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159 (92) High Street/East Gate
Rochester
01634 846755
https://whatpub.com/queen-charlotte
Above photo 1930s. |
Above sign, August 1981.
With thanks from Brian Curtis
www.innsignsociety.com.
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Above postcard circa 1985, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo, 2024. Kindly sent by Philip MacDougall author of 'Secret
Rochester' published in 2024.
https://philipmacdougall.tilda.ws/ |
Above photo, circa 2024. |
The "Queen Charlotte" was dedicated to the consort of George III, who
came from the tiny German principality of Mecklenburg-Strelitz to marry him
in 1761. The pub was once the "Royal
Charlotte," and replaced a very old inn which had more than twenty guest
rooms.
In 1869-70 the pub was part of a consortium who were advertising their
goods of selling tea in response to grocers' selling beer and wine. (Click
for further details.)
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South Eastern Gazette, 4 December, 1860.
KENT WINTER ASSIZES.
UTTERING COUNTERFEIT COIN.
The commission for these assizes was opened at Maidstone on Saturday
afternoon last. Mr. Justice Byles arrived in the town by the 2.15
train.
James Baker, 27, a sapper in the Royal Engineers, was indicted for
uttering, at Rochester, a counterfeit half-crown to Mr. Rand, at the
"Queen Charlotte" public-house, in that city. Mr. Russell
prosecuted.
The prisoner entered prosecutor’s house and called for a glass of
ale, in payment for which be tendered a half-crown, receiving the
change. After leaving the house the coin was discovered to be a
counterfeit one. Information was immediately given to the police,
and the prisoner was speedily apprehended, when on being searched
10s. in genuine money, a counterfeit half-crown loose, and two other
counterfeit half-crowns wrapped in paper, were found in his
possession. The prisoner accounted for their possession by stating
that he had received them in exchange for a sovereign. It was also
shown that on the same evening the prisoner had gone to the "Eagle"
public-house in the same city, in company with a female, and, in
payment for two glasses of gin, offered the barmaid a counterfeit
half-crown, which was returned to him, and he then paid in good
money.
The prisoner, addressing the jury, said that he had only just
returned from India, where he had served during the India Mutiny,
and was on furlough when he was apprehended. The bad money taken
from him was given him by a female at Rochester in exchange for a
sovereign.
Nine months’ hard labour.
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Dover Express, 15 August 1863.
John Floyd, late of the "Queen Charlotte Inn," Rochester, victualler,
came up and applied to pass is examination and for an order of
discharge, in the London court of bankruptcy on Saturday last, and in
the absence of any opposition on the part of creditors the court past
the bankrupt's examination and granted his discharge.
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“The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5”, 2009.”
Frederick Adolphus Gould, listed 1911 & 1913, was the alias of German
national, Frederick Adolphus Schroeder, licensee from 1908. In 1914, he was
arrested and convicted of spying, sentenced to six years hard labour.
Source: Christopher Andrew.
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From the
https://www.kentonline.co.uk By Nicola Jordan, 9 July 2017.
Queen Charlotte in Rochester High Street closes down.
A popular Rochester pub has closed after its bosses were landed with a
High Court music ban and legal costs of £2,219.
The order was made in April against Kashmir and Luke Tuman after they
were caught playing recorded copyrighted tracks at the "Queen Charlotte"
in the High Street without a proper music licence.
The judge was told that an inspector heard the music coming from the
basement club.
The Queen Charlotte pub in High Street, Rochester has closed down.
Failure to comply with the Phonographic Performance Ltd rules can result
in a hefty fine and prison sentence.
A post on the pub’s Facebook page says: “Due to circumstances out of our
control the "Queen Charlotte" and Bassment 159 will unfortunately be
closing its doors at the end of this month (June).”
A spokesman from Ei Publican Partnerships, formerly known as Enterprise
Inns, which owns the pub, said: “The Queen Charlotte, Rochester, is
currently closed.
“We would like to reassure members of the community we aim to reopen
this site with a new operator as soon as possible.”
Until a few years ago, the pub was also home to a strip club, but lost
its licence to the Casino Rooms as the council will not permit two such
establishments in the High Street.
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LICENSEE LIST
WHATMAN William 1824+
CONEY Edward 1832-42+
MANSER Frederick 1847+
RAND Thomas 1858-61+ (age 56 in 1861 )
WRIGHTSON Thomas 1862+
FLOYD John 1863 Bankrupt 14 July 1863
GOBLE James Eason 1869-81+ (age 55 in 1881)
MASTERS William 1891+
SPELLS Elizabeth Mrs 1903+
GOULD Frederick Adolphus 1908-13+ (age 55 in 1911)
BENYON George 1918+
BENYON Alice Mrs 1922+
WEAVER Thomas 1930+
KNOTT Bolton 1938+
SCOTT William T 1955+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/QueenCharlotte.shtml
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
Census
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