14 Hawkesbury Street

A free house by agreement between Gardner the supplier and the tenant. The street was built on land reclaimed from the sea. The old harbour of Paradise Pent succumbed to silt and shingle which accumulated over time and provided building land about 1800.

It was a classified hotel when I traced it in 1832 and it was fully licensed at the end of its day.

A strong temperance body was active in the town early this century and they reminded the Justices at every opportunity of their responsibilities under the Compensation Act. This one was brought to their notice, first in 1909, and again in 1911. It boasted three bars, with a clubroom over. The town were faced with the task of clearing the area for redevelopment and that meant their opposition to the licence was added to that of the others that year.

The estimated population of the district at that time was 2,135. There were 498 houses and 427 of them were still occupied. Twenty four of them were licensed. In close proximity to the "Albion" were the "Railway Inn" 34 yards away, the "Shakespeare Inn" 109 yards, likewise the "Swan". The "Pavilion" 116 yards, the "Archcliffe Fort Inn" 118 yards, the "Hotel de Paris" 119 yards, the "Lion" 138, the "Granville Inn" 132 and the "Two Brewers" 149 yards.

My notes do not show whether it was dealt with ultimately by the Corporation or the Compensation Authority. I expect both were involved. Two things are certain. The house was town property by February 1912 and was demolished in July 1913.

LICENSEE LIST

BROADBRIDGE John 1832-40+

KEASLEY Thomas 1852

KEASLEY Thomas D. 1852 end

WALL William Junior 1857-63 end

WALL William 1874

ELGAR James 1895-79 end

ATTAWAY Thomas 1882

CASE Thomas Ballard 1888

LEADBETTER William 1888 end

CASS T. B. 1888-91

CLAYSON Isaac Stephen 1891

DILMOTT James 1895

CAHILL 1897

CASPELL John Frank 1899-1905 end

PANTER Robert 1905-12

From the Pigot's Directory 1840

From the Post Office Directory 1874

From the Post Office Directory 1882

From the Post Office Directory 1891

From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1895

From the Kelley's Directory 1899

From the Post Office Directory 1903