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47 St Margaret's Street
Rochester
Above picture by James Edward Phillips 1876, watercolour owned by Guildhall Museum.
Born circa 1855, son of Edward & Anne Elizabeth Phillips. His uncle
William Lewis Phillips married Ann Lamb and subsequently became landlord
of the Roebuck. |
Photos taken on 19 February, 2009 from
http://www.flickr.com
by David Dunmall. |
The original inn with this name was pulled down a few years before 1905
and the one we see today erected in its place in that year.
Above matchbox, circa 1984, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
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Kentish Gazette, 23 March, 1821.
DEATH.
March 16, St. Margaret's, Rochester, Mr. Noakes, landlord of the
"Roe Buck" public-house.
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From the Kentish Gazette 20 March 1838.
On Wednesday last a fire broke out at the "Roebuck," St.
Margaret’s-street, Rochester. It was occasioned by a clothes-horse
falling on the fire, when the contents were instantly in a blaze.
Fortunately assistance was promptly at hand, or the consequences
might have been serious, as the premises adjoining are a painter’s
shop, stabling, &c. The damage was confined to the room in which the
fire broke out, the whole of the furniture being destroyed.
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Sheerness Guardian 7 May 1859.
POLICE CASES.
At Rochester, on Tuesday last, before the Mayor, J. L. Levy, E. R
Coles and J. Thomas Esqrs.
George Wiliiams, James Tuffey, and Robert Beany, were charged
with assaulting Henry Noakes.
Complainant said he went into the "Roebuck" public-house, St
Margaret's-street, at about eleven o'clock on the 15th inst., and
was standing at the bar when he was "removed" and pushed down he
believed by Tuffey and Beany. He was pushed down three times. The
defendant gave him a deal of bad language and was of the same party.
He appealed to the landlord to let him go, but they would not. Alter
some time they let him go, but they followed him into Roebuck-lane,
where they pushed him down in the mud. The men who followed him and
used him so, were Tuffey and Beany. During the scuffle complainant
lost 17s. out of his pockets.
In answer to the Mayor, complainant said the money might have
fallen out of his pocket, as he was down. He had been drinking but
was perfectly sober, and "stronger in mind than in body."
William Lamb, landlord of the "Roebuck" public-house, was called
by the complainant, but this witness flatly contracted all the
complainant had stated. The complainant was very drunk and was never
once pushed down, hut fell against the seat.
The Mayor said they would not trouble the defendants to answer
the charge, and the case was dismissed.
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LICENSEE LIST
NOAKES Mr to 16/Mar/1821 dec'd
WELLER George 1824-47+
 
TUSSELL Robert 1858+
LAMB William 1859-67+ (age 48 in 1861 )
LAMB Ann 1871+ (widow age 58 in 1871)
PHILLIPS William Lewis 1874-94+
HODSHON Samuel 1903-13+
WARD Arthur 1922+
ROGERS Charles 1930+
ROGERS A E Mrs 1938+
ROWBOTHAM John R J 1955+
ARMSTRONG ???? 1990s
http://www.pubwiki.co.uk/Roebuck.shtml
http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/roebuck.html
From
the Pigot's Directory 1828-29
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
Census
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