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North Street / Cot Lane
Biddenden
Above Google image 2019. |
Above map 1913. |
The "Royal George" closed in 1917, and was originally built as two
cottages, the right hand weather-boarded cottage with brick store was the
pub and the left-hand corner was named The Cot on the 1901 census.
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South Eastern Gazette, Tuesday 6th March, 1917.
Adjourned Licensing Sessions.
The adjourned licensing sessions for the Cranbrook Petty Sessional
Division were held on Thursday, before Mr. E. L. Tomlin (chairman),
Captain G. S. Hancock, Messrs. J. A. Drush, W. Nash, J. Hanmer, A.
Hardcastle, and E. E. Selmes. Superintendent Cheeseman opposed
renewal of the following licences on the grounds of redundancy.
The "Royal George," Biddenden owned by Style and
Winch, Maidstone, and held by William Henry Jeffreys.
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Kent Messenger and Gravesend Telegraph, Saturday 28th July, 1917.
The licensing (Consolidation) Act, 1910.
Notice as to Sending in Claims to be treated as Persons Interested
in Licensed Premises.
County of Kent, Western Division.
Notice is hereby given that the Compensation Authority for the above
area having decided at their Principal Meeting held on 12th day of
July, 1917, to refuse the Renewal of Licences of the premises
specified below, all persons claiming to be interested in the said
premises for the purpose of the payment of Compensation under the
said act other than the Licensees and the Registered owner of the
said premises are required to send to the Compensation Authority
notice of their claims before the 20th day of August, 1917, for the
purpose of enabling the Compensation Authority to ascertain in
manner provided by the Licensing Rules, 1910, the persons entitled
to Compensation on under the said Act in respect of the said
premises.
Notice of claims, giving particulars of the interests claimed,
should be sent to the Clerk of the Compensation Authority at this
Office at the Sessions House, Maidstone.
"Royal George," North Street, Biddenden. Publicans. William Henry
Jeffery. Style & Winch, Ltd., Maidstone.
W.B. Prosser, Clerk of the Compensation Authority, Sessions House,
Maidstone. Dated this 26th day of July, 1917.
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Maidstone Telegraph Saturday 17th November 1917.
West Kent Licensing Committee. Compensation appointments.
Mr. Coles Child presided, on Thursday, at a meeting of this
committee, at the Sessions House, Maidstone, the other members
present being: Colonel J. M. Rogers, Colonel Grubb, Messrs C. Tuff,
Joseph Barker, R Batchelor, P. Butt-Gow, S. Lee Smith, H. Hannem, W.
A. Smith-Masters, J. H. Hay Rudton, H. J. Wood and G. Naylor with
the Clerk (Mr. W. B. Prosser), and the Valuer (Mr. H. M. Cobb, of
Higham).
It was the "supplemental" meeting for the awarding of compensation
in respect of licences "referred" earlier in the year.
Arranged.
The Clerk announced that agreements had been arrived at in the
following cases:-
"Royal George," beer house, North Street, Biddenden, £648 - £596 for
the brewers (Messrs Style and Winch) and £52 for the tenant, (Mr.
William Henry Jeffrey.)
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LICENSEE LIST
WENHAM John 1861-71+ (age 59 in 1861 )
ALLEN Henry 1881+ (age 52 in 1881)
MORGAN Edward 1891+ (age 59 in 1891)
SPICER William 1901+ (age 39 in 1901)
JEFFREYS William Henry 1917
Census
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