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29 Mount Ephriam
Royal Tunbridge Wells
http://thegeorgepubtunbridgewells.co.uk/
https://whatpub.com/george
Above photo, date unknown. |
Above photo, date unknown. |
Above sign, 1965.
With thanks from Brian Curtis
www.innsignsociety.com.
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From the Maidstone Telegraph, Rochester and Chatham Gazette, 18 February, 1860.
TUNBRIDGE WELLS STAG HUNT
On Thursday some excitement was created by the unceremonious entrance of
a fine stag into the town, followed by a troop of horsemen in full
pursuit. It appears that the stag was started on Holtye Common, and took
across the country in the direction of Cowden, and arrived by a
circuitous route at Ashurst Mill, whence it proceeded at a tremendous
pace to Langdon Green, and afterwards by way of Runsthall to Tunbridge
Wells. It was stopped close to the “George Hotel,” after an exciting run
of more than 15 miles. The stag was hunted by the East Surrey Hounds,
the property of Sir W. Heathcote, of Durdens, near Epsom.
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South Eastern Gazette, 6 November, 1860.
Fatal Accident.
An inquest was held on Tuesday, at the "George Inn," before J. N.
Dudlow, Esq., coroner, on the body of an old man, named William
Sales. The evidence showed that the deceased was missing on Saturday
night last, and search was made for him all the night through. On
Sunday morning his body was found in the area of a new building
which is being constructed near the Mount Ephraim post-office, he
having apparently been dead and cold some hours. His head was in a
kind of drain, with the face downwards. There was a pole to protect
the top of the area. It was further stated that deceased left the
"Harp" public-house at about half-past eight on the above night,
when he was not quite sober. The jury found the fallowing verdict:—
"That the deceased was accidentally killed, and, in the opinion of
the jury, the footpath and fence near the area were left in a
dangerous and insufficient state.
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The pub changed name to the "TN4" date unknown
and later to the "Lounge".
The building gained Grade 2 listing, date unknown. It is now (2019) back
to the "George" again.
Above photo 2018. |
LICENSEE LIST
CASH Charles 1841+ (age 60 in 1841 )
USHER William 1862-74+
TEMPLAR William 1881-91+ (also drapers assistant age 35 in 1881)
WOODWARD George Walter 1913+
LOVELAND Leonard Ernest 1914+
LOVELAND Millicent 1918+
LOVELAND Leonard Ernest 1922-30+
SIMM Richard & DORMON Jason 2016-18+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/GeorgeHotel.shtml
Kent
and Sussex Courier
Census
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