Kentish Gazette, 12 April, 1783.

By Auction.

To be Let on Lease, the "Castle Alehouse", in Castle Street, Canterbury.

The auction will begin at the said house on Tuesday, the 15th instant, between 6 and 8 o'clock in the evening.

Kentish Gazette, 19 April 1803.

To be LETT AUCTION, By GEORGE HAMMOND,

On the premises, on Tuesday the 26th instant, April, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, for the term of 21 years from Michaelmas next, agreeable to conditions that will be then and then produced.

THE "GEORGE" PUBLIC-HOUSE, with out buildings and some fixtures, and a piece of land behind the same, now used as a tan yard, situate in the parish of Holy Cross Westgate Without.

And on the same day, at three o'clock in the afternoon, for the term of 21 years, from Lady Day, 1803, The "CASTLE" Public House on the premises, in Castle-street, in the city of Canterbury. Canterbury, 19th April, 1803.

Kentish Gazette 11th August 1835.

 which reported "...the death of Mr T Ramsden (formerly landlord of the Castle Inn, in this city) on 2nd August 1835 in Church Lane, Canterbury, after a lingering illness..."

From the Kentish Gazette 9 January 1838.

MARRIAGE.

Jan 3, at St. Mildred's church, Canterbury, Mr. William Heard Hilliard, surgeon, of Bedford House, Tonbridge Wells, to Eliza Catherine, eldest daughter of Mr. C. Sharp, "Castle Inn," Canterbury.

From the Kentish Gazette 30 January 1838.

Inquests.

An inquest was held at the "Castle Tavern," Canterbury, on Wednesday week, before Mr. T. T. DeLasaux, coroner, on the body of John Bird, who came to his death under the following circumstances:—

The deceased had been labouring under a severe attack of the small-pox, which rendered him at times delirious; and in one of these fits he had cut his throat on the Monday preceding. He was immediately discovered, and the wound properly dressed by Mr. Rigden, who had attended him in his sickness, but after lingering till Wednesday he died, and Mr. Rigden being of opinion that although he wound not, in the event of the deceased being in perfect health, have caused his death, still, labouring under disease as he was, it accelerated it, the Jury returned the following verdict:-

"Natural death, while labouring under the small-pox, accelerated by loss of blood, he having cut his throat in a state of delirium."

South Eastern Gazette, 25 September, 1860.

DEATH.

On the 17th inst, at the "Castle Inn," Canterbury, Catherine, widow of the late Mr. Charles Sharp, aged 67 years, deeply lamented.

South Eastern Gazette, 11 December, 1860.

On Saturday evening T. T. Delasaux, the coroner for the city and borough, opened an inquiry upon the body, at the "Castle Inn," Castle-street, under the foremanship of Mr. Harry Good. Mr. T. W. Hall was present on behalf of the contractor (T. R. Crampton. Esq.)

The first witness called was Wm, Hardres, one of the bricklayers employed at the bridge, who stated that the deceased was removing some earth from behind one of the abutments, when about a waggon load of earth slipped, and knocking the deceased off, completely covered him up. In about six minutes he was extricated, but was then quite dead. Witness had worked on many such places, but never saw anything slip so quickly before. The earth was about 10ft. higher than the line, but no bricks were stacked on the top of it. No doubt the wet weather had something to do with the slipping of the earth.

James Clements, another bricklayer, gave similar testimony. He added, however, that it was very dangerous to leave the earth in the state in which it was at the time of the accident. It appeared dangerous to look at, but that circumstance was not mentioned before the accident, and perhaps it would never have been noticed if the accident had not happened.

By the Coroner:— If he had considered the earth particularly dangerous, he should not have continued at the work. The other side was quite as perpendicular as the one that had fallen, and that was still standing.

By the jury:— It was newly-cut earth, but no attempt had been made to shore it up. The earth was not undermined at all. It was about 16ft. from the top to the bottom, where the bricks were laid.

The surgeon, Mr. T. S. Cooper, spoke to being called to the deceased, who was quite dead when he saw him. The lower jaw was fractured, and other parts of the head injured. From the deceased’s appearance, and the evidence of the witnesses, he (the surgeon) was of opinion that the deceased died from suffocation.

The Coroner briefly drew the attention of the jury to the evidence, and pointed out to them that they could fairly come to the conclusion, that the deceased’s death was the result purely of accident. The jury accordingly returned a verdict of "Accidentally suffocated."

It was mentioned in the inquest room, that the deceased has left a wife and 7 children, and that only five days previous to his death he completed an assurance upon his life for £250, having prior to that held policies of assurance upon his life for about £500.