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PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1805-

Duke's Head

Latest 1819+

 

Hartley

 

Quite a few Duke's being found in Hartley, and I would think that they are all related in some way or other, but I just haven't found the connection yet, hence the different pages for the all. The other two being the "Duke of Kent," and the "Duke William." There is also a "Duke of York" in Cranbrook. "Duke's Head."

Just to confuse matters even further, there is another "Hartley" near Gravesend, and I think there is a pub there called the "Duke of Cumberland."

 

Kent Gazette Reports 28 May 1805.

BREWERY. To be SOLD by AUCTION, By J. MOTT,

On Friday the 21st day of June, 1805, between the hours of three and six, at the "George Inn," in Cranbrook (unless in the mean time disposed of by private contract) of which notice will be given.

A Most desirable and valuable FREEHOLD ESTATE, together with a compact and convenient common brewery, and three public inns, known by the names of the "George," the "Bull," and "Duke's Head," now in full trade, and calculated for extensive business. Also a neat and substantial Dwelling House, lately built with substantial offices, garden, orchard, barn, stable, oast and lodgings, and about 30 acres of rich meadow, arable, and hop grounds, pleasantly situated in the town of Cranbrook, in the county of Kent, late the property of Mr. Stephen Wilmshurst, deceased; which will be sold in separate lots. Printed particulars of which may be had at the Auctioneer's general Agence Office, or the executer, Messrs. Wilmshurst, Buss and Elliott, Cranbrook, who will treat for the same, or by letters post-paid.

 

The Sussex Weekly Advertiser or Lewes and Brighthemston Journal, Monday 30 August 1819.

Valuable Freehold Brewery, Inns, and Public Houses, Farms and Lands, situated in Cranbrook, Frittenden, and Staplehurst, in Kent; and Leasehold Public House, in Wadhurst, Sussex.

To be sold by auction by Mr. Jeremiah Pethurst, at the "George Inn," Cranbrook, on Tuesday the 31st day of August next, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, (by order of the assignees of Jessie Dobell, a Bankrupt, and with the consent of the Mortgages) subject to such conditions of sale as will be then produced, in Seven Lots, as follows.

Lot 3.

All that Freehold Public House, with the stable buildings, land and premises, known by the name of the "Dukes Head," situate at Hartley, in the parish of Cranbrook aforesaid, adjoining the turnpike and leading from Cranbrook to Hawkhurst, and now in the occupation of Thomas Sharp.

 

LICENSEE LIST

SHARP Thomas 1819+

 

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