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PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

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Carpenter's Arms

Open 2020+

The Street

Eastling

01795 890234

https://www.carpenterseastling.co.uk/

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Carpenter's Arms 2010

Above photo 2010 by David Anstiss Creative Commons Licence.

Carpenter's Arms sign 1976

Above sign 1976.

With thanks from Roger Pester www.innsignsociety.com.

Carpenters Arms sign 2010Carpenter's Arms 2011

Above sign left 2010. Sign right 2011.

 

The pub is situated opposite to the junction of Kettle Hill Road.

 

26 March 1789.

Insured:- Julius Shepherd, Faversham, Kent, brewer.

Other property or occupiers: Eastling The Carpenter Arms (Ann Bates victualler).

 

26 March 1793.

Insured: Julius Shepherd, Faversham, Kent, brewer.

Other property or occupiers: The White Horse (Elizabeth Field victualler).

 

From the Kentish Chronicle, Saturday, 17 September, 1859. Price 1½d.

TEMPORARY INSANITY – PECUNIARY DIFFICULTIES

During the past week, C. J. Fox, Esq., deputy coroner held at the “Carpenter's Arms” an inquest on the body of William Terry, a shoemaker, who was found hanging the previous day. James Benstead deposed that he was called to the deceased house about 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning. All the doors were fastened, but he effected an entrance through the window. In the inner shop he found the deceased hanging by the neck and quite dead. Witness believed the deceased had been hanging about two hours. The deceased had been in a strange state of mind for the past five weeks, evidently caused by pecuniary difficulties. The testimony was corroborated by George Drury, and the jury returned a verdict of “Temporary Insanity.”

 

Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser 06 November 1860.

FAVERSHAM.

George Shilling, publican of Eastling, was charged with keeping his house open after twelve on Saturday night, the 30th September last.

Police-constable Little proved that he saw the door open at twenty-five minutes past twelve. He went in and found the landlord pouring out a glass of ale from a pot he was holding in his hand, and helping the customers, ten or twelve in number, with the glass round the room.

The defendant most emphatically denied this, and called Charles Austin, who proved that there were but three persons in the house - a Mr. Harrison and two lodgers - to whom the beer belonged; and as they did not drink it, defendant put it to the back, and that was all the policeman saw. Witness looked at his watch, and it was only a little more than five minutes past twelve by the correct time.

The case was dismissed.

 

From the Kentish Chronicle, 30 March, 1861.

MURDER OF AN INFANT AT EASTLING.

On Monday T. T. Delasaux, Esq. and a respectable jury held an inquest at the “Carpenter’s Arms Inn,” touching the death of the infant child of a young woman named Francis Millgate, and also to enquire into the circumstances attending the death of the said Francis Millgate, the infants mother. The circumstances be best gathered in the evidence adduced.

Agnes Eliza Millgate, aged 13 years, deposed:- The deceased Francis Millgate, was my aunt, and I usually slept with her and did so on Saturday night. About eleven o'clock the deceased complained of pain in her stomach, and I went and got a bottle of peppermint water, out of which she drank a small quantity. I then got into bed again, and heard my aunt say “Oh, dear,” several times. Indeed she continued to do so for nearly an hour. I then went to sleep and did not hear her again. I got up about half-past six o’clock yesterday (Sunday) morning, and left my aunt walking about in the bedroom. She appeared to be in great pain. After I had been down stairs for about an hour, I went up again to my grandmother's room, and saw my aunt kneeling down as if saying her prayers. I then went down, and did not see my aunt again till she was dead. She got out of bed several times in the night, between eleven o’clock and the time I went to sleep, and she told me not to say anything to anyone about her being ill.

Stephen Millgate, labourer, deposed:- The deceased Frances Millgate was my daughter, and 18 years of age. Two or three weeks ago I had Mr. Roberts, a surgeon, to examine her, and he stated that she was in the family way. This, however, she positively denied. About half-past eight o'clock, yesterday (Sunday) morning. I went for the doctor, who came in a short time.

Amy Goldup, widow, deposed:- I have known the deceased Frances Millgate all her life, having lived next door to her further for upwards of twenty years. I was called in yesterday morning, and on going upstairs I saw the deceased lying on the bed insensible. I remained with her about an hour, when the surgeon came, but she had expired about half an hour before his arrival. He then, in my presence, took the bedclothes off and examined the deceased, when a female child was discovered wrapped up in a piece of flannel and an apron, the latter of which I believe belonged to the deceased. There was a stay-lace tied round the neck of the child which had been taken from the stays of the young woman.

Mr. C. W. Roberte, of Newnham, surgeon, deposed:- About three mouths ago I was sent for to examine the deceased Frances Millgate and was then satisfied she was in the family way, which she positively denied. Yesterday morning I was sent for and found her in bed dead, with a female child, also dead, concealed under her body. On examining the body of the infant I was quite satisfied it had been born alive. There was a stay-lace tied tightly round its neck, which I am quite satisfied caused its death. I have made a post mortem examination of the body of Frances Millgate, and found that she had recently been delivered of a child, and that she had died from loss of blood consequent on want of proper surgical attendance. I am led to the conclusion that the infant was born alive from the appearance of the mark made by the stay-lace round its neck and from the congested appearance of the face. I found Frances Millgate’s stomach perfectly healthy, but it contained only a little farinaceous food partially digested.

Stephen Millgnte, recalled, said:- My wife took the deceased some tea about seven o'clock, having previously taken her some gruel.

This being the whole of the evidence the coroner carefully summed up, and the jury after deliberating for a short time, found a verdict of “wilful murder,” against the deceased Frances Millgate, in the case of the infant, and that Frances Millgate subsequently died from “natural causes.”

 

Dover Express 26 August 1865.

At the Faversham Petty Sessions, last week, Sarah Underdown was charged with wilfully breaking ten small panes of glass, value 2s., at the house of George Shilling, Eastling, on Sunday night, the 9th inst. Prisoner admitted the offence, and said she was provoked to commit it by ill-treatment on the part of her husband towards her. Seven days' hard labourer.

 

Inferred County: Kent Volume: 2a Page: 461.

SHILLING George Davis.

Effects under £600.

4 June 1872. The Will of George Davis Shilling late of Eastling in the County of Kent Victualler Builder and Wheelwright who died 2 February 1872 at Eastling was proved at Canterbury by Emily Read of Eastling Spinster the Niece George Heathcote of Itchin near Southampton in the County of Southampton Beer-house Keeper and George Joseph Studd of Faversham in the County of Kent Attorney's Clerk the Executors.
 

 

LICENSEE LIST

BATES Ann 1789+

SHILLING George Davis 1841-June/72 dec'd (also carpenter age 55 in 1861Census)

LEE Obadiah 1874+

LEE Beverley (Mary) Ann 1881-82+ (widow age 46 in 1881Census)

HURLOW Thomas 1891+ (age 53 in 1891Census)

FIELD Elizabeth 1893+

HARLOW Thomas 1901-03+ (age 63 in 1901Census) Kelly's 1903

SWAFFER Ernest George 1911 (age 45 in 1911Census)

CORNFOOT Arthur 1930-38+

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Kelly's 1903From the Kelly's Directory 1903

 

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