Saturday 30 November 2013
George Inn 1910s
Folkestone
Express 14-10-1911
Obituary
We regret to announce that Mr. W. Arthur, licensee of
the Star and Garter Inn, Harvey Street, died at midnight on Monday, after
having been ailing for a short time. It will be remembered that his father, who
was licensee of the Princess Royal Hotel, South Street, died very suddenly a
few years ago.
Folkestone
Daily News 30-11-1911
Thursday, November 30th: Before Messrs.
Hamilton, Swoffer, Stainer and Boyd.
Annie Hart, widow of the late Captain Hart, was charged
with being drunk and disorderly.
P.C. Butcher deposed to seeing accused in a bar of the
George Inn. The landlord asked her to leave. She refused, and witness ejected
her. She became very violent and used bad language, so he took her into
custody.
Accused said she had recently lost her husband, and
would never touch drink again.
The Chief Constable said she had been convicted seven
times – six for drunkenness, and once for assault.
She was fined 5s. and 4s. 6d. costs.
Folkestone
Express 2-12-1911
Thursday, November 30th: Before Lieut.
Colonel Hamilton, and J. Stainer, G.I. Swoffer, and G. Boyd Esqs.
Annie Hart was charged with being drunk and disorderly
in George Lane.
P.C. Butcher said at 6.40 p.m. he was called to the
George Hotel and ejected prisoner.
Prisoner said her husband was only just dead.
The Chief Constable said she had been there six times
for drunkenness, and once for obscene language, but not since five years ago.
Fined 5s. and 5s. 6d. costs, or seven days`.
Folkestone
Herald 2-12-1911
Thursday, November 30th: Before Lieut. Col.
Hamilton, Messrs. J. Stainer, G.I. Swoffer, and G. Boyd.
Annie Hart, a respectably dressed woman, was charged
with being drunk and disorderly.
When asked to plead, witness, who had to be supported
by the female attendant in the dock, said she had only had a little tea.
P.C. Butcher said that on the previous evening at about
6.40 he was called to the George Hotel (sic), where he saw prisoner in the
private bar. She was drunk, and would not go out when requested to do so by the
landlord. With assistance, witness got her into the street, where she became
very abusive and used obscene language.
Prisoner: I dare say it is true if he says it. She
added that her husband had just died.
P.S. Simpson deposed that the prisoner was drunk and
very violent in the police station, and used obscene language.
Prisoner said she was very sorry, and would never touch
the drink again.
The Chief Constable said prisoner had been before the
Bench seven times before, six times for drunkenness, and once for obscene
language. It was only fair to say that it was five years ago since prisoner had
been charged.
Prisoner: That was when my husband was alive. He is
gone now and can`t provoke me. I won`t touch drink again.
The Chairman said that it was very disgraceful to see a
person in prisoner`s position drunk and disorderly. She would be fined 5s. and
4s. 6d. costs.
Saturday 23 November 2013
Bellevue Hotel 1910 - 1914
Folkestone
Daily News 19-1-1910
Wednesday, January 19th: Before Messrs.
Ward, Herbert, Fynmore, Leggett, and Linton.
The licence of the Bellevue Tavern was transferred from
Mr. Warren to Mr. Taylor.
Folkestone
Express 22-1-1910
Wednesday, January 9th: Before Messrs. E.T.
Ward, W.G. Herbert, R.J. Linton, Major Leggett, and Lieut. Colonel Fynmore.
Folkestone
Herald 22-1-1910
Wednesday, January 19th: Before Mr. E.T.
Ward, Lieut. Colonel Fynmore, Major Leggett, and Messrs. W.G. Herbert and R.J.
Linton.
Folkestone
Herald 27-5-1911
Thursday, May 25th: Before Mr. W.H. Herbert,
Major Leggett, Messrs. J. Stainer and R.J. Linton.
Frederick George Fennell was charged with stealing two
breeching straps, the property of Mr. E.G. Moat.
Joe Mills, a vanman in the employ of Mr. E.G. Moat,
carrying on business in St. John Street, identified the straps produced as
being a portion of the harness of a horse which was the property of his
employer. On the 23rd inst., at about 3.30 in the afternoon, he took
the horse out of the van, and hung the harness on a peg in the stable in St.
John Street. Witness missed the straps the following morning at about 7.30,
when he went to harness the horse. The straps were valued at 5s. 6d., and were
almost new. Witness saw the prisoner in the Belle Vue Inn about half an hour
after he had taken the straps off the horse.
John Francis Simpson, a dealer, of Folkestone, was then
called. He stated he was very deaf, and some difficulty was experienced by the
Clerk in keeping him to the point. He stated that he saw the prisoner in the
Fishmarket on Tuesday. He was not sure whether it was in the afternoon, or at
dinner time. “You see”, he began, “I had been there all the morning and....”.
