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48 Bridge Street
24 Bridge Street in 1881 census
St Catherine's Place 1909
Above showing the Wheelwrights" circa 1910. |
Above picture showing the "Wheelwright's" just before demolition 1944. |
A new licence was granted to Fryer in 1864. Perhaps not the first though.
The establishment also included 1 and 2 Catherine's Place and those
properties date from 1837. The Gurr family ruled here for much of the last
century and the number will vary over time. A street widening developed
between 1892 and 1907 and further renumbering happened in 1915.
This was destroyed by shellfire on 20 March 1944. It had been given leave
to close for the duration of hostilities on 11 October 1940 but reopened in
1941.
The post war years produced a compulsory purchase order in December 1945.
It was for the former site of the pub, with the war damaged building
thereon, and also for 3 Catherine's Place which had been used in connection
with the pub.
That order was confirmed in July 1946 and the price paid for the pub and
surrounds was £454. The licence was transferred in March 1948 to another
"Wheelwright's Arms" in Dryden Road.
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From the Dover Express. 1870.
Stealing a Whip.
William Godden a lad belonging to Charlton, was charged with stealing
from a cart in the London Road a driving whip the property of William
White, a carter, living in Bridge Street. The prosecutor identified the
whip produced by the police. He had last seen it at half-past eleven on
the previous morning. He was then driving his cart along London Road. He
stopped beside the Cherry Tree Inn and stuck the whip in the whip-holder
at the corner of the cart. He crossed over to the other side of the road
and remained talking to another man with his back towards the cart for
about five minutes. When he returned the whip was gone and he gave
information to the police. P.C. Corrie said he took the prisoner into
custody at the Wheelwright’s Arms Public House in Bridge Street,
Charlton. He found him standing at the bar with the whip beside him. On
charging him with stealing the whip he said he was going to take it
back. He had been drinking but knew what he was about. The prisoner said
he had taken the whip not with the intention of stealing it, but only
for a lark. The magistrates remarked that larks of this kind were
dangerous and sent the prisoner to gaol for twenty-one days with hard
labour.
Information kindly supplied by Joyce Banks.
More reading of Dover at
www.DoverHistory.co.uk
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From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer, 24
June, 1870. Price 1d.
INFRINGEMENT OF LICENSE
Henry Gurr, landlord of the "Wheelwrights' Arms," Bridge Street,
Charlton, charged with having his house open on Sunday morning last,
shortly after 12 o'clock, pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s. and the
costs.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer, 8
July, 1870. Price 1d.
CAUTION TO SUNDAY MORNING TIPPLERS
Thomas Pain and Edward Hickson, were charged with being at the
"Wheelwrights' Arms," public-house during prohibited hours on Sunday,
the 19th June.
Corrie said he visited the "Wheelwrights' Arms," in Bridge Street, on
Sunday, the 19th. He saw the defendants there, with other men, drinking.
They had glasses before them on the bar.
The defendants admitted being at the public-house; but denied that
they had anything to drink, except, in the case of one, a little
ginger-beer.
Pain said he had been lodging in the house, and had gone there to get
some clothes he had left behind him, but the Superintendent of Police
said Pain had not occupied lodgings at the house for the past six
months.
The defendants in this case were also fined 1s. and 9s. 6d. costs, or
in default seven day's imprisonment.
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LICENSEE LIST
FRYER C 1864+
GURR Henry Sandford 1870-99 dec'd
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Out of date record perhaps?)
GURR Ernest senior 1901-Jan/09
 
MANSER Edward Leathley Jan/1909-13+
CLOKE G H 1915
DEWELL Stephen W 1914-24+
 
KING Peter W A 1925 dec'd
KING Mrs Jane Elizabeth 1925-35 end
 
DOLBEAR William John 1935-37
YOUDEN Charles Thomas 1937-Aug/38 end (  UDEN)
MOODY Alfred A Aug/1938-39 end
GOLDING William Alfred 1939-Oct/40
DREDGE Bertram William Oct/1940 (Brewer's manager)
WRIGHT 1941
The Express says Edward Manser was originally a bricklayer from Dover
before taking over the pub.
From the Post Office Directory 1874
From the Post Office Directory 1878
From the Post Office Directory 1882
From the Post Office Directory 1891
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 the Dover Express
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