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115 High Street
Chatham
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The Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre has referenced a set of
documents, that I haven't seen yet, and is part of the Watts Charity MSS,
1579-1972.
Reference is made as follows:-
1773-1785
T11. Premises in Chatham, Rochester and Strood [including the "Red
Lion," "Tobacco Roll,"
"King's Head" and
"Horn," and premises on the North side of High street, including nos. 85,
86, 87, 2 Other messuages, slaughterhouse and stable; and messuage and land
(6 1/2 acres), Maidstone Road, all in Chatham; Reed Farm, Strood; 3
tenements in Love Lane, Rochester] (23 docs.) [Original bundle no. 14]
1842-1921
E16. No. 115, The "Bull,"
formerly the "Horn" (1 bundle)
The building must have been demolished some time between 1861 and 1872 as
the "Bull" was built on its
foundations.
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Maidstone Journal, 15 March, 1842.
Ellen Louisa Pigeon, a marine's wife, was committed by the County
Justices, at Rochester, on Friday last, for
trial at the assizes, on a charge of stealing a gown from a
soldier's bundle, at the "Horn" public house, in
Chatham, where he was resting on his march to Sheerness. The gown
was found to have been pawned by
the prisoner, in Chatham.
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From the Kentish Gazette, 23 June 1846.
DEATH.
Rimington:— June 10, Susannah, wife of Mr. R. Rimington, landlord of the
"Horn Tavern," Chatham.
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Southeastern Gazette, 2 August 1853.
COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.
FRIDATY. (Before the Earl of Darnley, Rev. G. Davies, chairman,
W. Gladdish, Esq., and Major Boys.)
George Shoesmith, a sweep, was committed for trial for stealing a
pair of boots from the Marine barracks, Chatham, the property of
John Beadell, a private of the Chatham division of Royal Marines.
Amelia Brown, of the "Canteen"
at the Marine barracks, was convicted of having eleven deficient
measures in her possession, and was fined £1 5s., inclusive of
costs.
Samuel John Remington, landlord of the "Horn" public-house,
Chatham, was also convicted in the same penalty for a similar
offence.
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Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser, Tuesday 6 September 1853.
Robbery from the Person.
William Crawford was charged with stealing a shawl from the person of
Mary Ann Chapman, Chatham, on the 29th of August.
It appeared that on the night in question the prosecutrix met the
prisoner with two sailors. She went into the "Horns" public house with
them, and the sailors treated her with some whiskey and rum. They came
out and parted company. A short time afterwards as the prosecutrix was
standing in the street talking to Nichols, the watchmen, the prisoner
came up, and after talking for a few moments minutes, suddenly snatched
the shawl from prosecutrix back and ran off. The watchmen ran after him,
but he escaped, and was apprehended some hours afterwards by Constable
Wilkins to whom he had said he had got the shawl at home in a bundle;
that he had taken it off the woman's back, and was very sorry he had
done it. He hoped the magistrates would be easy with him, and he would
never do it again; it was through drink that he had done it.
Committed for trial.
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South Eastern Gazette, 6 March, 1860.
The late Death From Burning at the "Horns" Public-house.
We have received a letter from Mr. B. Mannerings, landlord of the
"Horns" public-house, Chatham, in reference to the report of the
mysterious death of a female which was alleged to have taken place
at his house, in which the writer states that there was nothing in
the circumstances to cause the slightest suspicion of any foul play
on the part of any one. At the time of the occurrence the deceased
was asleep in the tap-room, the landlord being in his bar. Mr. Fayle,
surgeon, was sent for, and attended her for ten days, until she
died.
Mr. Mannerings himself gave information of the occurrence to the
police, and also communicated with the coroner. There was no
possibility of the deceased having been pushed into the fire, and
Mr. Mannerings states that her dress probably caught fire by the
hoops forcing it against the bars.
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South Eastern Gazette, 7 August, 1860.
William Mahoney, 20, soldier, and Caroline Edwards, a married woman,
were charged with stealing a watch and chain, the property of John
Nugent, at Chatham, on the 11th June. Mr. F. J. Smith was for the
prosecution, and Mr. Mathew defended the female prisoner.
The prosecutor, a soldier, bought the watch and chain on the day of
the robbery, and afterwards went to the "Horns" public-house. While
there, a row occurred, in which the prisoner was knocked down, and
the female took the watch from him. Subsequently, Mahoney was found
attempting to dispose of the watch, and was apprehended with it in
his possession. Edwards, when apprehended, stated that she had only
intended to take care of the watch for the prosecutor, which was the
defence now set up in her behalf, and Mahoney asserted that Edwards
had given him the watch for the same purpose, but that prosecutor
went away and did not return.
The jury found Mahoney guilty, and there being three previous
convictions against him, he was sentenced to four years’ penal
servitude; Edwards was acquitted.
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LICENSEE LIST
RICH George 1828+
STILL THomas 1832+
RIMINGTON Samuel John 1838-58+
  
(died 28 Dec 1860)
MANNERING Benjamin 1860-61+
(age 36 in 1861 )
From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
Wright's
Topography 1838
From the Post Office Directory 1851
From Melville's Directory 1858
Census
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