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1 Alfred Square
Deal
 
Above coloured photographs by Paul Skelton 2008.
Black and white sign with thanks to Deal library, 1992. |
The building can be traced back as early as 1806 when it housed a
carpenter's shop and tenement. By 1821 the premises was referred to as the
"Saracen's Head beer-house," and the licensee, James Walsh, was also
licensee of the "Queen's Head" in the
same year.
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From the Deal, Walmer, and Sandwich Mercury,
16 June, 1900.
A DANGEROUS PRACTICE
Stephen Williams, whose wife was sent to prison on Tuesday last
for drunkenness, was charged with being drunk whilst in charge of a
horse and cart in Alfred Square, Deal, on June 6th.
Defendant pleaded guilty.
P.C. Chapman stated that about 5.30 p.m. on the 6th, he was at the
top of Alfred Square, when he heard a horse coming at a tremendous rate,
and on looking in that direction he saw it come from Alfred Square into
High Street. Defendant was swaying from one side of the cart to the
other, and in trying to pull up was evidently pulling on one rein, as
the horse made a circle in Alfred Square before it stopped. Witness took
the horse's head. Defendant who was very drunk, wanted to go into the
"Saracen's Head." Witness told him he was drunk, and he said "Yes, I
know that." Witness advised him to go with him to his camp in the North
Wall Meadow, which he did. The pony ran its head into Messrs. Dickeson's
van whilst in Alfred Square. There was a number of children about at the
time.
Defendant was fined 10s., and 7s. 6d. costs, or 14 days' hard labour.
Time was refused, but the money was paid.
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LICENSEE LIST
WALSH James 1821 (census) (also "Queen's
Head")
SMITH Laura 1830s+
HAMMOND Richard Resker 1844-Mar/69
   
alehouse
LICENCE William Mar/1869-96
  
MAY Henry George 1896-99+
PAOL/PAIN Arthur Edmund 1913+
CULLEN J H 1914
HOBDAY John E 1922-34+
 
BRIDGER H George 1935-38+
THOMPSON Richard Frederick 1940+ (from the brewery)
SAYLE Paul 1943-55+
DOBSON B M 1966+
FRAME John 1970-74+
Charrington & Co
POWELL James 1883+
KEMP John 1985+
BURGESS Martin 1990+
WOODCOCK Kenneth 1991
KEMBER William 1991
FEEBURGER Franz & Christine 1994+
CANALE Pamela 2000+
STEWARD John & Marianne 2009+
From Bagshaw Directory 1847
From Melville's Directory 1858
From the Kelly's Directory 1862
From the Kelly's Directory 1874
From the Post Office Directory 1874
From the Post Office Directory 1891
From the Kelly's Directory 1899
From the Post Office Directory 1913
Deal Library List 1914
From the Post Office Directory 1922
From the Kelly's Directory 1934
From the Post Office Directory 1938
Library archives 1974
From the Deal Walmer & Sandwich Mercury
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