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St. Augustine's (St Pauls 1841 )
Lady Wootton's Green
Canterbury
It is suggested by Rory Kehoe that the "Old Palace" was this building. |
Above photo taken and sent by Rory Kehoe, August 2017, showing the location of
the "Old Palace." |
At present the only reference to this pub has been from Pigot's
directory, which gave the address of St. Augustine's and listed it as Taverns
and Public Houses.
I also have reference to a "Palace
Hotel" and addressed as Whitstable Road, but do not know whether the two
are related, or even in the same area. Local knowledge required.
The Stapleton's
Guide of 1838 referred to this as the "Old Palace Tea Gardens," and
addressed as at Lady Wootton's Green.
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Kentish Gazette, 2 February, 1774.
Cockfighting, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next, at Mr. Moores,
at the "Palace," Canterbury, Canterbury
against Elham; to show 21 Cocks on each side, for 20 guineas a
battle.
Some Byes will be fought each day.
An ordinary each day at 1 o'clock.
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From the Kentish Gazette 10 December 1783.
"...To be sold, at auction, by Mr Richard Staines on Wednesday 17th December at
Mrs Tunbridge's, the "Old Palace," Lady
Wootton's Green, the lease of two acres etc etc..."
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Kentish Weekly Post or Canterbury Journal, Tuesday 22 September 1801.
FIREWORKS,
On the Bowling-green, at the "Old Palace," Canterbury, on Saturday
evening next, 26th of September, 1801, (if the weather permits, if not,
on Monday).
Admission One Shilling each person.
Rockets will be fired as a signal a quarter of an hour before the
exhibition begins.
Doors will be opened at half past seven, and the Fireworks begin at
eight o’clock.
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Kentish Gazette, 14 August, 1804.
A Great MAIN of COCKS will be Fought at the "Old Palace,"
Canterbury, during the Race week, between a Gentleman of London, and
a Gentleman of Kent.
Gladish, Feeder for London.
Chapman, Feeder for Kent.
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From the Kentish Gazette, 25 May 1810.
COCKING.
To be fought at Joseph Folwell's, at the "Old Palace," Canterbury,
on Monday the 28th, and Tuesday the 29th of May inst.
A MAIN of 21 COCKS, for Five Guineas a battle, and TEN BYES, at Two
Guineas a battle, between the gentlemen of the Weald of Kent and
Canterbury.
N.B. The Cocks on the Pit on Monday, one o'clock; Tuesday, precisely
eleven o’clock.
Dinner on table precisely at one o'clock each day.
Feeders, Mr. JOHN CHAPMAN, for Canterbury. Mr. BEDFORD, for Weald of
Kent.
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Kentish Gazette, 6 July, 1821.
DEATH.
July 21, in the precincts of St. Augustine's Monastery, Canterbury,
much respected and regretted by a numerous acquaintance, Mary the
wife of Edward Austen, and landlady on the "Old Palace Inn."
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Kentish Weekly Post or Canterbury Journal, Tuesday 5 December 1826.
MARRIED.
Last week, at Dover, Mr. Edward Austen, late of the "Old Palace,"
Canterbury, to Miss Elizabeth Smith, of Maypole.
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Kentish Chronicle, 4 August, 1829.
Death.
July 29, suddenly, aged 34, Mary, wife of Mrs. Miller, landlord of
the "Old Palace," Lady Wootton's
Green, Canterbury. The deceased had just finished breakfast, when
she was seized will illness, and
almost instantly expired.
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From the Kent Herald, 6 June 1833.
Canterbury
"Old Palace Tavern," Bowling Green, and Fives Court, Lady Wootton's Green,
Canterbury.
G. Jarvis, dealer in Foreign Wines, Spirits, Ales, Porter, Cyder, &c.
&c., begs to recommend to the Visitors of Canterbury, more especially to
Antiquarians, the above mentioned Tavern, as a place possessing superior
attractions, not only on account of its pleasant situation, and
delightful Gardens, Bowling Green, Fives' Court, &c., but as a vestige
of antiquity of the first celebrity in this Kingdom; and to point out
the most remarkable qualities of that splendid monastery of Saint
Augustine, to those who Honour him with their company, will ever be his
greatest gratification.
