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The Street
Bossingham
Above photo, circa 1900, colourised by John Lane. |
Above photo, circa 1910, colourised by John Lane. |
Above postcard, 1920, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo, 1932. |
Above photo, circa 1953. Kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo showing darts match 1965, licensee John LeFevre (left),
Frederic Lane (centre), unknown (right). Kindly sent by son John Lane. |
Above photo circa 1968, darts match showing unknown (left), Grace
Waldron (licensee centre) and Frederick Lane (right). Kindly sent by son
John Lane. |
Above signs, July 1991.
With thanks from Brian Curtis
www.innsignsociety.com. |
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From the Kentish Gazette or Canterbury Chronicle,
Wednesday 31 May to Saturday 3 June, 1769. Price 2½d.
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION
At the Sign of the “Star” at Bossingham, in the Parish of Upper Hardres,
on Monday the 19th Day of this Month, at Four o'clock in the Afternoon. A Freehold Messuage or Tenement, together with a Barn, Lodge, and Six
Acres of Land, Pasture and Arable, thereunto belonging; situate in
Bossingham, near the “Star Alehouse” aforesaid; now in the Occupation of
George Whitnell and John Norrington, Tenants at Will, who will shew the
Premises, whereof further Particulars may be enquired after, of William
Birch, in the Parish of Monks Horton. June 2, 1769. |
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From the Kentish Chronicle and General Advertiser, 5 October, 1861. Price 1 1/2d.
ST AUGUSTINE PETTY SESSIONS. SATURDAY.
Charles Middleton, shoemaker, of Upper Hardres charged Thomas Harvey, of
Stelling Minnis, labourer, with assaulting him at Upper Hardres, on the
19th September.
It appeared that on the night in question, the complainant and defendant
were drinking, along with a number of others, at the “Star Inn,” Upper
Hardres. Some quarrelling look place which led to the proprietor
refusing to supply any more liquor in the house. The company then left,
and when they got outside the door the defendant without any
provocation, struck the complainant in the face.
The bench fined the defendant 2s. 6d. and 10s. expenses.
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From the Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald. 8 June 1867. Price 1d.
The Magistrates granted an authority to William Lester to sell
spirituous liquors in the “Duke of Cumberland,” Whitstable.
David Clay, landlord of the “Bricklayers,” Whitstable; John Holness,
landlord of the “Red Lion,” Sturry; and to Mrs. Smith, landlady of the
“Star,” Upper Hardres.
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From the Whitstable Times, 30 June, 1900.
UPPER HARDRES. ACCIDENTALLY SUFFOCATED.
The East Kent Coroner (R. M. Mercer, Esq.) held an inquest on Tuesday,
at the "Star Inn," Upper Hardres, on the body of Edwin Castle, aged 41,
a labourer.
Arthur Barber, who lodges with Mrs. Castle at Little Broxhill Cottages,
deposed that he last saw deceased about 9.43 on Sunday evening at the
"Star Inn." He left at that time to go home. It was raining hard so
witness stayed all night with the landlord's son. He left the inn soon
after 4 on Monday morning to go to work, and just round the corner he
saw the deceased, about 30 or 40 yards from the home. He was on his
hands and knees in the water table with his head under him. He was black
in the face and was quite dead. There were no signs of a struggle.
Witness did not think deceased was drunk, but be had been drinking.
Dr.
R. L. Moorhead of Bridge, deposed that he made a post mortem examination
and in his opinion the cause of death was (1) suffocation probably
caused by a tight collar and (2) heart failure.
The Jury returned a verdict accordingly.
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Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald 14 September 1912.
A DRUNKEN MAIL DRIVER DRIVES FURIOUSLY AND RUNS DOWN AN OLD LADY.
At Elham County Police Court. on Thursday, Henry Harvey the landlord of
the "Star Inn," Bossingham, and the mail driver from Stelling Minnis to
Canterbury was fined £2 and £1 8s. 6d. costs for being drunk in charge
of a horse and cart at Lyminge on August 19th, and £1 and £1 8s. 6d.
costs for driving a horse and cart furiously to the danger of the
public.
Evidence was given to the effect that the defendant was swaying about in
the cart, and that when reaching one spot he fell out of the trap and
hurt himself. After a time he got into the trap with two others, but he
refused to let them drive. Further along the road they came upon an old
lady walking across it, and one of the men in the cart said Harvey made
no attempt to avoid her. The former snatched the reins, but was too late
to pull the horse up before the old lady was knocked down and injured.
The defendant did not get down from the cart to see to the old lady, but
after a time drove off.
For the defence evidence was called to show that
Harvey was taken ill, and the defendant denied that he was drunk and
that he did not try to avoid the old lady.
The Bench convicted and imposed fines as stated.
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Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald 20 April 1935.
ON THE TELEPHONE.
Stelling Minnis 37. - Mrs. M. A. Brown, "Star Inn," Bossingham, Upper
Hardres.
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The pub changed name to the "Hop Pocket" some time between 1991 and 1995.
LICENSEE LIST
LADD William 1841+ (age 30 in 1841 )
LADD Mary (widow) 1851+ (age 52 in 1851)
CHAMPION Georgianna H 1861+ (niece of above age 24 in 1861)
SMITH Mrs 1867+
HARNDEN James 1871-81+ (age 35 in 1871)
FINN Cassell 1891+ (age 27 in 1891)
HARVEY Harriett 1901+ (age 54 in 1901)
HARVEY Henry (son) 1903-12+ (age 39 in 1911)
BROWN M A Mrs 1935+
LEFEVRE John 1965+
WALDRON Grace 1968+
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
Census
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