DOVER KENT ARCHIVES

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PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1862-

Canterbury Tavern

Latest 1866+

Church Street / Church Hill

Woolwich

 

Only found to date in a list of licensees from a local paper of 1866. Plus the following newspaper article.

 

Orr's Kentish Journal, 3 May 1862.

Young Woman Drowned.

An inquest was held before C. J. Cartaar, Esq., on Monday at the "Canterbury Arms," Church-hill, Woolwich, on the body of a female, aged 25, found drowned in the river Thames off Woolwich. The body was found by a waterman, named George Brame, and has not been identified. A raffle paper was found on her with the names of Mrs. Woodward, Blake Woods, Mullins, and Wilson, written on it. An open verdict of "Found drowned" was returned.

Boy Drowned.

An inquest was held at the same time and place, on the body of George Jacobs, aged 19, who fell overboard from a smack passing the Charlton pier, on the 3rd ult. The body was found on Sunday forenoon, by Thomas Cox, of the Soho coal hulk, and a verdict of "found drowned" was returned.

 

Orr's Kentish Journal, 21 June 1862.

Transfer of Licences.

The "Canterbury Arms," Church-street, from Charles Job to George Morland.

 

 

 

LICENSEE LIST

JOB Charles to June/1862

MORELAND George June/1862-66+

 

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