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Sort file:- Chatham, May, 2025.

Page Updated:- Thursday, 29 May, 2025.
PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1853-

 Brown Jug

Latest 1936-

26 Whitaker Street

Chatham

Brown Jug

Above photo, date unknown.
Brown Jug pewter tankard 1880s

Above pewter tankard, circa 1880s, kindly sent by Phillip Jackson, showing the name J McG. (John McGowen).
Brown Jug tankard base

Brown Jug, Chatham, tankard base. Kindly sent by Phillip Jackson.

 

The premises was operating under a Full License by 1872 and was owned by Thomas Wells, of Great Chart near Maidstone.

Up to and including 1874 the address was given as Rhode Street.

I believe the pub closed some time prior to 1936 and the license was transferred to a newly built pub in Palmerstone Road that became the "Ordinary Fellows."

Whitakker Street ran downhill from the New Road to the High Street, meeting Church Street at the diagonal. The timber clad houses date from about 1850 and were mostly privately owned, with a few shop-keepers or tradesmen such as window cleaners or chimney sweeps. The area had disappeared by the late 1960s.

 

Southeastern Gazette, 6 September 1853.

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS

Mr. Hills next applied, on behalf of John Nash, for a license for the "Brown Jug" beer-shop, situate in Whittaker-street, Chatham. Mr. Prall opposed the application. At this period there were only six magistrates on the Bench, three of whom (the rev. chairman Mr. W. M. Smith, and Major Boys) were for granting the license, and three (the Earl of Darnley, Capt. Baker, and Mr. Marsham) were against it, and the application was accordingly refused.

This completed the applications for new licenses, and the remaining business of the day did not possess any feature of public interest.

 

Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser, Tuesday 6 September 1853.

This being the annual licensing day, the following applications for licences to beer-shops were made, but refused.

"Brown Jug," Whitaker Street, Chatham, supported by Mr. Thomas Hills, and opposed by Mr. Prall. At the hearing of this application one of the magistrates had left the bench, leaving an even number, and, on coming to a conclusion, there were 3 for and 3 against the licence. The application, therefore, fell to the ground.

All the old licences were renewed.

 

LICENSEE LIST

NASH John 1853-74+ Licensing Records 1872

TUFNELL George 1881+ (listed as shipwright age 43 in 1881Census)

McGOWAN John 1882-91+

RUSSELL Thomas John 1903+ Kelly's 1903

LUCKHURST Alfred 1913-22+

BLACK John 1930+

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Kelly's 1903From the Kelly's Directory 1903

Licensing Records 1872Licensing Records 1872

CensusCensus

 

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