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38 Fisher Street
Perryfields
Maidstone
Above photo, date unknown. |
Above photo by Shaw King 2013, taken from
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Above sign left, August 2009.
With thanks from Brian Curtis
www.innsignsociety.com. |
Above photo March 2015, kindly sent by Tricia Francis. |
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Southeastern Gazette, 6 September 1853.
Applications for New Licenses.
Mr. Monckton then applied on behalf of Mr. Sutton, of the
"Holly-bush Inn," Thornhills, for a spirit license. This house is
situated directly opposite to the "Brickmakers’ Arms," to which house
a license was last year granted. With respect to this application,
Mr. Monckton, in urging its superior claims to those of the "Brickmakers’
Arms," remarked upon the way in which the licence to the latter had
been granted by the Bench, which elicited some alteration, and
strong protestations against the "licence" assumed by advocate, in
pleading for their clients.
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From Maidstone Telegraph 10 September 1859.
INNKEEPERS' LICENSES.
Saturday last was the annual licensing day for the
publicans at Maidstone, when the old licenses were renewed, without
complaint from the police. There were Three applications for new licenses,
namely, by Joseph Sutton, for the "Hollybush
Tavern," Perryfields; by William
Thomas Roffe, for the "Brewers
Arms," recently opened in Wyatt-street, and by
William Brewster, of the "British
Queen," Sandling-road. Mr. Monckton appeared for
Mr. Roffe and Mr. Brewster. The application for the "British
Queen" was to
stand over for another year. There being no opposition to the "Hollybush" and
the "Brewer's Arms," both applications were granted. |
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Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser 7 April 1863.
BANKRUPTCY ACT, 1861.
George Gower, occupying Furnished Apartments at the "Hollybush Inn," Perryfields, Maidstone, in the County of Kent, musician, late of the
"New Bridge Tavern," Maidstone, beer retailer and musician, and formerly
of the "Phoenix Tavern," Sandling-road, Maidstone, beer retailer and
musician, having been adjudged Bankrupt under a petition for
adjudication of Bankruptcy filed in the County Court of Kent, holden at
Maidstone, on the Thirtieth day of March, 1863, is hereby required to
surrender himself to Mr. Frederick Scudamore, the Registrar. (Thomas Goodwin, solicitor acted for George Gower.) |
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From South Eastern Gazette 30 August 1864.
TO PUBLICANS. TO LET,
The "Holly Bush," Perry Field, Maidstone, doing a good trade.
Apply to Messrs. Leney, Wateringbury.
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From the Kentish Gazette, 25 April 1865.
Shocking Death in a Cellar.
Yesterday evening week an inquest was held at the "Hollybush
Inn," Perryfields, before H. Hughes, Esq., deputy coroner, upon the
body of Edward Avery, 68, a carpenter, who was found dead in the
cellar of his dwelling house.
It appears that some three or four years ago the deceased came
into possession of property, and since that his habits have not been
of the most temperate character.
On Saturday evening week Mrs. Avery went out shopping, and on her
return she waited for her husband, who was usually very punctual in
getting home about nine o’clock. Finding he did not return she went
upstairs and afterwards proceeded to one or two places in search of
him. She subsequently went down into the cellar, where she found the
unfortunate man lying with his head doubled under him as if he had
fallen down some of the steps. He was quite dead. Deceased had a
knife in his hand, and it is supposed he was going to get a candle
from a shelf part of the way down the steps. The body was turned
over on its back and laid down upon a shutter, where it remained
until seen by the jury. He was found dead on the Saturday night, but
the police were not informed of the circumstance until a late hour
on Sunday afternoon.
The medical evidence went to show hat death was caused by
apoplexy. There were no marts of violence upon the body, nor were
there any bones broken. The jury returned a verdict in accordance
with the medical testimony.
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From the Southeastern Gazette, 24 July 1866.
Maidstone Petty Sessions. Transfer, of Licenses.
The license of the
“Holly Bush Inn,” Perry fields, was on Saturday transferred from Mr. Filmer to Mr. Bennett.
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The Lost Pubs project suggests that this pub closed in 2008.
LICENSEE LIST
GOWER George 1858+
SUTTON Josh 1861-62+ (age 55 in 1861 )
FILMER Mr to June/1866
BENNETT Mr July/1866+
ATTWOOD Thomas 1867+
JACKSON Thomas 1871+ (age 57 in 1871)
BROOKS John 1874+
LADD Benjamin 1881-82+
ABBOTT Charles 1891+
DAVIS William James 1899+
BATES Charles 1901+
BALES Charles 1903+
GREENFIELD George 1904+
STEVENS William 1911+ (also Engineer)
WATERS Albert H T 1913+
BALLARD William Edward 1918-22+
HOWARD Cecil Fenton 1930+
BAKER Arthur George 1938+
DONNELLY Michael 1980s
https://pubwiki.co.uk/HollyBushInn.shtml
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Census
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
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