180 Beach Street

195 Beach Street

Now 189 Beach Street

Deal

Above photos by Paul Skelton, 26 July 2008.

Probably due to renumbering of the road, the "Yarmouth Packet" I managed to find listing the number 189 and not 180 as I was given to believe. However, the giveaway sign on the glass over the front door identified this building as indeed, the "Yarmouth Packet".

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

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 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. If the above is correct, perhaps the photo I have is not the public house in question as that house is not on a corner. (Paul Skelton.) The photo below, kindly sent by Patricia Streater is of the house mentioned above at 195 Beach Street.

LICENSEE LIST

SUTTON 1799+

BEST Wiliam 1804+

RALPH Benjamin 1828-39+

CULLEN Ambrose 1840+

WEST Henry 1847-62+

WEST Miss M A to Dec/1873

LANGLEY Mr M Dec/1873-May/1874

POOLEY Edward May/1874+

CAMP Mrs Amelia 1882-91+

KEMP Mrs Amelia 1899-1908+ (Probably same as above)

JOB Agnes M Mrs 1913-22+

From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34

From the Pigot's Directory 1839

From the Pigot's Directory 1840

From Bagshaw Directory 1847

From the Post Office Directory 1855

From the Post Office Directory 1862

From the Kelly's Directory 1862

From the Kelly's Directory 1874

From the Post Office Directory 1874

From the Kelly's Directory 1878

From the Post Office Directory 1882

From the Post Office Directory 1891

From the Kelly's Directory 1899

From Pikes 1908

From the Post Office Directory 1913

Deal Library List 1914

From the Post Office Directory 1922

Deal Licensing Register

From the Deal Walmer & Sandwich Mercury