63 Ivy Lane (30-31 St Georges Street pre 1934)

Canterbury

Above postcard circa 1910.

Above postcard circa 1910.

Above advert 1934.

Above photo, circa 1934, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. Showing one of the publicity shots, taken at the time of this hotel opening.

Above photo, showing the bombing in 1942.

It is suggested that the original building was erected in 1600. In the early 1900s it was operating as a Temperance Hotel.

The original Baker's Hotel was addressed at 30-31 St. Georges Street and 1 Rose Lane but the original building closed on 21 December 1934 and moved to Ivy Lane which opened on the last day of that year.

In the late-1960s "Baker's" got renamed the "Chaucer Hotel" and is now (since c.2008) Travelodge Canterbury Chaucer.

The original hotel (which was founded in 1634 on Rose Lane) became (c.1870) Baker's Temperance Hotel, St. George's Street and as such wasn't serving alcohol. I had held a license before the 1870s and as far as I know, the new hotel featured a bar. The original Baker's buildings were all lost in WW2.

LICENSEE LIST

BAKER George 1874-82+

BAKER Alfted G 1903+

SHEPPARD C G 1917-22+