10 Beach Street and 18 Seven Star Street

An outlet of George Beer, fully licensed and at different times having as its' neighbour, the "Seven Star Inn", The "Admiral" and the "Miner's Arms". Norris filled the jars in 1861 and we also had a "Folkestone Cutter" so having associations with the revenue service maybe.

An amusing chapter in its history occurred in the last century when the licensee Mr. Foreman departed this earthly coil in 1880. Nobody seems to have considered the brewer or the justices important enough to be acquainted with the fact and the licence continued to be issued in his name up to 1884, the matter then coming to light. Without fuss, it was then transferred to his widow who had kept the pumps working meanwhile without complaint and indeed, by the time the error was discovered she had selected another lover and remarried shortly afterwards.

I note that a closing order was made in 1912. That must have referred to the property as such. The pub had already been closed from 31 December 1909 by the Compensation Authority. It was stated then that it had changed hands seven times in twenty five years. No compensation figures came to light and in February 1909 it was one of twenty nine licensed premises in the pier district.

LICENSEE LIST

NORRIS John Smith 1858-61+

PRESCOTT Richard 1860's?

WITHERDEN William 1874-75 end

FOREMAN John 1875-84 end

FOREMAN D 1880 dec'd

FOREMAN Mrs Elizabeth 1882-84+

WILSON Thomas 1891-1899

TAYLOR Walter 1900-04

PHIPPEN A. 1904-05

JEFFORD WaIter Thomas 1905-06 dec'd

DRIVER W. H. 1906 end

HILTON Samuel 1906-08 end

WALTON Clarence 1908-09

From Melville's Directory 1858

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