14 St. James' Street

23 St. James' Street

An alehouse prior to 1835 but refused a victualling licence that year. Certainly operative again by 1847 when mentioned in police reports and Bagshaw's Directory. In the process of recording the pubs I might use that phrase often, so before going any further I point out to the reader that no sinister significance should be conjured up by the remark. It usually meant that the owner was assisting the constabulary, or more likely, an inquest was being held on the premises.

By 1852, still thriving, in the no doubt charming hands of Mrs. Susannah Handsomeboddie, and for the next sixty four years, no licensee hurried from this one.

It was closed finally by the Licensing (Consolidation) Act of 1910, on 30 December 1916. Compensation of £1,035 meant that George Beer and Company, of the Star Brewery, Canterbury received £880. William Mays, the tenant received £155. Fully licensed at the closure.

LICENSEE LIST

PARKS Charles 1840-47

HANDSOMEBODDIE Mrs Susanna 1852

AUSTEN G. 1856

BURGESS William 1858+

BREWER Samuel 1866

WILSON William 1871

GRUNDY George Eastwood 1871-72 end

FRASER J. W. 1872-79 end

FRASER Albert 1879-1895

DOBSON William 1895

PHARRO Alfred 1899-1903 end

FULLAGAR H. 1903

LITTLE Charles 1907 end

FRASER Arthur 1907-09 end

MAYS William 1908-16 end

From the Pigot's Directory 1840

From Bagshaw Directory 1847

From Melville's Directory 1858

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

From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1909

From the Post Office Directory 1913