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PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1510

Spotted Dog

Open 2020+

Smart's Hill

Penshurst

01892 870253

http://www.spotteddogpub.com/

https://whatpub.com/spotted-dog

Spotted Dog 1955

Above postcard circa 1955. Kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Spotted Dog 1957

Above postcard circa 1957. Kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Spotted Dog 1960

Above photo showing outside the pub 1960.

Spotted Dog 1900

Above photo circa 1900.

Spotted Dog sign 1955Spotted Dog sign 2011

Above sign left, 1955, sign right, 2011.

 

The sign of the "Spotted Dog" at Smart's Hill came about by accident, when the inn sign was being repainted. A short-sighted decorator mistook the leopards on the Sydney coat-of-arms for a spotted hunting dog.

The building is a 16th century building that can be traced back to 1520.

 

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Maidstone Telegraph, Rochester and Chatham Gazette, Saturday 22nd September 1860.

Tunbridge.

Frederic Hardwick's application for a spirit licence to the "Spotted Dog" beer house, Smarts Hill, Penshurst, was granted.

 

Kent & Sussex Courier 26 March 1920.

TUNBRIDGE WELLS COUNTY BENCH. ONLY ONE LIGHT.

Lottie Hardwick, of the "Spotted Dog," Penshurst, was summoned for failing to display a near front light and a rear red light on a cart, of which she was the driver, at Speldhurst, on the 9th March.

Defendant pleaded guilty, and explained that the lamps were being mended.

P. C. Street spoke to seeing the cart at 6.50 p.m. with only one light to the front showing. Defendant told him that she did not think it necessary to have the other lamps.

A fine of 5s. was imposed.

 

Kent & Sussex Courier 09 March 1934.

TONBRIDGE BREWSTER SESSIONS. ADJOURNED MEETING.

The adjourned licensing meeting of the Tonbridge Division was held at Tonbrldge on Tuesday. when Major H. Nicholson was in the chair.

The Justices sanctioned certain alterations to the "Spotted Dog," Penshurst.

 

Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser 16 November 1934.

WITHOUT LIGHTS.

Edward John Pullen, of the "Spotted Dog," Penshurst, was summoned for no front or rear lights at Pensurst on October 29.

He was fined £2.

 

Worthing Gazette, Wednesday 22 December 1943.

Tragic coincidence. Another motor fatality in Tarring Road.

Opening an inquest yesterday at Worthing Hospital, the District Coroner (Mr. F. W. Butler) said it was a remarkable occurrence that within a few days of each other he had held an enquiry respecting the deaths of two people in the same thoroughfare in Worthing, both of whom had been knocked down and killed by motorists, whose identities were still unknown.

The inquest relating to the death last Friday night of a maiden lady almost 70-years of age, who was knocked down by a passing motorist near St. Matthews Church, Tarring Road.

Mrs. Emma Worsley, of the "Spotted Dog," Penshurst, Kent, said the deceased, Miss Emma Andrews, living at 45, Howard Street, Worthing, was her aunt, whose body she had identified.

The old lady, said witness enjoyed fairly good health, though she had a rather trying illness about two-and-a-half years ago. She (witness) had not seen her for some long period, but corresponded with her regularly. In a recent letter the aunt had told her that her eyesight was getting weaker.

Eyewitnesses Account.

Mr. J. W. Churchill said about 8 p.m. Last Friday he was walking towards his home and expecting to meet his wife. When he was against St. Matthews Church he saw an old lady step off the kerb and proceed across the road, going in a slanting direction.

She had almost reached the centre of the road when a motor car coming along hit her, knocking her down.

It was a saloon 4-seater car travelling from west to east. Witness said he thought the car was going "a bit too fast for that time of the night." The car was doing a good 30 miles an hour, and the nearside of the car knocked the lady down. The car was travelling in the centre of the road. Mr. Churchill added that he shouted for the driver to stop but he drove on.

What Reserve Constable Hubbard said when he was called to the scene of the accident the deceased was lying with her head some 18 inches from the white mark in the roadway, and her feet would be about 12 inches from the white line. The lady had head wounds and he saw she was removed to Worthing Hospital.

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Dr. Grovia, the House Physician at the hospital, stated the lady died within some 25 minutes of being received at the hospital. She had a nasty bruise over one of the eyes and was unconscious from entering until her death. In his opinion death was the result of shock as a result of an accident. The wounds on the head were external.

The coroner said that although the B.B.C. broadcast the accident last Sunday morning the driver had not come forward to explain matters.

He did not feel justified in saying death was the result of this alleged accident without some evidence to that effect.

The driver was obviously driving on the crown of the road. Even if this driver had not seen the woman, it was his opinion he must have known he had hit something. Mr. Butler Returned a verdict deceased died as result of shock and a wound on the head, but there was not sufficient evidence to show how death had taken place.

 

LICENSEE LIST

HARDWICK Frederick 1860-82+ (also Grocer age 49 in 1871Census)

HARDWICK Frederick W 1891-1901+ (grocer, butcher & draper age 36 in 1891Census)

HARDWICK Kate 1920-Feb/1934 Kent and Sussex Courier

FONTANA Kathleen Feb/1934+ Kent and Sussex Courier

PULLEN Edward John Nov/1934+ Sevenoaks Chronicle

BLACKISTON Leslie James Mrs 1938-39+ (age 45 in 1939)

WORSLEY Emma 1943+

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Kent and Sussex CourierKent and Sussex Courier

Sevenoaks ChronicleSevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser

 

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