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32 Townwall Street

 

This shared the corner with Wall Passage, (once Lamb's Lane), and did so prior to 1867. It had previously been the "Effingham Arms" and it follows the change was sometime after 1862.

 

From the Dover Express and East Kent News, 29 September 1939.

Henry Valentine was fined 10s. in respect of a light showing from the Masonic Hall on 3rd September, at 11 p.m. - P.C. Butler proved the case.

Francis Richardson, of the "Sussex Arms," 32, Townwall Street, was fined 10s. for a similar offence at 9.20 p.m. on 3rd September.

P.C. Robinson said that a strong light showed in the passage way at the rear of the premises when people went to the convenience. When told about this defendant said that the light should not have been on and turned it off.

 

 

A Fremlin outlet, it was an early casualty of world war two. Heavily damaged on 11 September 1940, when twenty six bombs and shells landed in the vicinity, its complete destruction was attributed to another bomb on 28 February 1941.

 

A compulsory purchase order for the former site of the pub was made in 1954 and confirmed in May 1955. A converted value payment of £4,750 was paid by Dover Corporation for the ground in 1957.

 

LICENSEE LIST

BINGHAM Henry G. 1860's-74+ Post Office Directory 1874

HARRIS Frederick Wilmott 1867 end

LARKIN George 1867

SIMS Robert 1868

MARLEY G. 1869

SAMPSON Henry 1882 Post Office Directory 1882

BALL Benjamin 1884-85 end

STURGESS Robert 1885-88 ?

KOHLHAMMER John 1891 Post Office Directory 1891

STURGESS Robert 1899 Kelley's Directory 1899

Last pub licensee had ADAMS Frederick 1901-09 end Post Office Directory 1903

MARSH William Henry 1909-16 end Post Office Directory 1913

WEBB 1916-19 end

MARSH Mrs E. 1919-22 Post Office Directory 1922

RICHARDSON Francis 1922-40 end Pikes 1924Pikes 1932-33

 

Post Office Directory 1874From the Post Office Directory 1874

Post Office Directory 1882From the Post Office Directory 1882

Post Office Directory 1891From the Post Office Directory 1891

Kelley's Directory 1899From the Kelley's Directory 1899

Post Office Directory 1903From the Post Office Directory 1903

Post Office Directory 1913From the Post Office Directory 1913

Post Office Directory 1922From the Post Office Directory 1922

Pikes 1924From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1924

Pikes 1932-33From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1932-33

 

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