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South Eastern Gazette, Tuesday 8 April 1834.
DIED.
March 27, at the house of his uncle, Mr. Jarvis, "Old Palace," Canterbury.
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From the Kentish Gazette, 20 September 1836.
OLD PALACE INN AND TAVERN, CANTERBURY,
TO LET, with Possession on the 11th of October next.
THE above comprises a spacious Bowling Green, Fives' Court, Tea and
Pleasure Gardens, &c., &c., all of
which have been recently much improved and laid out with great taste and
convenience by the present
proprietor.
For particulars, apply to Mr. Jarvis, on the premises; or at St.
Augustine’s Brewery, Canterbury.
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From the Kentish Gazette, 28 August 1838.
TO BE LET,.
With immediate Possession, or at Michachnas next,
THAT well-known and long-established House, the "OLD PALACE TAVERN,"
with the Bowling Green, Tea Gardens, Fives’ Court, &e. &c.
For particulars, inquire on the Premises. Canterbury, August 27, 1838.
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Kentish Gazette, 23 April 1844.
An inquest was held on Monday, at the "Old Palace Tavern," Canterbury,
on the body of G. B. Armstrong, the son of the widow of
the late Serjeant Armstrong, of the 45th regiment, who was one of the
men engaged in the Courtenay riot, and afterwards at
Newport, where, for his exertions in protecting the Mayor, at the time
Frost, Williams, and others, took possession of the town, he
was discharged and appointed by his Grace the Duke of Wellington to a
situation in the Tower, but which office he did not live long
to enjoy; and his widow is now a recipient of parochial alms. By the
evidence it appeared that the child, who is between three and
four years of age, on the previous Friday, during the temporary absence
of its mother, who resides in Ivy-lane, set fire to his clothes,
by which his throat, face, and other parts of the body were much
injured. He was immediately conveyed to the Kent and Canterbury
Hospital, and died on Sunday.
Verdict "Accidentally burned."
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Kent Herald, 8 May 1845.
St Augustine's Monastery.
The works on the site of this celebrated ruin are fast progressing. The house
lately known as the "Old Palace Tavern," once the residence of Lady Wootton, and
forming a portion of the palace used for a short time by Henry the Eighth, is
now unroofed and nearly demolished. Excavations have been carried forward in
addition to those mentioned by us some time since, into the back the field at
the back of the Kent and Canterbury Hospital, and very extensive foundation
walls, bases of columns, &c. laid bare; the earth, too, has been removed from
the base of the wall running East from Ethelbert's Tower, and the original
elevation of the doors and corridors ascertained. The soil has been raised at
least six foot by the accumulation of rubbish since the time of the Monastery's
ruin. The boundary wall of the Fives' Court, hitherto considered to be an
external wall, it is now evidence was an inner one, and the building must have
extended its magnificent proportions much further to the south. What are the
intentions of Mr. Hope as to its restoration yet remain uncertain.
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Kent Herald, 31 July 1845.
St Augustine's Monastery and New College.
The works at this interesting spot are now rapidly progressing, and attract
frequent visits from the curious. The fine old gable of the chapel, at the south
extremity of the dwelling house, lately the "Old Palace Tavern," is completely
renovated, and has a striking appearance. The beautiful gateway at the north end
is encompassed with scaffolding subsidiary to its repair and restoration. The
exterior walls and form of the roofing of the dwelling house, are preserved. We
extract from a contemporary paper, the following on the subject.
"Mr. Hope, M.P., and the Church.
"We some time since had the extreme gratification of announcing that the
venerable and deeply interesting ruins of St. Augustine's Monastery, at
Canterbury long desecrated to the meanest of secular purposes, their sacred
walls, once consecrated for ever to holy uses, and still retaining many traces
of their religious origin, exhibiting, to the grief of the beholder, brewery,
bowling-green, and a beer-shop announcements - had been rescued from this
unseemly prostitution, and had been piously devoted afresh to the service of the
church, and the glory of God by the munificence of the honorable member for
Maidstone, Mr. Beresford Hope. The information we were then able to give on the
subject was but scanty, the admirable project itself being new, and its details
scarcely decided upon. We have now, however, the satisfaction of laying before
our readers the following particulars of the destination of this noble offering
to the church.
