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80 High Street/Skinner Street
Gillingham (New Brompton pre 1906)
Above photo 1902. |
Above postcard, circa 1904, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above postcard 1905, tied to Style and Winch. Kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo, date unknown. |
Above photo, 1906. Kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above postcard, date 1908, kindly sent by Mark Jennings. |
Above photo 1910. |
Above photo,
circa 1910. Kindly sent by Philip MacDougall author of 'Lost
Gillingham' published in 2024.
ttps://philipmacdougall.tilda.ws/ |
Above photo, 1926, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
 Above photo 1950, from www.Flickr.com
by Ben Levick. |
Above photo, 2024. Kindly sent by Philip MacDougall author of 'Lost
Gillingham' published in 2024.
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In the 1850's thousands of men came to work in Chatham Dockyard. Brompton
was just outside of the Main Gate and was where the dockyard officers lived.
Houses had to be built for this influx of dockyard mateys so New Brompton
was created about one mile to the west of Brompton and Brompton was renamed
Old Brompton. At the time Gillingham was a village on the banks of the River
Medway. Eventually New Brompton grew and subsumed Gillingham and in 1906 the
whole area was renamed Gillingham. Therefore Gillingham should really be New
Brompton/Gillingham.
The pub closed in the mid 2000s for a few years and opened up again as
the "Edge."
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From the Southeastern Gazette, 27 February 1866.
Conviction of Beerhouse Keepers.
John Gurney, of the “Prince Albert” beerhouse, High-street, was
charged with selling beer before 12 o’clock at noon on Sunday. It was
proved that there were four soldiers and sailors and five women of the
town in the house drinking, and the magistrates inflicted on the
defendant, who did not appear, a fine of £5 and costs, and in default of
payment six weeks’ imprisonment.
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From the Southeastern Gazette, 31 July 1866.
COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.
Friday. (Before T. H. Baker and W. Kosher, Esqrs.)
James Moses Rawlings was charged with having committed wilful damage at
the “Prince Albert” public-house, Gillingham. Mr. Hayward appeared for
the complainant, and Mr. Prall for the defence.
The charge was characterised by the defendant’s solicitor as one of an
exceedingly trumpery character, and it appeared that the defendant, who
is the captain of one of the vessels belonging to this port, was
standing at the bar of the complainant’s house drinking some brandy,
when he threw the glass on to the counter, and as he refused to pay for
it he was given into custody. Defendant gave his address to the
prosecutor, and afterwards wished to pay for the glass, but the
complainant insisted on giving him into custody. The magistrates
discharged the accused.
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Belfast News-Letter, Friday 31 August 1917.
Betting prosecution at Chatham.
At Chatham yesterday Frederick William Knight, of the "Prince Albert"
Public House, Gillingham, was fined £100 for permitting betting on his
premises, and a commissioned agent and book maker named Frank Comerford,
with a previous conviction against him, was fined £2 for using the
premises for betting purposes. Four men who were arrested for being on
the premises were discharged and warned not to have little flutters.
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LICENSEE LIST
GURNEY John 1866+
SMITH George 1871+ (age 54 in 1871 )
HILLS William 1874-82+ (age 54 in 1881)
MORGAN Emily Mrs 1903-13+
BARNES J 1918+
KNIGHT Frederick W 1922-30+
KNIGHT Frederick John 1938+
EMPTAGE William E 1955+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/PrinceAlbert.shtml
http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/princealbert.html
Census
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
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