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PUB LIST   PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton and Jan Pedersen

Earliest 1857

 West Cliff Shades

Latest July 1979

Christ Church Road

Folkestone

Westcliff Shades 1978

Above photograph kindly supplied by Jan Pedersen, 1978.

 

From the Folkestone Chronicle 18 June, 1864. Transcribed by Jan Pedersen.

ADVERT

"West Cliff Hotel Tap" And Livery Stables.

Upper Sandgate Road, Folkestone

T.W. Cobb begs to inform the Visitors, Gentry, and Inhabitants of Folkestone that he has opened the above house and trusts, by strict attention to business to merit a share of Public patronage.

Lock-up Coach Houses, Loose Boxes, Horses taken in at livery.

Licensed to let Carriages of every description on hire.

"West Cliff Hotel Tap" And Livery Stables.

 

Note: This refers to the "West Cliff Shades." Jan Pedersen.

 

 

Changed name to the "Happy Frenchman" and today it's the "Frenchman."

Any further information or indeed photographs would be appreciated. Please email me at the address below.

This page is still to be updated.

 

LICENSEE LIST

BUNN L St L 1862 Post Office Directory 1862

COBB Thomas William Aug/1864+ Folkestone Chronicle

HOWSE Geo Wm 1874 Post Office Directory 1874

WEDDERBURN Christopher William 1882 Post Office Directory 1882

LORD C Lord 1891 Post Office Directory 1891

SCHUTZ Frederick 1899+ Kelly's 1899

BARKER Walter Herbert 1913-22 Post Office Directory 1913Post Office Directory 1922

BARKER Mrs Bessie 1934-38 Kelly's 1934Post Office Directory 1938

 

Post Office Directory 1862From the Post Office Directory 1862

Post Office Directory 1874From the Post Office Directory 1874

Post Office Directory 1882From the Post Office Directory 1882

Post Office Directory 1891From the Post Office Directory 1891

Kelly's 1899From the Kelly's Directory 1899

Post Office Directory 1913From the Post Office Directory 1913

Post Office Directory 1922From the Post Office Directory 1922

Kelly's 1934From the Kelly's Directory 1934

Post Office Directory 1938From the Post Office Directory 1938

Folkestone ChronicleFrom the Folkestone Chronicle

 

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