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PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1833-

Cherry Tree

Latest 1838+

Broad Street

Canterbury

 

Only reference to this so far is from Stapleton's Guide of 1838. However, that is out of date information as the following passage shows his death in November 1837. This may have been the last of this one.

 

From the Kent Herald, 24 October 1833

Canterbury Sessions.

On Thursday last the General City Sessions were holding at the Guild Hall before R. Friend, Esq., Mayor; W. F. Boteler, Esq., recorder; Alderman Warren, chamberlain; and Alderman Delasaux, Pout, H. Cooper, E. Kingsford, Brent, S. Kingsford &c.

Prisoners.

S. Ellis, a man who had been for a period of 13 years of watchmen of Canterbury, and now keeps a beer shop in Broad Street, was put to the bar for assaulting Ann Parnum, a neighbour.

On the recommendation of the Court, and the promise of the prisoner not to offend again, the prosecutrix reluctantly withdrew her charge, and he was acquitted; the Court at the same time informing him, that if ever brought up again for a like offence he would be visited with a severe punishment.

 

From the Kentish Gazette, 28 November 1837.

DEATH.

Nov. 21, Mrs. Ells, wife of Mr. Stephen Ells, landlord of the "Cherry Tree," Broad-street, Canterbury, leaving a husband and ten young children to lament their irreparable loss.

 

Canterbury Weekly, 2 December, 1837.

Death.

Nov 21, Mrs. Ells, wife of Mr. S. Ells, landlord of the "Cherry Tree," Broad Street, Canterbury.

 

 

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