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PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1853-

Holly Bush Inn

Closed 2008

38 Fisher Street

Perryfields

Maidstone

Hallu Bush Inn 2013

Above photo by Shaw King 2013, taken from https://www.flickr.com.

Holly Bush sign 2009

Above sign left, August 2009.

With thanks from Brian Curtis www.innsignsociety.com.

Holly Bush 2015

Above photo March 2015, kindly sent by Tricia Francis.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.)

 

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.

 

The Lost Pubs project suggests that this pub closed in 2008.

 

LICENSEE LIST

GOWER George 1858+

SUTTON Josh 1861-62+ (age 55 in 1861Census)

ATTWOOD Thomas 1867+

Last pub licensee had JACKSON Thomas 1871+ (age 57 in 1871Census)

BROOKS John 1874+

LADD Benjamin 1881-82+

ABBOTT Charles 1891+ Census

DAVIS William James 1899+

BATES Charles 1901+ Census

BALES Charles 1903+ Kelly's 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 Next pub licensee had

https://pubwiki.co.uk/HollyBushInn.shtml

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CensusCensus

Kelly's 1903From the Kelly's Directory 1903

 

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