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52 (54) King Street / 32 Albion Place
Maidstone
Above photo, 1931. Taken from Chillington House in St. Faith’s
Street. The houses on the left were demolished in the 1930s and the pub
is now under the Fremlin Walk shopping centre. |
I have reference to an "Albion" addressed as Albion Place. With Albion
Place butting onto King Street I believe the two are actually one and the
same, so this had a dual address. I also believe that road renumbering has
confused the issue today
Local knowledge, further pictures, and licensee information would be
appreciated.
I will be adding the historical information when I find or are sent it,
but this project is a very big one, and I do not know when or where the
information will come from.
All emails are answered.
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South Eastern Gazette,17 January, 1860.
Offence against the Beer Act.
On Saturday, at the Town-hall, Maidstone, before the Mayor (J. C.
Stephens, Esq.), and B. Cooper, Esq., Samuel Russell, landlord of
the "Albion" beer-house, King-street, was charged with having his
house open for the sale of beer at unlawful hours. The case was
proved by P.C. Cuckoo, who went to the house on the night of Sunday,
the 8th inst., about a quarter-past one, and found seven men in the
back room, with beer on the table. Defendant said there were only
five men in the room, and that they were lodgers. He called a
witness, but was fined 10s. and 10s. costs.
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From the Maidstone Telegraph, Rochester and Chatham Gazette, Saturday 21 January,1860. Price 1d.
MAIDSTONE PETTY SESSIONS
(Before the Mayor, J. C. Stephens, Esq. and R. Cooper, Esq.)
James Russell, landlord of the “Albion” beer-house, King Street, was
charged with opening his house for the sale of beer on Sunday morning
last. The case was proved by police constable Cuckoo, and defendant was fined
10s. and 10s. costs, which he paid. |
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From the Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald, 2 June 1860.
Samuel Russell, landlord of the “Albion” beer-house, King-street, was
charged with keeping his house open for the sale of beer, on the 21st
inst, after eleven o'clock at night.
The Chairman said there seemed to be some doubt about the case, he
should therefore dismiss it.
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From the Maidstone Telegraph, Rochester and Chatham Gazette, 7 September 1861.
Bearsted Petty Sessions.
This was the general annual licensing meeting, and all the licences were
renewed. An application was made by Mr. Knowles King, on behalf of Mr.
G. Tompkins, for a spirit licence, for a beer house, at Boughton Green.
The application was opposed by Mr. Goodwin, solicitor, of Maidstone, on
the part of the landlord of the "Albion Inn," which was refused.
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LICENSEE LIST
FURMINGER Harriet 1858+
RUSSELL James Samuel 1860-61+ (also labourer age 40 in 1861 )
AUGUSTUS Henry 1862+
BROWN Daniel 1867+
TAYLOR John 1871-74+ (widower age 43 in 1871)
BROWN Daniel 1874+
HENHAM Mary 1881+ (age 32 in 1881)
HINMAN R Mrs 1882+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/AlbionKing.shtml
From Melville's Directory 1858
Census
From the Post Office Directory 1862
From the Post Office Directory 1867
From the Post Office Directory 1874
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