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(Wingham)
Above photos taken by Paul Skelton, 26 July 2009. |
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Above photos taken by Paul Skelton 2007. |
Above photo kindly sent and taken by John Fagg in the 1980s. |
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Red Lion at Wingham, 1960, from WHLS Collection. |
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Red Lion date unknown. |
Outside the Red Lion, circa 1860. |
Above photograph circa 1960, kindly supplied by Terry Wheeler of the Ramsgate
Historical Society. |
During the 17th century an The Civil War, the Palmers and the Oxendens,
two great families of Wingham were deciding whether to follow the King or
Parliament in the Civil War. However, John Boys of Trapham, a member of
Parliamentary Committee which governed the district under the rule of
Cromwell, sat at the Red Lion, where they held their meetings, to the
embarrassment of Thomas Palmer, an avowed Royalist, who lived opposite. It
was the Oxenden family who managed to keep the temperature down and the
community alive and the village remained neutral.
Right up until 1886 the Petty Constables responsible for public order,
served writs and escorted offenders to Petty Sessions held at the Red Lion.
The houses between the Old Canonry and the Red Lion are the only visible
remains of the houses occupied by the canons. They were erected in the 14th
Century or 15th Century as residences for the canons. Hence, in the 19th
Century they were called Canon Row.
Kelly's Directory 1899 referred to the "Red Lion" as a family &
commercial hotel & posting house, with billiards.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday, 7
August, 1936.
WINGHAM PETTY SESSIONS
Licence Extensions
An extension was granted at the "Red Lion," Wingham, from 3 p.m. to
5 p.m. on August 8th, for a wedding reception.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday, 15
January, 1937.
An extension was granted at the "Red Lion," Wingham, to 11 p.m. on
January 20th for the annual dinner and concert of the Deal and District
Coursing Club.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday, 12
Mach, 1937.
The licensee of the "Red Lion," Wingham, was granted an extension on
March 18th for an East Kent Cricketers' dinner.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News. 13 January 1939.
The license of the "Red Lion," Wingham, was granted an extension
until 11 p.m., on January 20th, for a social dance organised by the St.
John Ambulance A.R.P.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, 29 September 1939.
The "Red Lion," Wingham, was granted an occasional license for stock
sales at Wingham Court, on 4th October.
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From the Dover Express, 25 April, 1980.
THE, Dover contingent of the Ancient Order of Druids, a friendly
society with two lodges in the town in the 1920s - Lodge, 491, which met
at the Prince of Orange," New Street, and Lodge 38, which held meetings
at the Oddfellows headquarters in Pencester Road - pictured in the yard
of the Red Lion at Wingham.
They met in Wingham in the early 1920s when a bid was made by Frank
Aubrey Dunford, - pictured fifth from right in the second row, to set up
a village branch.
Mr Dunford, who lived, at Waterlock Nursery, Wingham, was the father
of Mr Bob Dunford, of Crabble Hill, whose wife, Sylvia, brought the
picture to the Dover Express office.
"I wonder how many of those in the picture are I still alive," says
Mr Dunford."
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From the Dover Express, Friday, 1 January, 1971.
NEW LANDLORD IS NO STRANGER TO KENT
When the wind whistles in from the North sea at Richborough you realise
that there's precious little between you and Siberia.
But this does not deter Mr. Jim Betts (above) and his wife Ivy who have
just moved in to the "Red Lion" public house.
This has the distinction of being the only pub under the sign of the
Wingham and Sandwich magistrates on the left bank of the river Stour.
It seems a long way from home for Worcestershire born Jim who has worked
for over 30 years with oil companies starting with the old Russian Oil
Products company a tax that often had turn chased off garage forecourts in
pre war days.
But it's not so strange when you know that his wife was born Ivy Shilling
in primrose Road, Dover and that Jim spent his war years serving in
minesweepers based on Dover.
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LICENSEE LIST
POWELL James 1740+
WHITE Thomas 1839+
WHITE Harriett 1840-58+
  
ANDREWS George 1874+
ANDREWS Elizabeth Mrs 1882+
MOBBS Mrs Jane 1899+
CLARK Joseph W
( Referred to as the Lion)
ALEXANDER Albert Percy 1934
BETTS Jim 1971+ 
AMIES Beatrice G 1974+
Gardner & Co
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Wingham Division Ale Licences 1740 Ref: KAO - QRLV 3/1
From the Pigot's Directory 1839
From the Pigot's Directory 1840
From Bagshaw Directory 1847
From Melville's Directory 1858
From the Post Office Directory 1874
From the Post Office Directory 1882
From
the Kelly's Directory 1899
From the Post Office Directory 1913
From the Post Office Directory 1914
From the Kelly's Directory 1934
From the Dover Express
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