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Key Street
Bobbing
Above postcard, date unknown. |
Above photo, date unknown. |
Above postcard, coloured version. |
Above postcard, date unknown. Obviously coloured version of above
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Above photo, date unknown. |
Above photo date unknown. |
The pub was operating as early as 1737 but demolished in the 1980s and now the foundations lay
beneath the roundabout that was built in its place.
Above image from Google, showing the location in May 2009. |
I have also seen this addressed as Sittingbourne.
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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From the Kentish Gazette, 21 January 1845.
DEATH.
Chapman. —Jan. 7, George, second son of Mr. R. Chapman, of the "Key
Inn," Key-street, aged 34.
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From the Kentish Gazette, 7 October 1845.
DEATH.
Chapman:— Oct. 3, aged 82, Mr. Richard Chapman, many years landlord
of the "Key Inn," Key-street.
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From the Kentish Gazette, 4 April 1848.
Married. Chapman - Price.
March 29, at Dover, Mr. George William Chapman, of the "Key Inn,"
Key Street to Susannah, youngest
daughter of the late Mr. John Price, of Dover.
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Kentish Gazette, 11 January 1876.
CHARGE OF INDECENT ASSAULT.
John Richard Thomas, farmer and fruiterer, Lynsted, was charged with
having, on the 12th October last, indecently assaulting Ann Snashall,
at Newington.
Mr. Ormerod prosecuted; Mr. Glyn defended.
The complainant a married woman, met with the prisoner who had a
cart, at the "Key" public house, Key Street, on the day in question,
and, as she said, at his invitation, but according to the case for
the defence, at her request, he took he up into the cart to ride
with him. It was alleged that while she was so in the cart with him
he made improper proposals to her, and afterwards committed the
assault complained of, when she called assistance and got out of the
cart.
The defence was that the complainant was unworthy of credence, and
Mr. Glyn made an impassioned speech for the defence.
Witnesses who gave the prisoner an excellent character having been
called, the Chairman summed up and the jury returned a verdict of
"Not guilty."
The prisoner was then discharged.
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From the Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser, Tuesday 14 October 1890.
Fatal Accident.
An inquest was held at the "Key Inn," Bobbing, on Tuesday afternoon,
before Mr. W. J. Harris, county coroner, concerning the death of
George Day, age 22, an agricultural labourer, in the employ of Mr.
E. Maxted, farmer, of Bobbing. From the evidence it appeared that
the deceased went to Lidsing the day previous with a horse and tug
for a load of gates. Returning in the afternoon, and when crossing
over the railway bridge in Bobbing parish, the horse was startled by
a passing train, and bolted. The deceased, who was riding on the
rods, fell off, and the wheel of the tug passed over his head and
neck. The poor fellow was picked up insensible, and died within a
quarter of an hour. His father was an eye-witness of the occurrence,
and he ran and picked his son up. The father said it was a pure
accident, and a verdict to that effect was returned.
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From a book titled Quaint Signs of Olde Inns, by G. J. Monson-Fitzjohn,
B.Sc. 1926.
KEY. Near Sittingbourne.
The sign is a large door key suspended from an iron rod, with
wrought iron ornamentations, set at the corner of the inn. The
origin is interesting. It owes its name directly to Key Street in
which the house stands. "Key" Street (a country road) is derived
from Keycol Hill, which in turn comes from the Latin Caii Collis or
Caii Stratum, otherwise Caius Street. As everyone knows, "Caius"
College, Cambridge, is pronounced "Keys" College and so we have the
"Key" Inn from the same source.
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East Kent Gazette, Friday 27 February 1948.
Key Inns Success at Canterbury.
The "Key Inn" reached the quarterfinals of the above Friday evening
last week when they visit Canterbury to meet the British Legion "B"
team. Despite a difficult journey by road the "Key" players struck
their very best form, and won by two straight legs, of 1,001 up on a
treble bored. They led the scoring in both legs, the first of which
was checked in excellent style by W. Dance with a throw of 98. In
the second leg the visitors checked on 14 to make sure victory. The
"Key" fully deserve their success, the Canterbury players themselves
praising the superior play of teams in the Sittingbourne area.
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LICENSEE LIST
CHAPMAN Richard 1841-3/Oct/45 dec'd age 82 (age 65 in 1841 )
CHAPMAN George William (son) Oct/1845-48+
COOPER Harriett Ann 1851+ (age 27 in 1851)
KITCHINGHAM William 1858-82+ (age 62 in 1881)
BRADLEY Charles 1891+ (age 56 in 1891)
STANLEY Harry 1901+ (age 28 in 1901)
WOOLLETT Fred 1903+
THOMPSON John 1913+
BAILEY Stephen J 1938+
WHITE Peter to 1980
https://pubwiki.co.uk/KeyInn.shtml
https://pubwiki.co.uk/KeyInn.shtml
Census
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
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