"Missionary College for the Church of England.
"The want of an adequate supply of ministers, duly prepared by special training,
to labour with effect in the dependencies of the British empire, as long been
felt and of late has been frequently expressed by those who have been called to
preside over the colonial churches.
"In relief of this deficiency it is proposed to found a college, of which the
object will be to provide an education to qualify young men for the service of
the church in foreign settlements, with such strict regard to economy and
frugality of habits as my fit them for the special duties to be discharged, and
difficulties to be encountered, and the hardship to be endured. And there is
reason to believe, from the result of a very extensive inquiry, that a
considerable supply of persons willing thus to dedicate themselves maybe looked
for from our endowed grammar schools and other sources.
"A site in the metropolitan city of Canterbury (the ruins of the ancient Abbey
of St Augustine) has, by the gift of a lay member of the church, been devoted to
this design. And the sums derived from the limited applications of a single
individual - independently of the site, and the assurance from its munificent
donor of yet further assistance towards the erection of the building, in
addition to the large donation to the general fund - already amount to £39,000.
"It is proposed, therefore, to commence immediately the principal quadrangle of
the college, which includes the chapel, hall, library, and apartments for 50
students, with a requisite accommodation for the officers and servants of the
establishment. The arrangements of the building will be so constructed as to
admit subsequent enlargement.
"The institution will be formed on our own collegiate model, and his Grace the
Archbishop of Canterbury, has consented to give statutes for the future
governments and regulations of the college.
"The appointment of all the officers of the college will be vested in the two
metropolitans and the Lord Bishop of London, as the prelates more immediate
connected with a Church in the colonies.
"The Archbishop of Canterbury will be the perpetual visitor of the college.
"It is proposed to endow and support the institution by free contributions, and
by such moderate payments as maybe required from the students; it being
understood that no contribution shall convey any rights of nominations, or of
interference with the government of the college.
"The property of the college will be vested in trustees.
"The following provisional commitment, for forwarding the preliminary
arrangements, has been appointed by his Grace the Archbishop:- The Right Rev. he
Lord Bishop of Lichfield, the Right Rev. Bishop Coleridge; the Rev. W. R. Lyall,
Archdeacon of Maidstone; the Rev. Dr. Jelf, Principal of King's College, London;
the Rev. B. Harrison, domestic chaplain to the archbishop; Joshua Watson, Esq.;
A. J. B. Hope, Esq., M.P.
"His Grace has also been pleased to nominate the Hon. Mr. Justice Paterson and
William Cotton, Esq., as treasurers; and the Rev. Edward Coleridge, as honorary
secretary.
"J. Lichfield, Chairman of the Provisional Committee."
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Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald, Saturday 6 September 1913.
The Archbishop of Canterbury will return to Lambeth Palace from the
Continent at the end of September. During October the Archbishop, with
Mr. Randall Davidson, will be in residence at the "Old Palace,"
Canterbury.
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We have a theory, which is that the "Old Palace" was not actually on the
green itself but part of the old monastic buildings, probably to the right
of the gateway in the image at the top of the page. What is certain is that
Alfred Beer ran his brewery from the gateway and adjoining building (c.1820
to c.1850) and William Beer is listed as running the "Old Palace" in1838.
Given the size of the building, it seems reasonable to think that Alfred was
running a brewpub. Mrs Tunbridge is not recorded as a brewer but in 1770 the
gatehouse was leased to a Mr Hill who converted it to a brewery. It's not
much of a leap of reason to think that Mrs Tunbridge ran the "Old Palace"
with Mr Hill's beers. Mr Hill was succeeded by his son John, then various
other brewers until Alfred Beer took over.
LICENSEE LIST
MOORE Mr 1774+
TUNBRIDGE Mrs to 1783
FOLWELL Joseph 1810+
AUSTIN Edward 1821+
LAWRENCE William 1824-28+
 
MILLER Mr 1829+
EPPS John 1832+
JARVIS Mr 1836
BEER William 1838+
GOLDSMITH Thomas 1841+ (age 47 in 1841)
From the Pigot's Directory 1824
From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
Stapleton's
Guide 1838
Census
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