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Fair Row, Brook
Chatham
Only one instance of this beer shop found to date.
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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.
William Mattherne, "Big Drum, beershop, Fair Row, Brook, Chatham.
Fined 20s., and 20s. costs.
The penalties were paid.
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South Eastern Gazette, Tuesday 23 August 1859.
Henry John Richmond, who keeps the "Big Drum" beerhouse, Fair Row,
Chatham, was charged with having kept his house
open for the sale of beer after 11 o'clock at night. Mr. Stephenson
appeared for the defence.
Police constable 187 said he visited the defendant's house about 20
minutes after 11 on the 9th of the 29th of July last. The
front door was open, and on witness going in his saw the defendant
drawing beer, which the waiter took into the concert
room. Witness then went into the concert room, and found about 100 men
and women there. There were several pots and
glasses about, and the people were drinking, the concert at the same
time going on. In about 20-minutes after he visited the
house again, in company with another police constable, and found the
concert room still full. The house was not cleared till 12
o'clock.
Mr. Stephenson said he was prepared to show that this beer was for the
performers, who were lodgers.
Mr. Furrell said, according to the Act, no travellers or even lodger
must drink beer after 11 o'clock.
Superintendent Everest said he had only one complaint against the
defendant before, and that was for having his house open
after 11 on the occasion of an annual benefit.
Fined 20s. and costs.
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South Eastern Gazette, 31 January, 1860.
TO BREWERS, PUBLICANS, BEER RETAILERS, AND THE PUBLIC In GENERAL.
"BIG BRUM" BEERHOUSE & CONCERT-ROOMS, FAIR ROW, CHATHAM.
Mr. J. T. SKINNER HAS received instructions from Mr. Henry John
Richman, the proprietor (who is leaving the towns), to SELL by
AUCTION, on Monday, 6th February, 1860, at Twelve for One o’clock,
on the above-named premises, the whole of the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
fixtures, fittings, trade utensils, a capital 6-motion beer-engine,
3-motion ditto, gas fittings, 20-light gas meter, grand pianoforte,
bagatelle table, timber and slated creation of concert room,
scenery, and various other effects, which may be viewed on the
morning of the day of sale, when catalogues may be had by applying
on the premises, or of the Auctioneer, 278, High-street, Chatham.
N.B. The Free Beer and Ale House and Let, with immediate possession.
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Maidstone Telegraph, Saturday 7th July 1860.
Georgians Blackley, for stealing on the 7th April several articles of
wearing apparel from the "Big Drum" at Chatham, the
property of Mrs. Jackson.
Nine months' hard labour.
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LICENSEE LIST
MATTHERNE William 1856+
RICHMOND Henry John 1859+
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