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PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1772-

Yarmouth Packet

Latest 31/Dec/1919

180 Beach Street Post Office Directory 1874Kelly's 1878

195 Beach Street Kelly's 1899

Deal

Yarmouth Packet

Above photo, 2009, kindly sent by Steve Glover and Michael Rogers.

 

In 1903 the pub was owned by the East Kent Brewery, Sandwich.

It certainly no longer looks inviting as a public house and to date I do not know when it ceased to trade. Obviously after 1922.

The earliest date I have is 1840 but the Deal History Society date it even further back to 1828.

http://home.freeuk.net/eastkent/deal/pubs.htm

 

Kentish Gazette, 29 October 1850.

DEATH.

Ralph:- Oct 23, at Deal, Elizabeth, relict of the late Benjamin Ralph, formerly of the "Yarmouth Packet Inn," Deal, aged 73 years.

 

From the Deal, Walmer, and Sandwich Mercury, 6 December, 1873.

BOROUGH PETTY SESSIONS

The Magistrates present at these Sessions on Thursday were the Mayor, and G. Hughes, W. M. Cavell, E. Brown, and G. Fry, Esqrs. The licensee of the "Yarmouth Packet" public-house, Beach Street, was endorsed from Miss M. A. West to Mr. M. Langley.

 

From the Deal, Walmer and Sandwich Mercury, 29 November 1919.

Among the awards of compensation in respect of licensed houses decided last week by the East Kent Compensation Authority, were the following:-

"Yarmouth Packet," Beach Street, Deal. - £869 (East Kent Brewery Co., £719, Mrs. Agnes M. Job, £150).

 

Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald 29 November 1919.

COMPENSATION FOR EXTINGUISHED EAST KENT LICENCES.

At the supplemental meeting of East Kent Compensation Authority held at Canterbury last week, under the presidency of Lord Harris, the amounts awarded by the Committee's valuer (Mr. Cobb) were apportioned among owner and tenants, as follows:—

"Yarmouth Packet," Deal, £869 (East Kent Brewery Co., £719; Agnes Mary Job, £150).

 

From the East Kent Mercury, 1997.

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT.

By L. W. Cozens.

At about five o'clock on June 21st 1799, a Mr. Sutton, keeper of the "Yarmouth Packet" public house was found hanged in the privy. Once before he had attempted the same rash act, but was cut down. His father, brother and sister had put an end to their lives  in a similar way. The coroner's inquest brought in a verdict that he had taken his own life.

Some 70 years later, according to the Mercury, another landlord committed suicide in a similar way by hanging himself in the privy. The "Yarmouth Packet" was a public house that stood on the north-west corner of Dolphin Street, where it joined Beach Street. It is now a private house.

The photo below, kindly sent by Patricia Streater is of the house mentioned above at 195 Beach Street.

189 Beach Street
Yarmouth Packet 1885

The above picture, August 1885.

 

Misleading information. When I first went to photograph the house I found a giveaway sign on the glass over the front door identified this building as the "Yarmouth Packet".

 

Yarmouth Packet sign in Deal

Above photos by Paul Skelton, 26 July 2008.

 

I assumed that due to renumbering of the road, the "Yarmouth Packet" was now listed at number 189 and not 180 as I was given to believe. However, the glass sign must be incorrect, and I have now amended my mistake, but left this reference and photograph in, in case someone else finds this building and make the same assumption. To date there is no evidence that this premises was connected to the public house of that name.

A relative of Henry West has recently contacted me (Sept 2020) and explained the reason why the house also has the same name:- "Henry West was my 3x Great Grandfather and from research I have done on this and a visit to Deal, I understand the following. Henry West was landlord of the "Yarmouth Packet" at 180 Beach Street until he retired and moved to a house across the road, which was then called The Yarmouth Packet. He lived there until he died in 1872.

The original Inn was on the sea side of the promenade at number 180 (even number) the house is on the other side of the street, is number 195 (an odd number).

Due to high tides and sea wall deterioration the Inn was demolished and a new promenade was built. I don't have the dates for this.

 

Yarmouth Packet in Deal

Above photograph taken by Paul Skelton. Showing the house where licensee Henry West moved to after his retirement, and obviously called it the same name as the pub he was in charge of for 25 years.

 

LICENSEE LIST

SUTTON 1799+

BEST William 1804+

RALPH Benjamin 1828-39+ Deal Licensing RegisterPigot's Directory 1832-34Pigot's Directory 1839

PRESTWIDGE G late 1830s The Old Pubs of Deal and Walmer by Glover and Rogers

CULLEN Ambrose 1840+ Pigot's Directory 1840

WEST Henry 1841-72 (age 81 in 1871Census) Bagshaw's Directory 1847Post Office Directory 1855Post Office Directory 1862Kelly's 1862

WEST Miss M A to Dec/1873 Deal Mercury

LANGLEY Mr M Dec/1873-May/1874 Deal Mercury

POOLEY Edward May/1874+ Post Office Directory 1874Kelly's 1874Deal Mercury

KEMP Amelia Mrs 1881-1908+ (age 54 in 1891Census) Post Office Directory 1882Post Office Directory 1891Kelly's 1899Kelly's 1903Pikes 1908

JOB Agnes Mar Mrs 1911-31/Dec/19 (widow age 49 in 1911Census) The Old Pubs of Deal and Walmer by Glover and RogersPost Office Directory 1913Deal library 1914Post Office Directory 1922

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

 

Apparently the house closed on 31 December 1919, even though the Post Office directory shows it Open 2014+ in 1922. There is also reference to the contents of the house being sold by auction on 25 October 1921.

 

Pigot's Directory 1832-34From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34

Pigot's Directory 1839From the Pigot's Directory 1839

Pigot's Directory 1840From the Pigot's Directory 1840

Bagshaw's Directory 1847From Bagshaw Directory 1847

Post Office Directory 1855From the Post Office Directory 1855

Post Office Directory 1862From the Post Office Directory 1862

Kelly's 1862From the Kelly's Directory 1862

Kelly's 1874From the Kelly's Directory 1874

Post Office Directory 1874From the Post Office Directory 1874

Kelly's 1878From the Kelly's Directory 1878

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

Kelly's 1903From the Kelly's Directory 1903

Pikes 1908From Pikes 1908

Post Office Directory 1913From the Post Office Directory 1913

Deal library 1914Deal Library List 1914

Post Office Directory 1922From the Post Office Directory 1922

Deal Licensing RegisterDeal Licensing Register

Deal MercuryFrom the Deal Walmer & Sandwich Mercury

The Old Pubs of Deal and Walmer by Glover and RogersThe Old Pubs of Deal and Walmer by Glover and Rogers

 

If anyone should have any further information, or indeed any pictures or photographs of the above licensed premises, please email:-

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