HERO OF CRIMEA Pub of Sheerness

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Sort file:- Sheerness, November, 2023.

Page Updated:- Wednesday, 29 November, 2023.

PUB LIST

PUBLIC HOUSES

Paul Skelton

Earliest 1858-

Hero of Crimea

Closed 2000

49 Alma Street

Marine Town

Sheerness

Above photo kindly taken and sent by Trevor Edwards, circa 1984.

Above images from Google maps 2009. Showing the former "Hero of Crimea."

Above sign left, August 1986, sign right, 1987.

Above sign left, April 1991, sign right, August 1992.

With thanks from Brian Curtis www.innsignsociety.com.

Former Shepherd Neame pub that closed around the year 2000. Now a private residence.

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.

South Eastern Gazette, Tuesday 26th January 1858.

Sittingbourne. Petty sessions, Monday.

(Before the Rev. J. Poore, D.D., chairman, Sir John Tyldn, E. Twopenny, Esq., Rev. G. B. Moore, W. Bland Esq., and J. D. Dyke, Esq.)

William Sullen, of the "Hero of the Crimea" beer shop, Marine Town, Sheerness, was charged by Sergeant Ovenden, K.C.C., with keeping his house open for the sale of beer after 11 o'clock on the night of the 26th ult.

Fined £2 and costs.

Sheerness Guardian 24 September 1859.

Licenses.

The following persons applied for spirit licenses at Sittingbourne on Monday last:—

Mr. Huges of the "Good Intent," Eastchurch.

Mr. Sellen of the "Hero of the Crimena," Sheerness,

Mr. Bromley of the "British Queen," Sheerness,

and Mr. Cook of the "Army and Navy," Sheerness.

The Magistrates after listening to the arguments in favour of the applications, and also against, retired for a short time, and on their return announced that they had come to the conclusion not to grant a license to any of the applicants.

Sheerness Guardian, 7 July, 1860.

BIRTHS.

On the 1st instant, the wife of Mr. James Sellen, of the "Hero of the Crimea," Marine Town, of a son.

LICENSEE LIST

SULLEN William 1858+

SNELLING/SELLEN James 1860-74+ (also town carter age 37 in 1861)