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60 London Road
Above Rose and Crown 1976 (Photo by Paul Skelton) |
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Above and below Rose and Crown photos by Barry Smith circa 1980. |
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Above, date unknown. |
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Above photo of Rose and Crown circa 1990 |
Earliest reference found so far is in the Wingham Division Ale Licence
list, which shows the "Rose and Crown," Buckland, to be re-licensed for the sum of 8 shillings in
1740 indicating that the pub was present before 1740.
Barry Smith originally wrote:- "I know that it flourished before 1878 and it has the look of being
rebuilt at some time but my searches revealed little.
Just
found at the local library (Paul Skelton) the following article in the Dover
Observer. However, I still have no idea why it had to be rebuilt.
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From the Dover Observer. 26 January 1896.
On Tuesday the Managing Committee approved the plans submitted by Messrs. Stenning and
Jennings for re-building the Rose and Crown Inn, London Road.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday, 3 August, 1900.
RAID ON ICE CREAM VENDORS
John Grilli, an Italian ice cream vendor, was summoned for allowing an
ice cream barrow to stand in the roadway.
Police Constable Fox said that on July 20th he was in London Road. He
saw the defendant about 6.10 in the evening standing opposite the “Rose
and Crown” with his ice cream barrow. As soon as the defendant saw
witness coming he moved on up the road. Witness passed on down as far as
Beaconsfield Road. The defendant then pushed his barrow as far as
Alexandra Road, and stopped there for half an hour. Witness took his
name and address. He said he had been standing there, but had been
selling ice cream. Witness spoke to him the previous Friday, and told
him that he was not allowed to stand in the road.
The Magistrates asked how long the men were allowed to stop and sell ice
cream.
The Superintendent said that they were not allowed to stop at all.
A fine of 5s. was paid.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, 29 September 1939.
Francis Albert Martin, "Rose and Crown," 60, London Road, was fined
10s. for allowing light to show from a window at 10.15 p.m. on 11th
September.
P.C. Robinson proved the case.
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It was a Whitbread outlet latterly and Mrs Doris Kettle served drinks at
this bar for something like thirty four years. With her departure in 1984
came the end. The following year it sold clothes to teenagers.
It is now a toy shop called "Toys Around Again".
Above photo by Paul Skelton, 9 April 2010. |
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From an email received 24 September 2010.
I came across your website
and was very interested in the photos and history of the "Rose and
Crown" Pub in Buckland Kent. My name is Julie Smith and I live in
Australia. I am doing my family history research and I have a connection
with this pub.
In 1871 my great great grandmother, Mary Ann Verrier, worked at the
pub owned by William Johnson (43) and his wife Sarah Ann Johnson (59). William was
the Victualler Licensee in 1871 on London Road. Mary Ann Verrier had a
child Lizzie Johnson about 1874 who was illegitimate. I believe it was
William's child. Lizzie did not have a birth certificate and it was not
compulsory to register births until later (I think about 1876).
In 1881 Mary Verrier was working as a parlour-maid in Croydon and her
daughter was living with Mr and Mrs Ball at 20 Goodson Road, Greenwich.
Lizzie was born in Pimlico Middlesex according to the 1881 Census record
not in Kent. On Mary Verrier's marriage certificate to William Charles
Newman, it states her residential address as 20 Goodson Road.
I do have the death record of William Johnson. He died of
Tuberculosis on 27 February 1879 aged 51.
I think William Johnson owned the pub from 1871 to 1979.
William Johnson died at the Rose and Crown Pub, Buckland Dover.
Regards,
Julie Smith.
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Kindly supplied by Julie Smith.
WILLIAM JOHNSON 1879.
PERSONAL ESTATE UNDER £200.
26 April. The Will of William Johnson late of the "Rose and Crown"
Inn, Buckland in Dover in the County of Kent, Licensed Victualler who
died 27 February 1879 at the "Rose and Crown" was proved at Canterbury
by Sarah Ann Johnson of the "Rose and Crown" Widow and Relict to sole
executrix.
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In 1881 Census, Sarah Ann Johnson, William's wife, was a lodger at 7
Durham Hill, Dover Kent. She was an independent, aged 70. In 1885 she
died (Quarter July August September) in Dover, Kent, aged 75 years, Vol
2a, page 519.
Sarah didn't own the pub after 1881.
Julie Smith.
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From the above information from Julie Smith, I now believe that the pub
identified as the "Rose and Crown" in Buckland, not to be the same one
mentioned here. I'm not certain when the houses were actually built yet, but
would say after 1740.
Furthermore, it appears that Sarah Ann Johnson had been married before,
and to Thomas Cheney as mentioned in the 1851 census. He died in the winter
of 1861. Thomas Cheney was the licensee of the "Rose
and Crown" at Clarence Place at that time and Sarah Ann took over and
stayed there till 1871.
In 1870 she remarried William Johnson, and apparently moved to Buckland
where he was licensee of another public house also called the "Rose and
Crown."
I believe they were the first licensees of this establishment and
obviously called the pub the "Rose and Crown" after the one Sarah Ann had
just left.
Just to confuse matters slightly, I have just found the following passage
in the Dover Express of January 1873:- So perhaps my assumption above is
incorrect. Time will tell.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer,
10 January, 1873. Price 1d.
TRANSFERS
The license of the "Rose and Crown" beer-house, Charlton, was
transferred from Mr. J. Prebble, who held it as the executor of the late
Mr. J. Friend, the former landlord, to the former landlord's son.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent
Intelligencer, 19 April, 1878. Price 1d.
PUBLIC HOUSE BUSINESS
An application for permission to draw at the "Rose and Crown"
was made by Mr. Coleman on behalf of W. Johnson, the new tenant. It was
granted.
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LICENSEE LIST
BROWNING Thomas 1740+
PLUMMER Mrs 1874
ANDERSON D L 1878 end
JOHNSON William Apr/1878-Feb/79
 
(
wife ne CHENEY Sarah Ann)
JOHNSON Sarah Ann to Jan/1880
JOYCE James B Jan/1880-82+ (1889?)
 
JAMES Mrs Elizabeth 1895-99+
 
STANLEY Edward Gregory 1901-07 end
 
HOLMANS Benjamin 1905-32+
     
MARTIN Francis Albert 1934-39+
 
DALE William C 1946-51
 
KETTLE Thomas John 1951-60 dec 'd
 
KETTLE Mrs Doris F M 1960-84 end (See
photo of the Plough)
Whitbread Fremlins
From the Kelly's Directory 1874
From the Post Office Directory 1874
From the Post Office Directory 1882
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1895
From the Kelly's Directory 1899
From the Post Office Directory 1901
From the Post Office Directory 1903
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1909
From the Post Office Directory 1913
From the Post Office Directory 1922
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1924
From the Post Office Directory 1930
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1932-33
From the Post Office Directory 1938
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1938-39
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1948-49
From the Kelly's Directory 1950
From the Kelly's Directory 1953
From the Kelly's Directory 1956
From the Dover Express
Census 1881
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