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Egg Hill Road
Charing
01233 712256
http://bowlinncharing.com/
https://whatpub.com/bowl-inn
Above photo, January 1976, taken by Gordon Luck and sent by Dougie Moon. |
Above photo, January 1976, taken by Gordon Luck and sent by Dougie Moon. |
Photos taken on 28 August, 2006 from
http://www.flickr.com
by John Law. |
Above photo August 2024, kindly sent by Michael Harris. |
Above photo 2024. |
 
Above sign left, August 1990. Sign right, October 2006.
Thanks from Brian Curtis
www.innsignsociety.com. |
The "Bowl," situated high above Charing on top of the North Downs in a
Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), was originally built as a
farmhouse in 1512, and then in 1606 it became a brewhouse. I have also seen
this addressed as at Stalisfield.
An entry in Fremlin's 1950s publication called "Where shall we go,"
indicated the following:- Phone number - Charing 256. Parking accommodation
- Cars only. Remarks - Police Regulations allow 15 seater Coaches only,
owing to width of road in the vicinity.
It has had a long and varied history until the present licensees took
charge in 1992. Alan and Sue Paine have managed to forge their own mark on
this 16th Century Freehouse. For those not content to just relax in front of
the log fire in the huge old inglenook or play a quiet game of cards,
dominoes or shut-the-box, there is an unusual hexagonal rotating pool table.
Added to this is an extensive rural garden and South facing front sun
terrace which is covered and heated on those more typical English summer
days! There are also facilities for camping.
In 2006 they were awarded the Bronze award for Green Tourism and still
carry out best Green practices but are no longer members of the scheme.
(2014)
Local knowledge, further pictures, and licensee information would be
appreciated.
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, Tuesday 25 September 1855.
At the petty sessions on Monday, before the Rev. Dr. Poore and the Rev.
G. B. Moore, licences of several innkeeper's in the district of
Sittingbourne were renewed.
Abraham Chapman, of the "Bowl Inn," Stalisfield, was summoned by Mr.
Superintendent Green for keeping open his house for the sale of beer at
a quarter to 12 o'clock on Sunday, the 2nd instant. The defendant
pleaded guilty, but said he was not at home at the time. Fined £2 10s.,
including costs.
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From the Kentish Chronicle, 26 March, 1864.
A VICTIM OF INTEMPERANCE.
On Saturday, Mr. Deputy-Coroner Callaway held an inquest at the “Bowl
Inn,” Stalisfield, on the body of Andrew J Tosh, labourer, aged 35
years. Elizabeth Chapman, sister of the landlord of the “Bowl” deposed
that on the previous Wednesday the deceased was drinking at that house.
He was the worse for liquor when he entered, and was served with three
pints of beer. About half-past fire o’clock in the afternoon he left to
go home.
Mr. Spillett, farmer, deposed that the deceased had been in his service,
off and on, for several years. About 6 o’clock on Wednesday evening Mr.
Spillett, saw the deceased lying by a style in a field. He was snoring
heavily and Mr. Spillett did not disturb him, having seen him in that
state on many previous occasions.
William Water, of Stalisfield, labourer, deposed:- On Wednesday, about
half-past five, I was at work in the same field where the body was
found. I saw the deceased crossing the meadow. I was only about four
rods from him. He said “I can't walk straight.” He was walking very
crooked, as if he was in liquor. I saw him get as far as the end of the
meadow, and then reel into the hedge. His hands were in his trousers
pockets. On the next morning about half-past seven I was in the same
meadow and found the body of deceased lying down in the same place where
I had seen him roll into the hedge—lying rather on his right side. His
mouth and one of his nostrils were in the ground. His head was lower
than his body, and his hands still in his pockets. With assistance I
removed him.
The Deputy-Coroner having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of
“Death from suffocation caused by intemperate habits.”
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From the
https://www.kentlive.news By Lauren MacDougall, 21 December 2019.
The 33 pubs in Kent you have to drink at in 2020 according to CAMRA.
In total Kent has heaps of pubs listed in the guide and, while 33 of
these are new entries, others have appeared in previous editions of the
guide.
A total of 33 pubs from around Kent make up the new entries that feature
in the 2020 edition of the Good Beer Guide.
The guide is produced annually by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), the
independent guide to the best boozers in the UK that is researched by
unpaid and independent volunteers nationwide.
Tom Stainer, CAMRA’s chief executive, said: “For nearly five decades,
the Good Beer Guide has been a comprehensive guide to the UK’s
breweries, their ales, and the best outlets to find them in across the
country.
“What makes the Guide unique is that all the entries are compiled and
vetted by a huge volunteer team, based around the country. We work hard
to ensure that all areas of the country are covered and, unlike with
some competitor titles, inclusion in this book is dependent only on
merit, not on payment.
“The Good Beer Guide has always had an important role in acting as a
barometer of the beer and pub industry. We believe information gleaned
from the Guide is absolutely vital in the drive to save our pubs from
closure and campaign for policies that better support pubs, local
brewers and their customers.”
This pub is included in the 2020 list.
Bowl Inn, Charing.
What the guide says: "This lovingly restored Grade II-listed village
pub with vintage advertising material retains many period features."
What the guide says: "In former bank premises, this bar is tastefully
decorated with low tables and chairs and has a collection of old keg
beer fonts displayed on shelves and window ledges."
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LICENSEE LIST
CHAPMAN Elizabeth 1841+ (age 70 in 1841 )
CHAPMAN Abraham 1855+
STUPPLES Henry 1858+
CHAPMAN Abraham 1871+ (age 64 in 1871)
CHAPMAN William 1881+ (age 43 in 1881)
FOWLE Charles 1882+
GILES George 1891-1903+ (age 64 in 1901)
BURROW Arthur Charles 1913+
PAINE Alan & Sue 1992-2014+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/BowelInn.shtml
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
Census
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