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PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton & Rory Kehoe

Earliest 1874-

(Name from)

Three Cups

Latest 1942+

18 Broad Street

Canterbury

Three Cups 1930

Above photo 1930, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Broad Street map 1874

Above map 1874 identified by Rory Kehoe.

Three Cups map 1874

Above map 1874 identified by Rory Kehoe.

Three Cups 1942

Above photo, 1942, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Three Cups 1942

Above photo 1942, the aftermath of the Luftwaffe's Baedeker Raids. This photo was taken shortly after the initial clear up and appears to show the demolition of what remained of the buildings, at the western corner of Lady Wooton's Green and Broad Street, presumably as the bombed-out ruins were considered structurally unsafe. Kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Three Cups 1942

Above photo, 1942, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. The aftermath of the Luftwaffe's Baedeker raid, showing the ruins of Lady Wotton's Green and the rear of the 3 Cups.

Three Cups 1943

Above photo, 1943, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Three Cups location 2015

Above Google image, July 2015, showing the location of the "Three Cups."

Location of Three Cups 2017

Above photo, August 2017, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

 

Only traced from the licensees so far from between 1874 and 1922. I am told this was situated three doors from Lady Wootton's Green.

Looking at the picture above, I would say that this establishment was a casualty of WW2.

Licensee Arthur Dobson is brother to Thomas Dobson of the "Two Bells."

According to the notes found on the "Poem of Canterbury" document, the pub was called the "Ethlebert" prior to 1874.

 

LICENSEE LIST

HAYWARD Thomas 1874+ Post Office Directory 1874

WHITTAKER John 1881-91+ (age 42 in 1881Census) Post Office Directory 1882Post Office Directory 1891

CHAMPS Thomas Henry 1901+

Last pub licensee had DOBSON Arthur Edward 1903+ Post Office Directory 1903Kelly's 1903

WALLER Albert 1913+ Post Office Directory 1913

REID John 1922+ Post Office Directory 1922

https://pubwiki.co.uk/ThreeCups.shtml

 

Post Office Directory 1874From the Post Office Directory 1874

CensusCensus

Post Office Directory 1882From the Post Office Directory 1882

Post Office Directory 1891From the Post Office Directory 1891

Post Office Directory 1903From the Post Office Directory 1903

Kelly's 1903From the Kelly's Directory 1903

Post Office Directory 1913From the Post Office Directory 1913

Post Office Directory 1922From the Post Office Directory 1922

 

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