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10 The Creek (Queens Place
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Undershore
Northfleet
Traced back as far as 1760 and changed name to the "Huggens
Arms" in 1860. Although, having said that the directories appear to
list the pub as the "Blue Anchor" till 1901 as well as the "Huggens
Arms" operating at the same time.
Further research says the "Blue Anchor" burnt down and the "Huggens
Arms" was built on the same site. Whilst a new "Blue Anchor" was built 4
plots to the right, nearer College Road.
Henry William Grundy, sued and committed as Henry Grundy, formerly of No.
11, Parrock-street, in Milton next-Gravesend, Kent, Steward of the Vesper
Steamboat, then running from Gravesend aforesaid to Black wall, in the
county of Middlesex, afterwards of the "Blue Anchor Inn," North Fleet Creek,
North Fleet, Kent, Licensed Victualler, and Dealer in Tobacco, and Steward
of the Vesper Steamboat aforesaid, then of the "Blue Anchor Inn," Northfleet
Creek aforesaid, Licensed Victualler and Dealer in Tobacco, since of the "Burlington
Inn," Church street, Dover, Kent, out of business or employ, and then
and late of No. 8, Church-place, in Dover aforesaid, of no trade or
employment.
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Kentish Weekly Post or Canterbury Journal 19 July 1808.
4 dwelling houses to be sold, particulars can be had of solicitor or of
Mr. Holland at the "Blue Anchor," Northfleet.
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The Era, Sunday 21 August, 1842.
Makes mention of a bare knuckle fight between James Knowlton and Anthony Burt for the sum
of £15.
London man from Somers Town, Burt was sent to Mr. Waite's "Blue Anchor"
in Northfleet to "clear his wind, and get purified from London's smoke."
The fight commenced at 12.35 to the sight of the "mill" on the banks
between Northfleet and Gravesend and lasted 31 rounds and just over the
hour. Knowlton won the fight, and afterward Burt was conveyed back to the
"Blue Anchor" where he was cleaned and spoke of a re-match.
There was supposed to be another fight at the location following this
one, but two policemen after watching the first for half an hour, stepped
into the ring and said they had orders to stop the proceedings. The crowd
complied and dispersed, probably having had enough entertainment for one
day.
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Southeastern Gazette, 15 March 1853.
COUNTY COURT.
Saturday. (Before J. ’Espinasse, Esq., Judge.) There were but few cases for trial, and of these none were of much
public interest. In the case Grundy ("Blue
Anchor") v. Tennant ("Elephant's
Head"), the Court was
occupied some considerable time. Mr. Phelp, a solicitor, from
London, stated the case of plaintiff, which was for the sum of £17
17s., the assumed value of a watch and appendages. It appeared that plaintiff, a licensed victualler at North-fleet,
had been drinking on the 12th January at the house of defendant who
is also a licensed victualler at Rosherville, in the same parish. On
plaintiff’s leaving the house he was persuaded to leave the watch in
question for safety in the hands of the defendant, of whom he had
borrowed two half-sovereigns, and to whom he owed for some beer and
gin. On the 19th a man called as from plaintiff, with a letter
(produced), desiring the defendant to give the watch to bearer, who
said he was to pay the money borrowed as well as the score, naming
the precise amount of each. The money was paid, the watch given up,
and the man remained more than a quarter of an hour in the house
afterwards. On the next day plaintiff called for his watch, and was
told that it had been given up to his order; he declared the order
to be a forgery, and the present action was brought to recover the
value. Plaintiff’s evidence was that at the time he left the watch
he stated he should call for it in a few days; defendant's, that he
should call or send for it in a few days. Witnesses for the plaintiff declared the order not to be in his
handwriting, while Mr. Dobson, who was called for defendant, thought
the signature was plaintiff’s. It also appeared that the watch actually cost plaintiff only £9,
though he valued it at 17 guineas, but then he bought the ticket and
took it out of pawn. His Honour, having gone through the evidence, gave a verdict for
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From the Kentish Gazette, 29 September 1857.
NORTHFLEET. Fires.
We have to record two destructions of property by fire at
Northfleet during the past week, one in the lower part of the
village, by the river side, and the other in the upper part or by
the London road. The first occurred about midnight on Sunday, at the
"Blue Anchor" public-house, which with the contents are entirely
destroyed. The landlord, Mr. Lawes, is insured in the Globe Office
to the amount of £500, and the buildings we believe are secured by a
policy of the Liverpool Assurance Office.
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LICENSEE LIST
HOLLAND Mr 1808+
KENSEY Robert 1832+
WAITE Thomas 1841-42+ (age 40 in 1841 )
EVEREST Thomas 1851+ (age 46 in 1851)
LAWES Thomas 1857-58+
BETTS Edward 1861+
STRATFIELD Edward 1871+
STRATFIELD Ann 1874+
YOUNG John 1881-91+ (age 57 in 1891)
HANN George (widow) 1901+
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From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
Census
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