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PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1751

Penny Pot

Latest 1967+

Waltham

Thruxted

Stelling Minnis

Penny Pot 1900

Above photo, circa 1900, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Penny Pot 1952

Above photo, 1952, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Penny Pot 1963

Above photo, April 1963, kindly sent by Clive Bowley.

Penny Pot 1963

Above photo, April 1963, kindly sent by Clive Bowley.

Penny Pot sign 1963

Above photo, April 1963, kindly sent by Clive Bowley.

Penny Pot

Above picture from Darkstar http://www.closedpubs.co.uk

Penny Pot wall stone

According to the wall stone, the building was erected in 1751.

Penny Pot sign 1963

Above sign 1963.

 

Found in Melvelles directory of 1858 when John Fearn was the licensee, but addressed as at Stelling Minnis, but definitely in the village of Waltham.

The building was Grade II listed on 14th March 1980

 

From the Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald, Saturday 13 September 1879.

William Furn, of Waltham, landlord of the "Pennypot House," was fined 1s., costs 10s., for selling a mixture of gin and water as pure gin. The article was 43 degrees below proof, and eight degrees below the legal standard.

 

Bob-a-Job Grand national runner

Above photos shows the 1967 Grand National runner 13-year-old Bob-a-Job, outside the "Penny Pot," owned and trained by Tom Hudson, of Upper Thruxted Farm, Waltham, Chartham. His jockey was 18-year-old Chris Young. Bob-a-Job was in the middle of the leading group when a pile-up and a loose horse forced him to make three attempts at a fence. He was officially placed 12th.

Penny Pot 2009

Above Google image, April 2009.

Waltham map 1897

Above map 1897.

Waltham map 1897

Above map 1897.

 

From the Kentish Gazette, 22 September 1857.

ST. AUGUSTINE’S PETTY SESSIONS. Friday. (Before Wm. Delmar, Esq., and W. H. Furley, Esq.)

James Link, sen., and James Link, jun., were charged with stealing a watch, value 30s., the property of Robert Ward.

Police-constable Thomas Fox, of Chartham, said that on Thursday he received information from Mr. Pope, of Godmersham, that a watch had been stolen from the "Penny Pot House" at Waltham, and that the prisoners who had been there were suspected. Witness accordingly went in that direction and heard the two Links coming along the road. They separated, and the old man came on towards home when witness stopped him and took him to the "George," where they found the younger prisoner. Witness told young Link that he took him into custody on suspicion of stealing a watch. He then shewed his own watch, and witness said he must search him. While he was doing so he observed the old man remove something from his trowsers pocket to his waistband and on searching the old man he found the watch produced in his waistband. Both prisoners were drunk, but the elder one not so drunk as the younger.

The prisoners were remanded till next day for the production of further evidence.

 

From the Kentish Gazette, 22 September 1857.

James Link, sen., and James Link, jun., who were remanded yesterday on the charge of stealing a watch were I again brought before the bench.

Robert Ward, deposed that on Thursday afternoon last he lost a watch. He was at the "Penny Pot House" that afternoon. His watch was safe at a quarter before two o'clock, and he missed it as he was going home about six o’clock. He was drunk at the time. The watch was worth 30s. When he discovered the loss he turned back to the public house and Mr. Pope assisted him to search for it. The watch produced was the one he lost.

In answer to the younger prisoner, witness said ho was sure he did not give him (Link) the watch.

Esther Fearn, the daughter of the landlord of the "Penny Pot," said that about five o’clock in the afternoon of the day in question, she was looking out of her bedroom window, and saw Ward, the prosecutor, and the two prisoners under a shed, Ward was lying down drunk. The prisoners had been drinking in the house all the afternoon. She saw young Link take something from Ward, wind something round his hand and put it into his pocket. There was no one else with them.

Police constable Fox repeated his evidence of the previous day (as given above), and produced the watch, which he had taken from the elder Link’s pocket, and which was identified by the prosecutor.

The younger prisoner said he did not know whether he took the watch, or whether it was given him. It was done in a drunken spree.

The usual caution being given, both prisoners pleaded not guilty, and were committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions.

 

From the Kentish Gazette, 27 October 1857.

EAST KENT QUARTER SESSIONS.

These sessions were held at the St. Augustine’s Court House on Tuesday last, before J. B. Wildman, Esq., Chairman.

James Link, jun., and James Link, sen., were charged, the former with stealing a watch, the property of Robert Ward, at Chartham, on the 17th September, and the latter with receiving it, knowing it to have been stolen.

Mr. Addison appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Barrow for the defence.

On the day in question the prosecutor was with the prisoners at the "Penny Pot" public house, at Chartham. They were all drinking together, and the prosecutor after a time went to lie down in a shed. Soon after he left the public house he missed his watch.

By Mr. Barrow:— I was drunk. There was a man named Fryer in the house, he carried me out. I was not too drunk to walk out. There was no fight between Fryer and me. I am sure I did not give either of the prisoners my watch to hold while I was fighting with Fryer.

The deposition of Esther Fearn, daughter of the landlord of the "Penny Pot," before the Magistrates, was read, it being proved that she was too ill to attend. Her evidence was to the effect that she was looking out of the window of her bedroom on the day in question, and saw Ward lying in the shed and the younger prisoner beside him. Link took something out of Ward's pocket, wound something round his hand and put it into his pocket.

Charles Fox, a constable of Chartham, proved that he apprehended both prisoners. He searched them in a public house called the "George," and while he was engaged with the younger one, he saw Link, the elder, remove something from his trowsers pocket to the waistband of his breeches, where the watch and guard produced were subsequently found.

Mr. Barrow made an earnest appeal to the jury for the prisoners, especially on behalf of the elder Link, on whom he said the consequences of a conviction would fall with much greater severity, and against whom there was no proof of a guilty knowledge.

The jury found both prisoners guilty.

The Chairman, in passing sentence, said that by this conviction the elder prisoner had lost the benefit of 37 years subscription to a benefit club. The Court deeply regretted it, but such considerations must not be allowed to interfere with the course of justice. The prisoners would each be imprisoned for three months with hard labour.

 

 

 

LICENSEE LIST

FEARN John 1851-58+ (listed as farmer age 48 in 1851Census) Melville's 1858

FEARN William 1861-1903+ (age 60 in 1891Census) Whitstable TimesPost Office Directory 1874Kelly's 1903

STICKElS John 1911+ (listed as egg collector age 36 in 1911Census)

WRAIGHT Alfred 1918-22+ Post Office Directory 1918Post Office Directory 1922

WRAIGHT Emily Jane Mrs to June/1930 Post Office Directory 1930Whitstable Times

BLACKMAN William James June/1930-38+ Post Office Directory 1938Whitstable Times

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Melville's 1858From Melville's Directory 1858

Post Office Directory 1874From the Post Office Directory 1874

CensusCensus

Post Office Directory 1882From the Post Office Directory 1882

Kelly's 1903From the Kelly's Directory 1903

Post Office Directory 1918From the Post Office Directory 1918

Post Office Directory 1922From the Post Office Directory 1922

Post Office Directory 1930From the Post Office Directory 1930

Post Office Directory 1938From the Post Office Directory 1938

Whitstable TimesWhitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald

 

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