Here he was cut short by the Magistrates` Clerk, who requested him to keep to
the point. Prisoner brought two straps to witness, who did not seem sure at
first whether the straps produced were the same. He explained that he had a lot
of old harness, “tons of it”, holding up a few straps tied with a piece of
string. He commenced a statement about his business, which was, however, nipped
in the bud by the Clerk. When he was brought back to the point again, witness
stated that prisoner asked 1s. for the straps. Finally, however, witness gave
him 6d. He said he did not know whether prisoner wanted to sell them, or whether
he simply wanted a drink. Witness told him that he would keep the straps, and
if prisoner wanted them again he could have them by paying 6d. He did not ask
prisoner where he got the straps, which he handed over to Inspector Lawrence
the next day.
Inspector Lawrence stated that he visited the shop of
the previous witness, who handed him the pair of straps now produced, which
were later identified by Mr. Mills as the property of Mr. Moat. Witness later
saw prisoner in the Clarence Hotel. He showed him the two straps, and said “I
want you to come to the police station with me. I shall charge you with
stealing these straps from Mr. Moat`s stable yesterday”. Prisoner replied “All
right, sir”. At the police station prisoner said that he did not know anything
about the straps.
Accused pleaded Not Guilty, and said that he saw a man
on the Fishmarket, who asked him to sell the straps. He did not steal them. He
took them, and at this man`s request, he asked the witness Simpson 1s. for
them.
The Chairman: Do you expect us to believe a tale like
that? Do you mean to say that you would sell anything for a man you did not
know?
Prisoner: Yes, sir. I have often done it.
The Chief Constable said there were twelve previous
convictions against prisoner, ten for drunkenness, one for assaulting the
police, and one for larceny.
The Chairman said there was no doubt in the minds of
the Bench that prisoner had taken the straps, and he would be sentenced to 21
days` hard labour.
The
licence of the Belle Vue Hotel, St. John`s Street, was transferred from Mr.
Herbert Warren to Mr. F.J. TaylorSaturday 16 November 2013
Saturday 9 November 2013
Rose Hotel 1910 - 1914
Folkestone
Daily News 9-2-1910
Annual Licensing Sessions
Wednesday, February 9th: Before The Mayor,
Messrs. Ward, Fynmore, Linton, Hamilton, Stainer, and Leggett.
The Chief Constable read his annual report (for details
see Folkestone Express).
All the licences were renewed, except the Wellington,
Chequers, and Rose Hotel. These were adjourned till the adjourned licensing
sessions.
Folkestone
Express 12-2-1910
Annual Licensing Sessions
Wednesday, February 9th: Before The Mayor,
Lieut. Col. Hamilton, Major Leggett, Lieut. Col. Fynmore, Messrs. E.T. Ward, J.
Stainer, and R.J. Linton.
The Chief Constable (Mr. H. Reeve) submitted his annual
report as follows:- Gentlemen, I have the honour to report that there are at
present within your jurisdiction 125 premises for the sale by retail of
intoxicating liquors, viz: Full licences, 76; beer “on”, 7; beer “off”, 6; beer
and spirit dealers, 15; grocers, etc., 11; chemists, 7; confectioners, 3;
total, 125.
This gives an average, according to the Census of 1901,
of one licence to every 245 persons, or one “on” licence to every 369 persons.
There are two other houses licensed by the Inland Revenue
for the sale of beer, wine and spirits off the premises, under the provisions
of the Excise Acts, for which no Magistrates` certificate is required.
Since the last annual licensing meeting ten of the
licences have been transferred.
Five occasional licences have been granted for the sale
of drink on premises not ordinarily licensed for such sale, and 45 extensions
of the usual time of closing have been granted to licence holders when balls,
dinners, etc., were being held on their premises.
During the year ended 31st December last 93
persons (73 males and 20 females) were proceeded against for drunkenness.
Ninety were convicted and three discharged.
This, I am pleased to report, is a decrease of 14
persons proceeded against as compared with the preceding year, and a decrease
of 32 persons proceeded against when compared with 1907.
Of those proceeded against 38 were residents of the
borough, 10 residents of other districts, 36 of no fixed abode, and 9 soldiers.
Since the last annual meeting two licence holders have
been convicted, namely: One permitting gambling – fined £5 and costs; one
permitting drunkenness – fined 40/- and costs. In the latter case notice of
appeal against the conviction has been given, and will be dealt with by the
Recorder at the next Quarter Sessions.
Fourteen clubs where intoxicating liquor is sold are
registered in accordance with the Act of 1902. These clubs have a total
membership of 3,063, an increase of three clubs and an increase of 1,261
members, as compared with 1903, the year in which clubs were first registered.
There are 17 places licensed for music and dancing, and
three for public billiard playing.
I am pleased to report that with very few exceptions
the licensed houses during the past year have been conducted in a satisfactory
manner.
