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PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1798-

Golden Lion

Close 1882-

Mill Street

Maidstone

 

Mentioned in the song, "The Maidstone Landlords" in 1798.

 

Kentish Gazette, 11 April, 1806.

MARRIAGE.

Friday last, at Maidstone, Richard Waddy, Esq., superintendant of medicines for the Southern District to Miss Sophia Green, late of the "Golden Lion," in Maidstone.

 

From the Kentish Gazette, 7 January 1834. Price 7d.

An inquest was held on Thursday se"nnight, on the body of Thomas Medhurst, who died suddenly, while sitting in the tap-room of the “Golden Lion” public-house, in Mill-lane, Maidstone, on the Tuesday night preceding? It Appeared that he had called for a pint of warm beer, which was brought him, but before he had time to touch it, he fell with his head on the table and died instantly. Mr. Plane, the surgeon, attended promptly, but he was found to be beyond all human aid. He was a stranger in Maidstone, but his name was discovered by a letter from the Rev. C. Oxenden, near Bridge, in this count addressed to the Rev. R. Mayne, of Linsfield, Sussex, in which it was stated that the poor fellow had been harvesting in Kent, was labouring under a complication of diseases, had been relieved by Mr. Oxenden, and would probably never reach Linsfield, his native place, alive. After J. Mares, Esq. the mayor and coroner of Maidstone, had examined witnesses as to the cause and manner of the deceased's death, the jury returned a verdict of “Died by the visitation of God from a complication of diseases.”

 

I believe the pub was closed by 1882.

 

LICENSEE LIST

GREEN 1806+

HOGBEN Kennett 1826-40+ Pigot's Directory 1828-29Pigot's Directory 1832-34Kentish Gazette

 

Pigot's Directory 1828-29From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29

Pigot's Directory 1832-34From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34

Kentish GazetteKentish Gazette

 

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