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42 Church Street
Gillingham (New Brompton)
Above postcard, date unknown. |
Above photo circa 1900. |
A one time Style and Winch pub, the premises can be traced back to circa
1700. The pub has been restored and is now known as the "Five Bells" and was
once the meeting place of the Court Leet and Court Baron met after the old
court lodge was pulled down.
At one time it was also known as the "Five Bells and Cricketers" but is
believed to have lost the Cricketers part of the name when the other "Cricketer's"
of Layfield Road was opened just before 1860.
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From the Kentish Gazette, Tuesday 15 March, 1796.
Tuesday last died, Mr. Nicholas Quarington, of the "Five Bells,"
Gillingham.
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Above photo showing the Gillingham Court Leet, 834th Annual Meeting -
The Last Muster, November 19th 1903.
Those seated commencing from the right hand side are:- Messrs. J.
Smart, R. Edwards, J. Bramley Ridout, W. H. Robins, D.D. the High
Constable (C. T. Smith, J.P., C.C.), J. R. Featherby, A. F. W. Stephens,
R. J. Passby, J. Plewis, W. C. Snow, and W. Johnson. Those standing also
commencing from the right, are Messrs. A. L. Wilkes, C. S. Leeds, H.
Wardle (representatives of the Press), W. J. T. Croft, E. Crawley, E. J.
Hammond, T. Peacock, (the Borsholder), W. Purchase, J. Barnes, F. Pott,
J. B. Thorne, R. W. Hogg, H. Hurrell, G. H. Peddle, D. Rees, and E.
Milton Small.
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From the Chats About Gillingham by C. S. Leeds 1906.
This is to give notice that the Court Leet and Court Baron of our
Sovereign Lord the King will be holding for the said Hundred and Manor
at the usual place being the "Five Bells and Cricket Players" in
Gillingham aforesaid on Monday the Fifteenth day of December instant at
11 of the Clock in the forenoon when and where all Resciants and
Inhabitauntes Tenants and other persons that owe suit and service to the
same Courts are required to attend and do their services or the said
Resciants and Inhabitauntes to play the Bors holders the usual fine in
lieu of their services.
A. F. Stevens, Stewart.
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From an email received 16 January 2020. Hi.
I was really excited to find the photo and information about "Ye Old
Five Bells & Cricketers" pub built 1700 in Gillingham Kent.
I have been tracing my ancestors from Kent for some years. I have
recently received a copy of a resettlement order regarding my Butler
family. It clearly mentions my 3 x Great Grandfather Philip Butler who
it says:- ‘gained settlement about 24 years ago by renting and occupying
in that parish a public house then called the Five Bells and
Cricketers.’
It also goes onto to say that Philip paid rent of £10 per year. The
period suggested is between the years 1788-1793. I don’t know for how
long during that period he remained at the pub?
Ann Emmett. |
LICENSEE LIST
DIBBERMAN Charles 1766 dec'd
DIBBERMAN Mrs (widow) 1766+
WHITE Thomas 1769+
BUTLER Philip 1788-93
BINSTED Mr 1804+
JARVIS Jesse 1828+
CHAMBERS Daniel 1832+
BRICE William 1858+
TOWN Henry 1861-62+ (Widow age 62 in 1861 )
COOKE Walter 1881-82+ (age 32 in 1881)
COOKE Kate Mrs 1891+
PEDDLE George Hill 1903-13+
HARRISON John 1918-30+
HARRISON John H 1938+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/FiveBells.shtml
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