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Sheppey Street
Blue Town
Sheerness
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Kentish Gazette, 21 September, 1821.
Lately, at Queenborough, Mr. Thomas Kent, surgeon, of Sheerness, to
Miss Green. daughter of Mr. Wm. Green , landlord of the "Navy "
public-house, Sheerness.
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From the Maidstone Gazette and West Kent Courier, 2 February, 1827.
To Brewers, Publicans, and others.
Blue Town, Sheerness.
To be sold by auction, by J. Attwater, on Thursday the 15th day of
February, 1827, at the "Upper White Horse Inn," Sheerness, at 2 o'clock
in the Afternoon, by order of the executors of Mr. E. Mackett, deceased.
A leasehold estate, in four lot.
Lot 1. Comprises all that substantially brick built public house and
premises, called the "Navy Arms," desirably situated in the centre of a
thickly populated neighbourhood, and now in full and free trade,
containing seven good square rooms, an excellent dry cellar, with stable
and out-houses detached, at an improved rental of £45 per annum.
Lot 2. Is a substantially brick built Tenament, adjoining Lot 1,
containing two rooms, a back court, and out-houses, realizing a rental
of 3s. 6d. per week.
Lot 3. Two timber and tiled-built Tenements, with two rooms to each, at
a joint rental all of 7s. per week.
Lot 4. Two Stables, on a plot of ground 17 ft. 7 in. By 90 ft. adjoining
Lot 1.
The whole are built on a piece of ground 60 ft by 90 ft.
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From the West Kent Guardian, 1847.
The coroner held an inquest at the "Anchor and Hope," on the body of
William Scott, aged forty, seaman, belonging to Her Majesty's Ship
"Ocean," who was killed in a fight with Peter Maxwell, another seaman
between three and four o'clock on the previous Sunday morning, at the
"Navy Arms," alias "The Never" (so called from never being closed, night
or day) public house. It appeared in evidence that at the above time
there were from twenty to forty persons in the taproom of the above
house (some females amongst them) that more than one fight took place
previous to the above, which proved fatal, that both parties were
intoxicated, and that deceased first began by hitting Maxwell in the
face. The jury returned a verdict of "Manslaughter" against Maxwell who
was immediately committed to Maidstone gaol for trial at the next
assizes. Several offices of the service were in attendance, and
complained much of the want of better regulations amongst the public
houses.
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From the Kentish Gazette, 28 March 1848.
Manslaughter at Sheppey.
Peter Maxwell, 28, indicted for the manslaughter of William Scott, at
Minster, in the Isle of Sheppey.
Sir Walter Riddle conducted the prosecution; and Mr Robinson defended
the prisoner.
William Ladd deposed, that he resided at Sheerness, and was in the "Navy
Arms" public house, on the night of the 17th October, in company with 20
other person's among whom were deceased and prisoner; diseased struck
the prisoner three times with his hand, and prisoner returned the blows
and a fight ensued; deceased laid down on the settee and appeared to be
hurt, but did not make any complaint; a black man offered him some rum
which deceased was unable to take, and the man said he was dying; there
was a light in the room during the fight which was afterwards but out;
deceased began to fight.
Cross-examined:- Prisoners did not want to fight but deceased took off
his frock and insisted upon the prisoner fighting; they fell several
times, but witness did not see any heavy blows truck; they were both
drunk.
Thomas Watts, who was at the "Navy Arms" on the above night, stated that
there were forty persons in the room, several of them were fighting
before the contest between deceased and prisoner; deceased commenced the
fight and they had two heavy falls, one of which was in the fireplace,
there were no heavy blows, both men being too drunk.
John Lawson deposed, that saw the prisoner strike deceased a blow behind
the left ear, from the effects of which he fell under the fireplace, and
was unable to fight after; surgeon was then sent for.
Cross examined:- Deceased was a shipmate with him on board the "Ocean;"
had been in the "Navy Arms" five or six hours, and had had a little to
drink.
Mr. Heathorn White, surgeon, who made a post mortem examination of the
head of the deceased, stated that he discovered a bruise behind the left
ear, and on opening the skull and examining the brain found an effusion
of blood at the basis, which might have been produced by blow, and was
sufficient to cause death; he believed that apoplexy supervening on
drunkenness would have produced the appearances on the brain; did not
think the appearances behind the ear could have been caused by a fall.
Cross examined:- When he first examined the body he saw no external
marks of violence; had the blow been caused by a fall against some hard
substance there would have been a contusion of the skin; excitement
during drunkenness would be likely to cause sudden death; the appearance
he said must have been occasioned by blow; there were no bruises or
fracture on any other parts of the body.
Mr Robinson address of jury for the prisoner.
Acquitted.
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Southeastern Gazette, 27 September 1853.
SITTINGBOURNE. Adjourned Licensing Meeting.
Monday being the adjourned annual licensing meeting, the magistrates
were engaged a long time in issuing the licenses.
Sir Hammond applied for a license to the "Navy Arms" at Sheerness,
the license of which was taken away a few years since, on account of
the misconduct of the keeper.
Refused.
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Kentish Gazette, Tuesday 25 September 1855.
At the petty sessions on Monday, before the Rev. Dr. Poore and the Rev.
G. B. Moore, licences of several innkeeper's in the district of
Sittingbourne were renewed.
Charles Hammond, applied for a
licence to sell excisable liquors by retail, but was refused.
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From the Kentish Gazette, Tuesday 16 September, 1856.
Mr.
Stephenson also appeared to support the following applications:-
Patrick Lockney, "Rose, Shamrock and Thistle," High Street, Blue Town,
Sheerness; John Mills Chambers, "Good Intent," Blue Town, Sheerness;
Charles Hammond, "Navy Arms," Blue Town, Sheerness.
The notices having been duly proved, the applications were referred to
the Sittingbourne bench for consideration at the adjourned sittings on
the 15th instant.
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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.)
Charles Hammond of the "Navy Arms Inn," Sheppey Street, Sheerness, was
fined 20s., costs 9s., for keeping his house open for the sale of beer,
on Sunday morning the 3rd inst.
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Faversham News, Saturday 24 November 1883.
Licensing.
The "Navy Arms," Sittingbourne from Oliver Clark to William
Bailey.
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LICENSEE LIST
GREEN William 1821+
BOWMAN T 1824+
GIBSON Thomas 1828+
MATTHEWS Thomas 1832-39+
TONG William 1840-47+
HAMMOND Charles (Sir) 1853-58+
HAMMOND Mary Ann 1861-62+ (age 50 in 1861 )
CLARK Oliver to Nov/1883
BAILEY William Nov/1883+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/NavyArms.shtml
From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
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