162 Snargate Street

Present in 1854 with Ferdinand Galanti in attendance, he having moved here from the "Harbour Ale Shades". Its neighbour at one time would have been the "William and John" beerhouse.

The Shah of Persia, visiting this country, landed at Dover in June 1873.

William Hobday, no doubt liking to keep abreast of events, promptly changed the name to "Shah of Persia". Its former name would have been equally apt in view of its position but it was said to be frequently at variance with the law and it is a fact that a new name could work wonders under those circumstances.

LICENSEE LIST

GALANTI Ferdinand 1854

GILES James 1857-58+

MARSH William Reynolds 1861-73 end

HOBDAY William 1873 end

To "Shah of Persia"

From Melville's Directory 1858

From the Post Office Directory 1862