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90 Limekiln Street
Elizabeth Street
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Above photo of Kent Arms before Limekiln Street as widened in 1926.
Photo by kind permission of Dover Library ILL/2408 |
Kemp officiated in 1862 and Hyman saw the close in 1913. The town paid
£500 for it that year but the Harbour Board still seemed to have an interest
after that. I note that a payment of £640.17s. was made to them in 1922 but
that would also have related to 84-89 Limekiln Street. The evidence suggests
that would still not necessarily have been the last payment.
One side of the street had been removed by 1935. It was then renumbered
and Council flats were erected.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday 12 April 1935.
THE LIMEKILN STREET FLATS
Considerable progress has been made by Messrs. G. Lewis
and Sons (Dover), Ltd., with the erection of the 36 flats at Limekiln
Street, to house persons displaced under the Slum Clearance schemes.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday 30 August 1935.
THE LIMEKILN STREET NEW FLATS
These houses are now almost complete, and will be used to accommodate
tenants from St. John's Place, Chapel Court and Seven Stars Street,
displaced under the Slum Clearance scheme. The corner site is
approximately where the old "Kent Arms" stood. |
The licence lapsed in 1914.
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From the Dover Express. 1908.
Fire at the Kent Arms.
On Sunday night at five minutes past eleven the Kent Arms, Elizabeth
Street, had a very narrow escape from being burnt down. The fire
originated in a cupboard in a room over the bar of a house, which is
very largely constructed of wood, and there was considerable peril of it
extending. A military policeman blew the fire alarm, Police Constable
Hicks being first on the scene. Meantime the Military Police and some
railway officials took prompt steps to stop the outbreak with buckets of
water with the result that the fire was extinguished. The hose reel from
Elizabeth Street and the Queen Street Fire Station in charge of Chief
Constable Fox arrived just as this was accomplished but their aid was
not required. That stop was considered a very good one by the police in
view of the inflammable nature of the spot where the fire originated.
The landlady Mrs Oram stated that she went to the cupboard during the
evening and struck a match to see if a considerable sum of money, which
she kept there was safe and it doubtless due to this that the fire
originated. The damage done was to the door of the cupboard, contents,
carpet etc. Several bank notes were burned. The members of the Fire
Brigade were Chief Constable Fox, Inspector Lockwood, Scutt with seven
or eight firemen and ten or eleven volunteers.
Information kindly supplied by Joyce Banks.
More reading of Dover at
www.DoverHistory.co.uk
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Article from Dover Mercury 28 August 2003.
Complaints over 'long pull' of ale.
THE Kent Arms traded in Limekiln Street in 1908.
That was the year in which the local Inspector of Weights and Measures
expressed his concern about the practice of selling what was known as
"Two of Ale" by landlords in the town.
It appears to have been in quantity about two thirds of a pint, and one
way of serving it was by drawing off half a pint and tipping it into a
pint pot, and then adding some more ale. It had other names including "a
long pull", "half pint and a dash", and "a schooner".
It seems that some landlords were giving extra to attract custom.
It was agreed that competition should be in quality and not quantity.
Joe Harman.
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LICENSEE LIST
KEMP Isaac 1862
TOMLIN John 1866-76
ERBY John 1878-95 end
 
ERBY Mrs Ann 1895 end
LAWRENCE Walter Thomas 1895-99+
KING Joseph 1902-04 end
WARKWICK Stephen 1902-03
HUTCHINS G .T. 1904-07 end
ORAM Mrs Florence Minnie 1907-08 end
BAKER Edward Hyram 1908-13
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
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