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69 Tower Street
35-36 Tower Street
Buildings began to appear on this side of the street about 1850. Although
Sneller served here in 1860 he may not have been the first.
Havelock commanded the troops who were sent to relieve the besieged
garrison at Lucknow in 1857. His forces did achieve that object but became a
part of the garrison themselves consequently as they were unable to break
out. Havelock himself died shortly afterwards of dysentery. All of which
perhaps may have something to do with the origin or the title.
The number prior to 1939 read 35-36. I never discovered the answer to
that. It only remains to say that this Whitbread outlet had closed by June
1975.
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From the Dover Express. 1860.
Stephen Sneller,
landlord of the Havelock Arms, Tower Hamlets Charlton, was charged with
infringing his license by having his house open for the sale of beer at
ten minutes to four o’clock on the afternoon of Sunday December 23rd.
It appeared from the statement of Superintendent Coram that the police
visiting the house in question, which is situated at Tower Hamlets, on
the morning of Sunday week they were met when near to it, by a man named
Feakin’s who returned by a short cut and warned some persons who were
assembled there that the police were coming. By the time the constable
arrived therefore they found the house cleared.
Feakin’s and some of his companions meeting them at the entrance and one
of the men remarking to the police, “we’ve beaten you this time.” This
happened during the hours of Divine Service. On the circumstances being
reported to him he (the superintendent) directed the constables to visit
the Havelock Arms again in the afternoon, which they did at the house
named, and found several persons assembled including the scout of the
morning the man Feakin’s. Geddes said that on entering the house at ten
minutes to four o’clock he found six men in one of the rooms with pots
and glasses before them.
He (witness) was accompanied by P.C. Corrie. Sneller in defence said
he had endeavoured to clear the house at church time but he had been
unable. The beer the men were drinking had been drawn previous to the
time of Divine Service. The men refused to go till they had drunk their
beer and when five or six men positively declared they would not move it
was a difficult thing for a man to make them. The only thing a landlord
could do was to refuse to draw any more beer and that he did.
Superintendent Coram in reply to questions put by the magistrates said
that although the defendant had not previously been summoned before the
Bench for an offence of this nature there had been several complaints by
the neighbours of the manner in which the Havelock Arms had been
conducted. The defendant was fined 20s. including costs.
Information kindly supplied by Joyce Banks.
More reading of Dover at
www.DoverHistory.co.uk
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LICENSEE LIST
SNELLER Stephen 1860-1870+
TRITTON William 1877
BANKS William 1882
TAYLOR Cornelius 1882-1905 end
 
SMITH Edward William 1905-22 dec'd
 
SMITH Mrs Rosa 1922-38+
  
SMITH Albert F. 1948-74
  
From the Post Office Directory 1882
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 1924
From the Post Office Directory 1930
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1932-33
From the Post Office Directory 1938
From the Kelley's Directory 1950
From the Kelley's Directory 1953
From the Kelley's Directory 1956
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