prudence Rae-Martin, Violet Rutter, L.
Toynbee and Kit Watson. |
I have only just started to research into this area of Kent and I am
hoping to be able to update this page with further information later.
Further
local knowledge and any pictures, old or current would be appreciated until
I can get into the area myself.
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From the England Wales National Probate Calendar Index
of Wills 1907
NORRIS George of the "Ordnance Arms" Military Road,
Hythe, Kent licenses-victualler died 28 November 1906 at the Victoria
hospital, Folkestone. Administration, Canterbury, 29 January to
Elizabeth Norris, widow. Effects £194 2s. 6d.
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Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald 14 January 1933.
The safe stolen from the "Ordnance Arms Inn," Military Road, Hythe, in the
early hours of Friday morning of last week, a burglary reported in the
"Herald" the next morning, was later found by a gardener in the garden
of a house in Cannongate Avenue, which is near the railway station. It
was sent to the Police Station in a station delivery van.
The safe had been ripped open, and all the money, documents, etc., it
had contained had been removed.
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LICENSEE LIST
SMALE James 1847-62+
 ( Plumber
& Publican, Chelsea Pensioner) 
SMALE Frederick 1874+
SORRELL John Sorrell 1881-82+ (age 55 in 1881)
STAPLETON Sarah E 1891+ (widow age 49 in 1891)
COLLETT Charles 1899-1903+
 
NORRIS George to 1906 Dec'd
RIDLEY Albert F 1913+
SMITH Thomas Henry 1922+
BEATON William H 1930-38+
  
MILTON Frank 1967+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/OrdnanceArms.shtml
From Bagshaw Directory 1847
From Melville's Directory 1858
From the Post Office Directory 1862
From the Post Office Directory 1874
From the Post Office Directory 1882
From the Kelly's Directory 1899
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
From the Post Office Directory 1913
From the Post Office Directory 1922
From the Post Office Directory 1930
From the Kelly's Directory 1934
From the Post Office Directory 1938
Census
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