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Ivy Hatch
Above photo, 1895, kindly sent by Richard C Clarke. |
Above photo, circa 2015. Kindly sent by Richard C Clarke. |
The current owners of the premises have an indenture in the deeds that
prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages dated 1899, so I will assume that
this is when the license ceased and the pub closed.
The account below of 9 August 1862, calls this pub the "Ivy Hatch" but I believe this is
an error as the landlady called Nash was actually at the "Crown" in
the village of Ivy
Hatch in 1862 and her family had been there for some time.
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South Eastern Gazette 11 August 1846.
FOR SALE.
A Quantity of superior Oak, Beech, and Birch Charcoal, made by
Mr. Thomas King, at 10d. per bushel, good measure. Will be ready for
delivery on Friday, 21st August. Early application is required. Apply to Mr. Clements,
"Crown Inn," Ivy Hatch. |
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Sussex Advertiser, Saturday 20 February 1864.
Deaths. Nash. February 17th, Mr. Thomas Nash, 14 years landlord of the
"Crown Inn," Ivy Hatch, Ightham, aged 61.
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Maidstone Telegraph, 9 August 1862.
A POLICEMAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
William Richards, K.C.C., was charged with assaulting Thomas Shorter, at
Ightham, on the 25th July. Shorter said that on the night of the 5th
ult., he was at the "Ivy Hatch" public-house, in the parish of Ightham,
between twelve and one o’clock. There were a good many people there. The
defendant came in and asked the landlady if she wanted her house
cleared, and then turned to a young man named Thomas Slade, and told him
to leave. Slade said there were several girls inside, and that he ought
to turn them out first. The defendant took hold of Slade, and tried to
force him out of the door. Slade resisted and clung to the door post,
when defendant seized him by the hair of his head and twisted his arm.
He (complainant) told him not to break the man's arm, when defendant left
go his hold and collared him and struck him in the face, he took hold of
defendant by the beard, and they struggled and both went out of doors.
The defendant then struck him violently in the face with the handcuffs,
and his face was covered with blood. Three witnesses were called in
corroboration.
Defendant said the landlady (Mrs. Nash) called upon him to clear the
house, and upon asking Slade to leave, he replied be would be --------
if he left before he had some more beer. He said he should have no more,
and was about to put him out, when complainant seized him by the beard,
and several of the others set to striking and kicking him. He was
obliged to strike complainant to make him leave go his beard. When
outside the party threw stones at him, and he was seriously injured. He
found he had not his staff with him, and was compelled to use his
handcuffs upon the complainant. The defendant’s statement was
corroborated by the parish constable, who said that had it not been for
his interference, the defendant would have been killed.
The parties then changed places, and Shorter and Slade were charged with
assaulting and obstructing the police officer while in the execution of
his duly.
The same evidence was adduced, and defendants were committed for two
months' hard labour each, in default of paying a penalty of £5 each,
including costs. The first case was dismissed.
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Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser 25 March 1867.
IGHTHAM.
During the past month several robberies have taken place in this parish,
the outhouses of MR. John Harding, "Plough Inn," and Mrs Nash, of the
"Crown Inn," Ivy Hatch, having been broken open and a number of fine
fowls stolen from each place. On Thursday night last the thieves paid a
visit to the fowl house of Mr. James Bassett, Rose Cottage, and
succeeded in getting clear off with eight fine hens. The police are on
the watch, and we trust will succeed in bringing to justice these
nocturnal visitors.
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Kent & Sussex Courier 25 May 1877.
WEST MALLING PETTY SESSIONS.
Nicholas Peto pleaded guilty to being quarrelsome and disorderly, and
refusing to quit a beerhouse ("Royal
Albert") kept by Filmer Day, at Burham. The Bench
inflicted a fine of 10s., costs 8s.
William Hayman and Robert Hayman, brothers, were each fined £1,
including costs, for having committed a similar offence at the "Crown
Inn," Ivy Hatch, kept by William Ashby, on the 12th inst.
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From The Advertiser, Saturday 2 September, 1882.
IVY HATCH. MANSLAUGHTER OS A WOMAN.
On Saturday Joseph Rogers, Esq., held an inquest at the "Rose and
Crown," (sic) Ivy Hatch, relative to the death of a woman unknown, a hawker,
about fifty years of age. William Ashby, landlord of the house, said
that the deceased and a man named Richardson came to his inn on
Thursday, and had some drink. Later in the day a second man, who gave
the name of Stephens, also accompanied by a woman, came in, and they
adjourned to the front of the house, when more beer was had. Stephens
then ill-used the woman he was with, which annoyed her, and shortly
afterwards he saw the deceased sitting near a pump with her head hanging
down. He took no notice of her at the time, thinking that she was
asleep, but shortly after he had his dinner, seeing her in the same
position, he went to raise her up when he found that she was dead.
James William Waghorne and Robert Crowson said that while outside the
house in question they saw the deceased sitting near a pump, when Mary
Ann Carter came up and accused her of causing her husband to illuse her,
and struck her three blows. Shortly afterwards she was seen to fall on
her side. No notice was taken of that for some time, but when she was
roused up she was found to be dead.
Dr. Crowhurst said he made a post-mortem examination of the body, and
found that death arose from cerebral apoplexy, probably, though he could
not say, from the blows the deceased received.
Police-constable Weeks stated that he apprehended the prisoner, and on
charging her with causing the death of the deceased she said that she
was innocent, and never touched the woman.
After a brief consultation, the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter
against Mary Ann Carter, and the coroner made out his warrant for her
committal for trial at the assizes.
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Kent & Sussex Courier 21 December 1883.
IGTHAM. CAPTURE OF A BADGER.
On Sunday morning, Alfred Drury, a labourer on the Igtham Mote estate,
succeeded without any assistance, in capturing a fine badger. He saw the
animal scratching his way into a rabbit-hole and dragging it out by its
hind-quarters, he managed, after a struggle, to kill it by sticking his
knife through its skull. Badgers are now somewhat rare in Kent, and this
one, which weighed 29lbs., was exhibited as a curiosity at the "Crown
Hotel," Ivy Hatch. |
LICENSEE LIST
CLEMENTS Mr 1841-46+ (age 60 in 1841 )
NASH Thomas 1858-Feb/64 dec'd (also builder age 53 in 1861)
NASH Ann Nash 1867-74+ (widow also farmer 64 in 1871)
ASHBY William 1877-82+ (age 42 in 1881)
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Census
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