DOVER KENT ARCHIVES

Page Updated:- Thursday, 06 May, 2021.

PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1851-

Fox

Latest ????

South Street / Fox Lane

Oversland

Fox Inn 1905

Above photo, circa 1905, kindly sent by John Robertson.

Former Fox 2009

Above Google image, September 2009.

Former Fox 2018

Above photo 2018 kindly taken by Rory Kehoe.

Selling map 1896

Above map 1896.

Boughton Under Blean map 1896

Above map 1896. Also showing the "King's Arms" in Boughton Under Blean.

 

Project 2014 has been started to try and identify all the pubs that are and have ever been open in Kent. I have just added this pub to that list but your help is definitely needed regarding it's history.

As the information is found or sent to me, including photographs, it will be shown here.

Thanks for your co-operation.

 

Gravesend Journal, Saturday 11th April 1885.

Boughton Blean.

Alleged Death of a Child from Neglect at Boughton.

On Wednesday last, an inquest was held at the "Fox Inn," Overland, Boughton, before Mr. R. M. Mercer, coroner, on the body of Annie Elizabeth Potts, age 1-year, daughter of William Potts, a labourer in the employ of Mr. Chambers, at Overland Farm.

The enquiry was instituted in consequence of certain rumours which had got abroad that the death of the deceased had been brought about from want of proper treatment and nourishment. However, there seemed to be but little foundation for them, and the jury returned a verdict of "Death from natural causes."

 

Canterbury Journal, Kentish Times and Farmers' Gazette, Saturday 22 September 1906.

Boughton. Naval Absentees.

At the Faversham County Police Court on Wednesday, before E. Chambers Esq., Arthur Culver and William Very were charged with being absent without leave from H.M.S. Repulse stationed at Sheerness.

P.C. Young stated that at 10 o'clock on the previous night he saw prisoners in the "Fox" at Oversland, Boughton. Calling Culver outside he told him he had a warrant for his arrest, and he said "Are you not going to take the other man?"

Witnessed asked if he was also a drift and replied "Yes."

The prisoners were ordered to be conveyed back to their ship in civil custody.

 

 

LICENSEE LIST

CHAMBERS John 1851 (also blacksmith age 51 in 1851Census)

FILMER Edward 1862+

SMITH Charles 1871-91+ (age 25 in 1871Census)

HART Frederick 1891-1903+ Kelly's 1903

CASTLE Frederick 1913+ Kelly's 1913

https://pubwiki.co.uk/Fox.shtml

 

CensusCensus

Kelly's 1903From the Kelly's Directory 1903

Kelly's 1913From the Kelly's Directory 1913

 

If anyone should have any further information, or indeed any pictures or photographs of the above licensed premises, please email:-

TOP Valid CSS Valid XTHML