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37 Seven Star Street and 9 Beach Street Bagshaw's Directory 1847

Fisherman's Row in 1823

 

Part of the street vanished when the railway arrived in 1843 and more disappeared in 1910. The properties were cleared again by February 1936 in readiness for the building of Seven Star Street flats and they in their turn had gone by the opening of 1976. But the inn ...

 

Earliest mention I have found is 1791, and the name Hedgecock. (Now pre-dated to 1754). I note that by 1823 it was addressed Fisherman's Row. It became the "Admiral" in 1875. Its earlier days had seen the gathering of the local politicians for their meetings and as I write that I would have thought it applied to all pubs.

 

From the Kentish Post or Canterbury News-Letter, November 20-23, 1754. Kindly sent from Alec Hasenson.

Sale of Wreck Deals at the Sign of the Seven Stars in Dover, October 9th.

 

From the Kentish Gazette, 19 to 22 April, 1791. Kindly sent from Alec Hasenson.

Sale of Freehold and Leasehold Estates at the sign of the Seven Stars, at the Pier in Dover, April 30.

[By the Pier is almost certainly meant the District of the Pier, since there was hardly a pier of any length at Dover in those days.]

 

From the Kentish Gazette, June 21 to 24, 1791.

Sale of Geneva [spirits] on 30th June at Mr. Hedgecock's, the Seven Stars in Dover.

 

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HEDGECOCK Mr 1791

EVANS 1805

GOODBOURNE James 1823 Pigot's Directory 1823

GOODWIN Caroline 1826-28+ Pigot's Directory 1828-29

FOREMAN James 1832-39 Pigot's Directory 1832-34Pigot's Directory 1839Pigot's Directory 1840

RALPH John 1847 Bagshaw's Directory 1847

LEWIS John 1856

TROWELL Walter 1860's

HOLIMAN Mrs 1865

Last pub licensee had BOORMAN George 1873 Next pub licensee had

TYLER George Townsend 1875 end

To "The Admiral"

 

Pigot's Directory 1823From the Pigot's Directory 1823

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

Bagshaw's Directory 1847From Bagshaw Directory 1847

 

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