346 High Street
Chatham
https://whatpub.com/little-crown
Above photo, date 1885, kindly sent by Debi Birkin. |
Above photo, circa 1915, showing licensee Edward Ambrose Billinghurst
standing in the doorway. Kindly sent by Marian Thornley. |
Above photo, 1985, kindly sent to me by Mike Barnard. Also showing the former "Castle"
centre of picture. |
Above photo, by Chris Whippet
Creative Commons Licence. |
Above photo 2013. |
Above photo, 2016. Kindly sent by Philip MacDougall author of 'Lost
Chatham' published in 2024.
https://philipmacdougall.tilda.ws/ |
Above photo, date unknown. |
Above sign, October 1991.
Thanks from Brian Curtis
www.innsignsociety.com. |
As seen from the above photo, the building was obviously rebuilt in the
year 1892. It is not known whether this was built on the same foundations as
the original one.
I also appear to have the "Royal
Oak" address as 346 High Street, so believe there may be a renumbering
at one time as the dates overlap.
Kentish Weekly Post or Canterbury Journal 13 February 1818.
DIED.
Feb. 3, suddenly, Mrs. Jeyes, wife of Mr. Jeyes, of the "Little Crown"
public-house, Chatham.
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Kentish Gazette, 6 August 1850.
Michael Stanton, 24, stealing one handkerchief, the property of Thomas
Richard Blackman, at Chatham. On the 11th of July the prisoner was at
the "Little Crown" public house, in Chatham, and was turned out about 10
o'clock, intoxicated. The following morning a silk handkerchief was
missing, which was afterwards found on him. Prisoner received a good
character.
Acquitted.
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From the Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser, 2 December, 1856.
INFORMATION AGAINST PUBLICANS.
The following publicans and beershop-keepers were convicted of having
their houses open after hours of closing, on the night of Saturday, the
15th inst. The cases were proved by Superintendent-constable Everist and
Constables Bridges and Hulse.
Thomas Richard Blackman, "Little Crown," public-house, Chatham.
Fined 20s., and 20s. costs.
The penalties were paid.
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South Eastern Gazette, 12 March, 1860.
Conviction of Publicans.
The following licensed victuallers of Chatham were summoned before
the magistrates at Rochester, on Friday last, on the information of
Police-sergeant Fisher, and convicted in various penalties, for
having their houses open for the sale of liquors at prohibited hours
on Sunday.
Alfred Bear, "Little Crown," High-street, fined 10s. and costs.
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Old maps suggest that the 1892 pub of the name was built a few yards west
of the older one, perhaps leaving space between the two sites for the wide
pathway through to the New Road called Market Place, which still exists.
Licensee Edward Ambrose Billinghurst 1913-22+ was a Mason and Mayor of
Chatham for several years.
Still open in 2013 but reported as being closed and boarded up in 2017.
LICENSEE LIST
JAYES Edward 1818-28+

WHITE William 1832+

ELLINGTON William 1838-41+ (age 55 in 1841 )

BLACKMAN Thomas Richard W 1856-58+
BEAR Alfred Joseph 1860-74+
BLACKMAN Thomas W 1879+
BEAR Alfred Joseph 1881-82+ (age 49 in 1881 )
GROVES Elizabeth 1891+ (widow age 77 in 1891 )
NUTTON John Thomas 1897+
PEPPER Thomas John 1903+

BILLINGHURST Edward Ambrose 1913-22+
DICKS James 1930+
DICKS Dorothy Mrs 1938+
WILLEY Reginald T 1955-Mid 60s
https://pubwiki.co.uk/LittleCrown.shtml
From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
Wright's
Topography 1838
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
Census
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