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Maidstone Road
St. Mary's Platt
https://whatpub.com/brickmakers-arms
Above photo, date unknown. |
Above photo, circa 1930. |
Above photo, date unknown. |
Above photo, date unknown. |
Above photo July 1990, kindly sent by Philip Dymott. |
Above photo July 1990, kindly sent by Philip Dymott. |
 
Above signs 1964. |
 
Above signs, May 1991.
Above sign June 1992.
With thanks from Brian Curtis
www.innsignsociety.com. |
Above photo taken from
http://www.rpclandandnewhomes.com May 2014.
The site extends to just under 1 acre and is located in a pleasant
residential area with good frontage. We were instructed by Shepherd Neame to consider the prospects for
redeveloping the "Brickmaker's Arms" at St Mary's Platt as the business
was no longer proving viable. Following initial discussions with the Local Authority, we advised our
client that we considered there was a good chance of achieving
residential development on the site and, accordingly, we proceeded to
offer the property seeking proposals for the sale conditional upon
planning consent being granted. Terms were agreed with a chosen developer and contracts exchanged
subject to planning. Subsequently the planning application was refused
despite an officer's recommendation for approval. All parties agreed
that the decision should be appealed, but was refused mainly on the
grounds of subjectivity. However the Inspector's Decision Notice set out
very clearly the issues involved and we considered that we should submit
a new planning application taking into account the Inspector's comments
which should achieve a successful outcome. The original contract had expired and we remarketed the property,
identifying Monro Homes as the preferred bidder who, following exchange
of contracts, submitted a revised application. The application was successful and detailed planning consent was granted
for 14 units. The sale completed and Monro Homes are now in the process of developing
the site.
Above map taken from
https://democracy.tmbc.gov.uk 10 January 2007. |
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From an email sent 31 May 2014. I noticed you were looking at Wrotham
for your site - the attached are different views of a pint mug I picked
up ages ago marked John Stiles Wrotham. Listed as licensee of the pub
from between 1881 and 1903.
 
The mug is further marked VR under a crown (for Victoria Regina of
course) 27 for Maidstone (after 1879) - the other marks are shown on the
last attachment.
 
Regards,
Chris Murray. |
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Maidstone Telegraph, Saturday 12 November 1870.
Stealing a fowl at Wrotham.
William Hever was charged with stealing a fowl, value 2s, the property
of John Styles, on the 6th of November, at Wrotham.
It appears that the prosecutor keeps the "Brickmakers Arms," at Wrotham,
and that he had eight hens and a cock. On Sunday the fowl was missed.
Prisoner had been there all that day.
P.S. Hartmann deposed that he received prisoner from P.C. Waghorn, who
charged prisoner was stealing a fowl. Prisoner admitted stealing the
fowl, and told him where he had laid it. He went to the spot, but picked
up a handkerchief which prisoner said he had tied the fowls legs with.
Prison of pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 3 weeks hard labour.
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From a local paper, 4 May , 1974.
There might be only a few firemen in the village, but when it comes to
the crunch they make an expert team.
They attended an emergency call on at the "Brickmakers Arms," Platt on
Sunday and minutes had a chimney fire under control, just as things were
getting serious.
Laurence Woolley, son of the landlord, said: "The flames were just
reaching the wallpaper and everything was about to flare up. But the
firemen came in, quickly put out the fire and cleaned up the mess. There
wasn't a drop of water anywhere. They were brilliant."
No one was hurt in the blaze, and a brewery official is estimating the
cost of the damage.
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Sold by Shepherd Neame in 2002 I am informed (2017) that the location has been redeveloped and is now
houses.
As the information is found or sent to me, including photographs, it will
be shown here.
Thanks for your co-operation.
LICENSEE LIST
STILES Henry 1847-1862+ (age 59 in 1861 )
STILES John (son) 1870-1903+ (widower age 55 in 1891)
GILBERT John 1913-38+
WOOLLEY Pat & Roy 1974+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/BrickmakersArms.shtml
http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/kent/bricklayersarms.html
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
Census
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