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66 Tonbridge Road
Maidstone
01622 764926
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Mentioned as being in Bower Road this establishment was both an Inn and
also Grocers in 1855.
In 1869-70 the pub was part of a consortium who were advertising their
goods of selling tea in response to grocers' selling beer and wine. (Click
for further details.)
The pub used to be Shepherd Neame but changed to a free-house sometime
between 2009 and 2010, keeping its old colours.
I will be adding the historical information when I find or are sent it,
but this project is a very big one, and I do not know when or where the
information will come from.
All emails are answered.
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Kentish Gazette, 19 March 1850.
Inquest.
An inquest was held on Monday last, at the "Bower Inn," Maidstone,
before F. F. Dally, Esq., coroner, on the body of a child named
Charles Day, three years of age, son of Mr. Day, of Half Yoke, near
East Farleigh, who died suddenly on the previous Sunday
morning. Mr. Hoar, surgeon, who had made a post mortem examination
of the body, said it appeared that deceased died of
congestion of the brain, causing congestive apoplexy, which in so
young a child was extremely remarkable.
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Kentish Gazette, 28 October 1851.
Inquest. Sudden Death.
An inquest was held on Monday afternoon, at the "Bower Inn," on the
Tunbridge-road, before F. F. Dally, Esq., coroner, on the body of H.
Dove Esq.., R.N. who died suddenly on Friday last, at his residence,
Fant-Road, in the 76th year of his age. Deceased had for one or two
days before his death complained of a pain in his chest, but had not
been under any medical treatment. On Friday afternoon he returned
home some time after twelve o'clock, and then again repeated the
complaint about his chest. About two o'clock Mr. Whatman, surgeon,
was sent for, and attended. Deceased was then in bed, perfectly
rational, and apparently labouring from spasms in the chest. Mr.
Whatman prescribed, and a draught was administered to deceased, who
died very shortly afterwards. From the evidence of the servant it
appeared that after administering the medicine she left the room,
but about two or three minutes afterwards, hearing her mistress both
call and ring for her, she returned and then saw deceased lying
partially out of bed, his face lying either upon or near a table
which was by the side of the bed. Blood was at the time flowing from
the bridge of his nose, from a recently inflicted blow, apparently
caused by his face coming in contact with the edge of the table.
She assisted her mistress in laying deceased on his back, and then
immediately went for the assistance of their next-door neighbour,
Mr. Laker, who fetched Mr. Watson, surgeon, and that gentleman
pronounced life to be quite extinct. Mr. Whatman expressed his
decided opinion that deceased had died from valvular disease of the
heart, at the same time saying that when he left deceased he had not
apprehended any immediate danger.
Verdict:— "Died from disease of the heart."
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Southeastern Gazette, 5 April 1853.
Friday. (Before H. W. Joy, Esq., Mayor, and H. Argles, Esq.)
John Danells, landlord of the "Bower Inn," was charged by a young
woman named Susanna Weston, with unlawfully assaulting and beating
her.
The complainant deposed that she lived at Barming, and on Saturday
week went into defendant’s house for some refreshment. On going away
she forgot to take her basket, which contained various articles, and
on Monday night she again went into the house and asked defendant
civilly for the basket, when he directly began to "bully" her,
pushed her into the road, knocked her down, tore her clothes, and
hurt her knee very much. She soon afterwards saw a policeman, and
told him the circumstances.
Police-constable Sunnucks said that the complainant came up to him
shortly before eleven o’clock on Monday night, in a very excited
state, and stated to him that she had been grossly assaulted by
Danells. Her clothes were torn, and she had been down in the dirt.
The defendant denied having struck the complainant. She had, he
said, been into his house three times during the last fortnight,
complaining about an overcharge, and accusing him of having her
basket, of which he knew nothing, coming on two occasions at eleven
o'clock at night. She came in about that time on Monday night, and
being very abusive, he merely took hold of her shawl and put her out
of the house, and while doing so she fell down. She afterwards stood
in the road and continued to abuse him.
He called Samuel Sisley, who stated that hearing a noise he looked
out of his window, and heard some altercation between the defendant
and complainant, the latter of whom came down the steps rather "sharpish."
She then called defendant a "----- old rascal," used other abusive
language, and went down the road, saying she would get a policeman
to take him in charge.
Complainant:— I only called him a rogue and a "willin."
The evidence of the complainant as to the commission of the assault
was uncorroborated, and the magistrates dismissed the case.
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South Eastern Gazette, 14 February, 1860.
Transfer of Licenses.
At the Maidstone Police Court, on Saturday, before the Mayor (J. C.
Stephens, Esq.), and C. Ellis, Esq., the following transfers of
licenses were made.
The "Bower Inn," from Geo. Vaughan, to Frederick Edmund Wyborn.
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LICENSEE LIST
DANELLS John 1851-55+ (age 49 in 1851 )
EPPS Timothy to 22/Nov/1856
HODGSON Albert 22/Nov/1856-58+
VAUGHAN George to Feb/1860
WYBOURN Frederick Edmund Feb/1860-67+ (age 33 in 1861)
BANKS John 1874-91+ (age 49 in 1881)
KLOCKENBUSCH Henry 1903+
BARNS Harry 1911-13+ (age 50 in 1911)
CHANTLER James C 1918-30+
CHANTLER Gilbert Charles 1938-39+ (age 46 in 1939)
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Maidstone
Telegraph
Census
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the Post Office Directory 1867
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
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