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91 Snargate Street

 

Pigot's directory of 1840 refers to the hotel as the Paris & British Hotel. Pigot's Directory 1840

 

I must point out first that a "Paris Inn" of Snargate Street was said to be kept by Standen in 1863. Also, a "Paris Hotel" served the traveller in 1873 and was kept by Jones. That is the sum total of my knowledge concerning those two and they should not be confused with this one, which stood on part of the site later utilised by the Packet Yard. That means it must have closed by 1854 because that year the yard was first used by a private steam operator. Later, it was used extensively by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway Company to service the ships of their channel fleet. It provided the same service for Sealink (UK) and then passed to a private company who also maintained the hovercraft of the port. Paris House adjoined the yard and the railway used that to house their resident engineer for many years.

 

Behind the "Paris Hotel", under the cliff, Colman, Potter and Grant produced Grants morella brandy. Much of that plant was buried or destroyed by a cliff fall in January 1852 after which the business moved inland. The packet yard foundry was likewise destroyed in 1937 and later, the riggers shop and the shipwrights shop succumbed to the same fate. The boilermakers shop was only partially destroyed.

 

Worthington's Safety coaches ran from the "Ship Hotel" and "Paris Hotel" to London.

 

They left at six every morning and four every evening for the "White Bear" in Piccadilly and the "Cross Keys" in Wood Street. London obliged with a service to Dover, leaving at the same times. The mail coaches commenced their operations from the port in 1786 and the others came later, in 1798.

 

From the Dover Telegraph, Saturday 23 November 1833.

NOTICE

Whereas my Wife, Jane HODGMAN,

Late of Ramsgate, Daughter of Edward Austen, formally of ????, Canterbury, but now of the Paris Hotel Tap, Dover. ???? from me- This is to give notice, that I will not be responsible for any debt or debts she may contract in my name, nor will I pay and debt or debts she may have contracted with person or persons whom I have previously informed not to trust her.

Signed JOHN HODGEMAN

Carrier, Bell View Road, Ramsgate

November 13th 1833.

 

From the Dover Telegraph, Saturday 4 January 1834.

STATE OF DOVER HARBOUR.

Mr Prescott having been called to the chair, briefly stated the object of the meeting, and trusted that on the subject of such importance the discussion would be in a spirit of good feeling and conciliation; the best means of accomplishing the desired object- the improvement of the harbour. heir course was not crimination, but to endeavour to obtain the advantage to which the situation of the town entitled them.

 

AT A PUBLIC MEETING, convened by Notice, at the Paris Hotel, on the first day of January, the following Resolutions were proposed and carried unanimously.

I. That a committee be elected by this meeting, to prepare a memorial to the Honourable Board of Commissioners, stating the present and recent conditions of Dover Harbour, and pointing out such remedies as they deem most expedient; and submit such memorial to a future meeting, to be convened by the signature of a majority of the said committee.

II. That the Committee be further authorised to prepare a memorial and strong representations to the Government, entering their co-operation to further the wishes of the meeting, by supporting the Commissioners of the said Harbour.

III. That all persons be requested to aid the intentions of this meeting, by giving such information upon the subject, as they may be in possession of.

 

 

LICENSEE LIST

PODEVIN S 1819

WILLIAMS 1823

EMERY John 1828 Pigot's Directory 1828-29

CROTHWELL Charles 1832 Pigot's Directory 1832-34 (CROTHALLPigot's Directory 1839)

PRENTICE William 1836?-44 Pigot's Directory 1840

 

Pigot's Directory 1828-29From the Pigot's Directory 1828-9

Pigot's Directory 1832-34From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34

Pigot's Directory 1839From the Pigot's Directory 1839

Pigot's Directory 1840From the Pigot's Directory 1840

 

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