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Dolphin Lane
Thomas Gilman kept the first house as long ago as 1791. Joint licensees
Minnie Alford and Mary elements saw that replaced with the new, a few yards
distant from the old site, in 1877. The licence was transferred the same
year and the ladies moved to the new, more commodious premises.
A year later, it came close to being destroyed when a fire, extending
from Castle Street to Dolphin Lane threatened. The carriage works of Mr.
Hill were destroyed and the stables of Leney, three storeys high, were
completely gutted. The horses fortunately were led to safety. A library was
destroyed, some six thousand books, many dealing with Kent and local history
were lost. A chemist and a butcher had their premises damaged and the
rebuilt "Dolphin" owed its salvation to its soundly constructed party wall.
The town's water supply was said to be inefficient at the time and your
mind, like mine, probably wanders to the river nearby.
Herbert Barratt held this licence in 1940 when the renewal was opposed by
the Chief Constable on the grounds of necessity. It was proved surplus to
requirements as a result on June 7th 1940. Compensation was agreed on 19
July. If the details were ever published they escaped me.
Another business with this sign had once traded from the Market Square
and that later became the "Walmer Castle".
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From the Dover Express. 1860.
Ill Treating a Wife.
Thomas Moat, an Ostler employed by Mr. G. T. Tyler, appeared in answer
to a summons issued at the instance of his wife and charging him with
ill-using her.
Mary Ann Moat the wife of the defendant, said that on Saturday night
she went to the Dolphin Public House to ask her husband for some money.
On her going into the room he told her he had got none for her and
struck her a blow on the head and kicked her in the side. He did not
come home again till that morning (Monday). He had often threatened to
strike her but had never done so before. Jemima Collins a little girl 12
years of age living in the house where the defendant and his wife lodged
said she went with Mrs. Moat to the Dolphin on Saturday night. Witness
went in and asked defendant to give her some money for Mrs. Moat and he
gave her 1s. 6d. Mrs. Moat afterwards went in and asked him for some
money and she (witness) saw him strike and kick her. Prisoner denied the
charge but admitted that he pushed his wife out of the room. He said she
was a very aggravating woman and that he had made this discovery no
later than a month after their marriage. The magistrates said it was
evident defendant had ill-treated his wife and that if he came before
them again he would be bound over to keep the peace. At present he would
be fined 1s and 12s. costs or in default be sent to prison for fourteen
days.
Information kindly supplied by Joyce Banks.
More reading of Dover at
www.DoverHistory.co.uk
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News. 17 February 1939.
"DOLPHIN" Inn, Dolphin Lane, Dover - Having taken over the above
mentioned premises, Mr. and Mrs. H. Barrett wish to state that they will
be pleased to see any of their old or new friends at any time during
licensed hours. All goods of the finest quality, Fremlin's ales and
stout; wines and spirit.
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LICENSEE LIST
GILMAN Thomas 1791
OSLEY Mrs Mary 1805-39+
 
(OSTLEY  )
CHESTER John 1838
AUSTEN Thomas 1839-47
 
TYLER George Townsend 1854-63
ALFORD Mrs Minnie 1877-82 ?
CLEMENTS Mrs Mary Ann 1874-82
 
SHELVEY John 1887 dec'd
SHELVEY Mrs Lydia 1887-91
LANCE George 1889?-95
BRENCHLEY Henry John 1896-1906 end
 
PARKER Alfred James 1906-22 end
 
KINGSFORD Charles Edward W. 1922-25 end
 
BANT Frederick Thomas 1925-27 end
PARKES George Ernest May 1927-30+
EDMUNDS Llewellyn 1932-33 end
MONTAGUE George Edward 1932-33 end
FREAKES Albert Bertram 1933-36 end
WOODHOUSE Ernest Edward 1933-36 end
EMBLEM John 1937-38
MARSH Fred Thomas 1937-38 end
BARRETT Herbert Charles 1939
From the Pigot's Directory 1823
From the Pigot's Directory 1828-9
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 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
From the Post Office Directory 1913
From the Post Office Directory 1922
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1923
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1924
From the Post Office Directory 1930
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1932-33
From the Post Office Directory 1938
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There was an inn in this thoroughfare called the
"Dolphin," and that, no doubt, was an old establishment, but it is not
probable that the lane took its name from that. There are several old
meanings to the word "dolphin." One is, a ring or a mooring post to
which to fasten boats or ships; and, seeing that in early times vessels
came up the river as far as this lane, it is reasonable to suppose that
there was a mooring post there, and the lane might have taken its name there from. Or, it might have been originally called Dauphin Lane owing
to the Dauphin of France landing his siege plant here when he besieged
the Castle in 1216.
Information taken from John Bavington Jones' book "A Perambulation of
the Town, Port and Fortress of Dover", 1906. (Reprint in The South Kent
Gazette, August 15th, 1979.) |
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