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Wingham
Above print taken from the book "Old Country Inns of England." |
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Ship Inn circa 1914. |
Above postcard, 1917. |
Above postcard, 1928. |
Above photo, circa 1953, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
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Ship Inn circa 1960, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo showing Richard Hogben (left) and Gordon Pettman (right)
circa 1970s. Kindly supplied by Richard's nephew, Colin Cork. |
Above map 1896. |
Above photo was taken in 1995 by Olwen Fenton. |
The above two photos are of the Ship Inn at Wingham 3 September 1995. |
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The former Ship in as it is today, October 2007, photo kindly supplied
by John Grand October 2007. (Wingham Village News Correspondent Kentish
Gazette). |
Supposedly established in 1914 but shows up in the 1881 census, also
identified as a beer shop as early as 1851..
This is one of Wingham's few surviving thatched buildings and is a
continuous jetty house of about 1600. It was granted a Grade II listing on
13 October 1953.
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Kentish Gazette, 8 July 1851.
WINGHAM PETTY SESSIONS. Thursday.
(Before Sir B. W. Bridges, Bart , J. Bull, J. Kaney, Esqrs., and a full Bench.)
William Terry, beer retailer, Eastry was ordered to pay £1 fine and
costs, for having his house open after the proper hour according to the
tenor of his licence.
Henry Phillips, beer-shop keeper, Wingham, was fined 10s. and 11s costs
for a similar offence.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday 4 May, 1906. Price 1d.
LICENCING
The plans of the proposed alterations to the “Ship Inn,” Wingham,
which Supt. Chaney said would be a great improvement, were approved.
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From the Dover Express, Friday 9 April 1948.
Licences Confirmed.
Granted at the Wingham Licensing Sessions, the following licences were
confirmed at Canterbury on Wednesday by the East Kent
Confirming Committee. The "Donkey," Temple Ewell (wine on); the
"Endeavour," Staple (wine on); the "Ship," Wingham (wine
on); and the "Supply Stores," Shepherdswell (beer and wine off). |
LICENSEE LIST
PHILLIPS Henry 1851-Apr/85 dec'd (age 50 in 1881 )
PHILLIPS Charles S Apr/1885-91+ (also market gardener age 33 in 1891)
CHAMP Mr Henry 1901-May/41 dec'd (age 55 in 1911)  
HOGBEN Mr T May/1941+
WATERMAN John H 1974+
Fremlins
From the Post Office Directory 1914
Library archives 1974
From the Dover Express
Census
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