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Windmill Hill / Waterloo Road
Cranbrook
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Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser, Saturday 09 May 1857.
The license of the "Windmill Inn," Cranbrook, was
transferred from Elizabeth Wimsett, deceased, to C. Waghorne, jun.
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Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser, Tuesday 6 January 1891.
TRANSFER OF LICENCES.
The licence of the "Windmill Inn," Cranbrook, was
transferred from Alfred Ashdown to George Bligh.
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Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser, Friday 3 February 1922.
The license of the "Windmill Inn," Cranbrook, was
transferred to H. T. Goldsmith.
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Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser, Friday 08 September 1939.
MOTORING OFFENCES.
Hugh MacDonald, of the "Windmill Inn," Cranbrook, pleaded guilty to
driving a car in a built-up area on June 29 above the speed permissible.
P.C. McPherson said MacDonald was driving between 40 and 52 miles an
hour.
Imposing a fine of 30s., the Chairman said:- "We have got to try and
stop people rushing about like this."
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Kent & Sussex Courier, Friday 6 June 1941.
CARS FOR SALE. 1932 AUSTIN 12/6 SALOON.
Excellent condition throughout; £50; trial by appointment.
McDonald, "Windmill Inn," Cranbrook.
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Kent & Sussex Courier, Friday 18 August 1950.
Fatal fall from ladder in cellar.
Cranbrook licensee's tragic death.
A verdict of accidental death was recorded by the coroner (Mr. J. H.
Soady) at the inquest on Wednesday on Mr. Ewan Henry Macdonald (67),
licensee of the "Windmill Inn," Cranbrook, who died in Kent and Sussex
Hospital following a fall.
Hugh Geoffrey Macdonald said that on the evening of August 4 his father
went into the cellar to change over a barrel of beer and while standing
on the ladder leading from the cellar to the bar he fell dragging with
him a crate containing bottles of beer on the bar floor. He went to his
father's assistance and the following day he was taken to hospital.
Dr. D. H. le Clus, house surgeon at Kent and Sussex Hospital, said Mr.
Macdonald sustained a fracture of the skull, Bronchial pneumonia
developed and caused his death.
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Kent & Sussex Courier, Friday 8 July 1960.
Mrs. Ben Bishop, who were licences at Winchelsea for 8 years and
have managed other pubs in Kent and
Sussex, moved into the "Windmill Inn," Cranbrook, on Monday. They
recently return to England from Rhodesia.
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The pub closed in December 2006 and had changed into a restaurant called
"Terracotta" by 2009, but unfortunately this too closed and was boarded up by 2016.
Latest information sent to me from John Mills says he passed by this
pub/restaurant recently (2020) and parts of the walls remain but the
majority has collapsed.
Above photo 2020. |
Above photo, March 2021, kindly sent by Tim Barlow. |
Above map, 2020. |
Above picture showing the proposed plans for the new buildings. |
Above CGI shot 2020 showing the planned front view. |
Above CGI shot 2020 showing the planned rear view. |
LICENSEE LIST
WIMSETT Richard 1828-32+
 
WIMSETT Elizabeth 1841-55- May/57 dec'd (age 70 in 1841 )
WAGHORN Charles jun. May/1857-62+ (age 33 in 1861)
ALLEN Henry 1871-74+ (age 60 in 1871)
ALLEN Eliza 1881+ (widow age 42 in 1881)
ASHDOWN Alfred to Jan/1891
BLIGH George Jan/1891+
RELF George S 1891
RELF Ellen 1891+ (widow age 35 in 1891)
RELF John 1901-03+ (age 57 in 1901)
LEVETT Ernest 1911+ (age 29 in 1911)
CHAPMAN Thomas 1913+
EAST James Henry 1918-Feb/22
GOLDSMITH Henry Thomas Feb/1922-30+
MACDONALD Ewen Henry 1938-Aug/50 dec'd
PROTHEROE David and Ivy to Dec/1954 dec'd
BISHOP Ben C July/1960+
TYERMAN John & Mrs after above
GIFFORD Mr and Mrs after above
LEES Mr 1964+
COLLINGE Tony and Pat after above
DAWKINS Ron & Lyn Dawkins 1975-94
ARCHER Chris & Francis 1995-2002
David Protheroe was elected an Honorary Member of the Lynxes. He died in
December 1954.
https://pubwiki.co.uk/WindmillInn.shtml
http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/windmillinn.html
From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
Census
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
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