DOVER KENT ARCHIVES
PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1878

 Railway Hotel

Still open for sale

85 Station Road

Junction of Station Road and Mayers Road

Upper Walmer

01304 368776

Railway Hotel

Above picture is of the "Railway Hotel." Circa 1905,

 Railway Hotel in Walmer Railway Hotel Sign in WalmerRailway sign 1992

All photos by Paul Skelton, 13 July 2008.

Black and white sign, 1992, with thanks to Deal library.

 

From the Dover Mercury 4 December 2003.

Railway advert, Walmer

 

From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday 27 September, 1878

COUNTY LICENSING SESSIONS

The Licensing Sessions for the Dover district of the county was held at Dover on Thursday before Dr. Astley, Steriker Finnis Esq., Major Stevenson, F. Fortescue, Esq., and C. J. Plumptre, Esq.

PROPOSED RAILWAY INN AT WALMER

Messrs. Thomson and Son, brewers, made an application for a provisional license for an hotel to be erected near the proposed Upper Walmer station on the Dover and Deal Railway, in the parish of Great Mongeham. The house and stable will cost £1,070. the applicant said he had a memorial signed by the vicar, churchwardens, and overseers, and that there was no public-house within a quarter of a mile.

Mr. Fry, architect, of Dover, produced the plans of the hotel.

The provisional license was granted.

 

 

LICENSEE LIST

TOMLIN John 1882+ Post Office Directory 1882

FILMER Mr J James to July/1886 Next pub licensee had Dover Express

MINTER John William 1899-1905+ Kelly's 1899

JOLLY Henry to Dec/1913 Next pub licensee had Dover Express

LEAVER Edmond 1914-18+ Deal library 1914Post Office Directory 1918

PILCHER Albert Charles 1934+ Kelly's 1934

STEVENS Peter J & WALKER A 1974+ Library archives 1974 Charrington & Co

Above two licensees also had the "Mill Inn," Deal and Stevens also was named as licensee of the "Rising Sun," Kingsdown.

CLARKSON Mr Michael 16/May/2010+ name changed to the "Railway" without the hotel prefix.

 

Post Office Directory 1882From the Post Office Directory 1882

Kelly's 1899From the Kelly's Directory 1899

Deal library 1914Deal Library List 1914

Post Office Directory 1918From the Post Office Directory 1918

Kelly's 1934From the Kelly's Directory 1934

Library archives 1974Library archives 1974

Dover ExpressFrom the Dover Express

 

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