PLOUGH AND HARROW Pubs of Tilmanstone

DOVER KENT ARCHIVES

PUB LIST

PUBLIC HOUSES

Paul Skelton

Earliest 1850s

Plough and Harrow

Still open

Dover Road

(Tilmanston)

01304 617582

Above photo by Paul Skelton, 26 Nov 2011.

Photo kindly supplied by the Ian and Christine Jamieson, showing John Tritton and Elizabeth Wyatt, her daughter Emma can just be seen at the window on the right. Circa 1910.

Outside the Plough and Harrow, date circa 1930.

Above photograph circa 1960, kindly supplied by Terry Wheeler of the Ramsgate Historical Society.

Above photograph 1986, kindly supplied by Kathleen Hollingsbee. She says that the conservatory restaurant had only just been added at the back.

Above photo taken from a picture hanging inside the pub, date circa 1980.

Above painting supplied by Ian and Christine Jamieson, painted by JwR, date unknown.

Both pictures above are by Tony Wells (2007).

Above photos 10 August 2008 kindly sent by Kathleen Hollingsbee.

Sign above by Paul Skelton 1 May 2010.

The pub building was built around about the 1850's and now under the Shepherd Neame brewery is operating as a country pub and guest house.

Also selling food the pub welcomes ramblers and walkers and has a bar billiards table and two bar billiards teams. (2007)

The pub has ample car parking facilities and a beer garden.

Accommodation at the guest house is 4 rooms, with 1 double, 1 single, 1 family and 1 twin room.

From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer, 3 September, 1880. Price 1d.

APPLICATIONS

Mr. Mowll, solicitor, of Dover, said he was instructed by Messrs. Gardner and Co. Brewers of Ash, to ask permission of the Magistrates to pull down the public-house at Tilmanstone known as the "Plough and Harrow," and erect a new one in its stead. It was at present only a beer-house, and he had therefore to apply to the Bench to grant them a license to sell spirits.

Mr. Edward W. Fry, surveyor and architect, said he had prepared the public plans produced of the house which was proposed to be built, the erection of which would cost £700.

In answer to Mr. D'Aeth, Mr. Gardener (a member of the firm) stated that if the house were fully licensed a new tenant would be found to attend to the business solely, and not go out to work as the present one did. If a spirit license was granted it would not interfere with any other house in the district. There were no fully licensed houses along the main road from the "Coach and Horses" at Eastry to the "Royal Oak," Whitfield, a distance of between six or seven miles.

Mr. Minter, of Folkestone, appeared on behalf of the owner and occupier of the "Three Ravens" public-house, Tilmanstone, to oppose the application on the ground that additional accommodation was not required.

George Atwood, landlord of the public-house mentioned, deposed that the "Three Ravens Inn" was five minutes walk from the house proposed to be erected. He believed the population of the parish had decreased of late, and did not consider that the traffic had increased.

The application was refused.

From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday, 4 April, 1919.

DOVER COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS

Plans for the enlargement of the "Plough and Harrow," Tilmanstone, were approved.

From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday, 22 April, 1921.

The licensee of the "Plough and Harrow, Tilmanstone, applied for an occasional licence for a wood sale at Waldershare on May 11th from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. - The application was granted.

From the Dover Mercury, 22 January, 2009.

Lifeboat crew count themselves lucky.

Dover Lifeboat coxswain Stuart Richardson and some of his crew members receive the cash-counting machine from Ian and Christine Jamieson at the "Plough and Harrow."

THERE will be no more long hours of tedious coin-counting for the crew and supporters of Dover Lifeboat. The landlords and regulars at the Plough and Harrow pub at Tilmanstone have provided the lifeboat station with a coin-sorting and counting machine.

The unusual gift came after a conversation between publicans Ian and Christine Jamieson and volunteer RNLI crew member John Brewin.

They discussed how lucky the station was in being supported by many collection boxes around the district but how time-consuming it was to sort and count all the change.

The new machine will speed the sorting of donated coins, getting them ready for banking and allowing the crew and fund-raisers to spend more time training and undertaking other fund-raising activities.

A presentation took place at the "Plough and Harrow". Coxswain Stuart Richardson said: ''This is a great donation that will be really useful for the station.

"Nationally, the RNLl as a charity costs about a third of a million pounds to run every day, so every penny counts."

The counter had been funded by the pub's weekly bonus ball competition.

From the Dover Express, 29 January, 2009.

Pub sorts out lifeboat" gift

DOVER lifeboat is the proud owner of a new coin counting and sorting machine donated by a Tilmanstone pub.

The unusual gift followed a chat between Plough and Harrow publicans lan and Christine Jamieson and RNLI volunteer crew member John Brewin.

The trio discussed how lucky the station is to be supported by so many collection boxes, but how time consuming it is to sort and count all the change.

The machine, funded from the pub's weekly bonus ball competition, was presented at the boozer to coxswain Stuart Richardson. He said: "Nationally, the RNLI costs approximately a third of a million pounds to run every day, so every penny counts. This machine will help us count every penny."

An email received on 9 November 2011 informed me that the bar billiards table that use to be housed in the pub was returned to the league as the team unfortunately withdrew from the league in the summer.

From the Dover Mercury, 10 November, 2011. 70p

A FEAST OF FOOD, DRINK AND FUN

Advertising feature

For "Plough and Harrow" licensee Sylvia Guy, this will be her first Christmas running the village pub. And with a tasty Christmas dishes being served, she is sure to make an impression.

A mouth-watering selection of four courses is already attracting bookings for Christmas parties at the Tilmanstone pub and there is still room for reservations of small and large tables.

Among the selections are chicken liver, bacon, brandy and mushroom pâté with French toast, followed by roast turkey, a selection of deserts and coffee.

And it is for £21.50 shows exceptional value.

Sylvia has been licensee at the "Plough and Harrow" for four months, having plenty of experience in the pub trade. She has built on her existing clientele, bringing in new regulars from neighbouring villages as well as Deal and Sandwich.

And if it is your first visit, the warm, family friendly feel, with open fires and welcoming service means your first visit will not be your last.

On Christmas Day, the bar will open between noon and 3pm for pre-dinner drinks.

And on Boxing Day, a family fun day will encourage residents from near and far with activities like computer games to keep the kids, or even the adults, entertained.

By the end of December, the fashions of yesteryear will be worn on New Year's Eve for a 1970s theme party to see 2012 in with true style. "The people who drink in here love to dress up," added Sylvia.

Both events are free to enter and are open to anyone, not just locals.

LICENSEE LIST

TRITTON John 1901-Mar/1911