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High Street
Brasted
https://whatpub.com/kings-arms
Above photo, circa 1921, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Photo July 1990 from http://www.flickr.com
by John Law. |
Above photo 2000, kindly sent by Debi Birkin. |
The pub is unfortunately closed, date unknown and had been converted for
residential use. Although further information suggests that it was purchased
by a design company who are using it as their offices. Licensee Sarah
Corbett suggests she was the last licensee and in 1999 Shepherd Neame sold
the premises off to the design company mentioned above.
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 Southeastern Gazette, 23 January 1866.
County Court. The monthly sitting of this court was held at the
Court-house on Wednesday, before J, ’Espioasse, Esq., Judge. There were
about 50 original causes for hearing, and 8 summonses for commitment,
and a large number of cases were disputed.
Osmar v. Marchant.
The plaintiff, a publican at Brasted, sought to
recover possession of premises in the occupation of the defendant, who
now disputed the plaintiffs title to the property, but he admitted that
his “misses” had paid the plaintiff some rent. Immediate possession was
ordered.
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From the Southeastern Gazette, 30 January 1866.
Mr. John Osmar, publican, at Brasted, was charged
with shooting a hare on the grounds of Lord Norbury, at Brasted, on the
17th inst. Mr. G. F. Carnell prosecuted, and Mr. Joseph Olive, of
London, defended.
It appeared from the evidence that the defendant
hired the shooting from Mr. Thompson, of Hever wood, and the ground
adjoined the complainant’s. On the afternoon of the day in question,
Benson, Lord Norbury’s gamekeeper, saw the defendant shoot a hare in
his master’s plantations, and he then sprang over the fence and took the
hare to his own ground. Benson went up and spoke to him, and he said
that he had shot the hare on his own ground. A witness, however, who was
called for the defense, admitted that the defendant started the hare and
also shot it on Lord Norbury’s ground.
The Bench considered that the act was deliberately
done, and inflicted the full penalty of 40s., costs 10s.
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Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser, Friday 13 January 1928.
Sudden Death of Mr. Ben Cronk.
Mr. Ben Cronk, of High Street, Brasted, died very suddenly on Wednesday
morning, one of Brasted's best-known figures being removed.
Mr. Cronk,
who was 71 years of age came down in the morning and breakfasted, in
apparently good health, about 7:30 a.m. The housekeeper, who was in the
room, hearing a noise, turned, and to her dismay, Mr. Cronk fell into
her arms dead. He had lived almost all his life in Brasted, the village
of his birth, and was for many years the landlord of the "Kings Arms
Hotel." For many years Mr. Cronk was a member of the local Parish
Council, and was also a sidesman in the Parish Church.
Readers will
remember that Mrs. Cronk died recently.
Mr. Cronk leaves two sons - a
third, Mr. Cyril Cronk, was killed in May, 1915, at Neuve Chapelle,
while serving with the 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade - and three
daughters.
The funeral takes place tomorrow (Saturday) at the Parish
Church.
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LICENSEE LIST
OSMAR Susanna 1828+
OSMAR John 1832+
OSMAR Ann Mrs 1858+
OSMAR John 1862-74+ (age 43 in 1871 )
CRONK Benjamin 1881-1911+ (age 54 in 1911)
ANNELLS William H 1913+
GIBBS Albert Edward 1922+
WRIGHT Thomas 1938+
PRESTON Kath 1940+
OAKHILL Phil & Shirley 1989+
CORBETT Sarah 1995-99
https://pubwiki.co.uk/KingsArms.shtml
http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/kingsarms.html
From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
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