I have received notice of two applications to be made
at these sessions to sell beer off the premises.
I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant.
The licences were then renewed, with the exception of
the Chequers Inn, Seagate Street (Walter Howlett), Rose Hotel, Rendezvous
Street (Percy William John Hunt), and the Wellington (Charles William Copping
Skinner), which were deferred to the adjourned licensing sessions on March 7th.
Folkestone
Herald 12-2-1910
Annual Licensing Sessions
Wednesday, February 9th: Before The Mayor,
Lieut. Col. Hamilton, Lieut. Col. Fynmore, Major Leggett, Messrs. R.J. Linton,
E.T. Ward, and J. Stainer.
The Rose Hotel, 24, Rendezvous Street, full licence,
(licensee Mr. Hunt), was referred by the Bench to the adjourned sessions on
account of the conviction recorded against the licensee during the year for
permitting gaming on the premises.
Folkestone
Daily News 7-3-1910
Adjourned Licensing Sessions
Monday, March 7th: Before The Mayor, Messrs.
Ward, Hamilton, Linton, Herbert, Stainer, Leggett, and Boyd.
The Rose Hotel
The licence of this hotel, which had been adjourned on
account of a conviction for gambling, was now granted, Chief Constable Reeve
offering no opposition.
The Mayor told the applicant to be careful in future.
Folkestone
Express 12-3-1910
Adjourned Licensing Sessions
Monday, March 7th: Before The Mayor, Lieut.
Col. Hamilton, Major Leggett, Messrs. E.T. Ward, W.G. Herbert, and R.J. Linton.
Three licences had been referred to the justices for
consideration – the Rose Hotel, the Wellington public house, and the Chequers.
The Rose Hotel
Mr. Reeve (the Chief Constable) said that the licence
of the Rose Hotel was adjourned to that meeting owing to a conviction against
it. He offered no further objection to the licence.
The Mayor, addressing Mr. Newman, who represented Mr.
Hunt, said the licence had been adjourned. It would be granted now. The Bench,
however, trusted there would be no further trouble in regard to gambling in the
house, or anything of that sort.
Folkestone
Herald 12-3-1910
Adjourned Licensing Sessions
Monday, March 7th: Before The Mayor, Lieut.
Col. C.J. Hamilton, Major Leggett, Messrs. J. Stainer, W.G. Herbert, T. Ames,
R.J. Linton, and G. Boyd.
The Rose Hotel
At the Annual Licensing Sessions the licence of the
Rose Hotel, 24, Rendezvous Street, was referred on account of the fact that a
conviction had been recorded against the licensee during the year for
permitting gambling on the premises.
The Chief Constable now said that he offered no
objection to the renewal of the licence.
The Mayor said that the licence would be granted, but
the Bench hoped there would be no further trouble with regard to gambling or
anything of that sort in the house.
Mr. Newman, representing the licensee, said that he
would see to that.
Folkestone
Express 14-5-1910
Notice
Pursuant to an Order of the Chancery Division of the
High Court of Justice made in the matter of the estate of Robert Hunt deceased,
and in an action Hoare and Company Limited against Percy William John Hunt 1910
H No. 557, the creditors of Robert Hunt, late of the Rose Hotel, Folkestone, in
the County of Kent, Licensed Victualler, who died in or about the month of
December, 1908, are on or before the 31st day of May, 1910, to send
by post prepaid to Mr. Alfred Dods, of 9, John Street, Bedford Row, in the
County of London, a member of the firm Messrs. Smith, Rundell, and Dods, of the
same place, solicitors for the defendant Percy William John Hunt, the executor
of the deceased, their Christian and surnames, addresses, and descriptions, the
full particulars of their claims, a statement of their accounts, and the nature
of the securities, if any, held by them in default thereof, they will be
peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said Order.
Every creditor holding any security is to produce the
same before Mr. Justice Eve, at his Chambers, the Royal Courts of Justice,
London, on the 8th day of June, 1910, at 12.30 o`clock in the
afternoon, being the time appointed for adjudicating on the claims.
Dated this 28th day of April, 1910.
Sandilands and Co., 12, Fenchurch Avenue, London, E.C.
(Plaintiff`s solicitors)
Folkestone
Daily News 19-5-1910
Wednesday, May 18th: Before Messrs. Herbert,
Fynmore, Swoffer, Linton, Stainer, and Leggett.
The licence of the Rose Hotel was transferred to Mr.
A.J. Cook, the receiver and manager appointed by the executors of the late
Robert Hunt.
Note: This does not appear in More Bastions.
Folkestone
Express 28-5-1910
Wednesday, May 25th: Before Messrs. E.T.
Ward, W.G. Herbert, and R.J. Linton, and Major Leggett.
The licence of the Rose Hotel was transferred from Mr.
Hunt to Mr. Cook (sic). Temporary authority had been granted.
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