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Sort file:- Chatham, November, 2025.

Page Updated:- Monday, 10 November, 2025.
PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1844-

 Ship Inn

Latest 1901+ (Name to)

217 (141 1874) High Street

Chatham Intra

 

The Licensing Records of 1872 stated the premises held a Full License and was owned by Edward Winch of Chatham.

The pubhistory.com web site gives the addresses as 217 High Street, but I have reference to that as being the "Kent Arms." However further information in the Kelly's directories of 1895 and 1925 give the address as 347 High Street, Rochester, and I have also seen reference to it being either 140 or 141 High Street in 1874 and earlier.

 

Kelly's Directory of 1903 give the "Kent Arms" with the same address as this, so it may have changed name between 1901 and 1903.

 

From the Kentish Gazette, 2 January 1844.

John Baxter was indicted for stealing a coat, value 5s. and a pair of gloves, value 6d. the property of Joseph King Wood, at Chatham, on the 22nd of October last. Mr. Russell supported the case. The prisoner was found with the coat in his possession, and had taken it out from a room in the “Ship Inn,” Chatham.

Guilty. Six weeks hard labour.

 

Kent Herald, 10 July 1845.

Inquest.

An inquest was holden on Thursday, at the "Ordinance Arms," Rochester, before James Lewis, Esq., coroner, on the body of Elizabeth Barnes, a young woman age about 15, who was accidentally drowned with her father, by the upsetting of a boat, off Upnor, on Saturday week, as recorded in our last number. The evidence disclosed no new facts, and a verdict of "accidental death" was accordingly returned.

On the next day another inquest was holden before the same coroner, at the "Ship Inn," Chatham, on Thomas Barnes, the father of the above young woman, and a similar verdict recorded.

 

From the Southeastern Gazette, 12 June 1866.

TO LET,

In the High Street, Chatham,

A PUBLIC-HOUSE; has been in the same family 20 years.

Enquire at the “Ship.” Cause of leaving, ill-health.

 
 

 

LICENSEE LIST

Last pub licensee had GARRETT Thomas Oct-1848-51+ (age 27 in 1851Census)

GARRETT Jane Mrs 1856-58

RULE James Thomas 1862-74+

RULE James Thomas 1872+ Licensing Records 1872

PETT William 1874+

PELT/PETT George 1881-82 (age 31 in 1881Census)

KING E J 1891 (age 30 in 1891Census)

ADAMS Ellen 1901 (age 33 in 1901Census)

https://pubshistory.com/KentPubs/Chatham/Ship.shtml

 

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