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12 Albert Place / 53 Sturry Road / (Northgate Street
1876)
Canterbury
Above photo showing Mrs. Kennett, her son William and his
two sisters. Mrs. Kennett and her husband (who was the manager of
Browning's Builders) took the tenancy of the pub in 1913. Sadly, Mrs. Kennett's husband died in 1918 but she continued to run things
until 1942. |
Above photo 1961, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. Also showing Dennis
Salter's grocery store. Both closed about 1969. |
Above photo taken by Edward Wilmot in 1965. |
Above map 1874, kindly send by Rory Kehoe. |
Above map 1905, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo, January 2020, kindly taken and sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo, January 2020, kindly taken and sent by Rory Kehoe. |
This inn was used mainly by local residents, soldiers and road
users, and can be traced back to 1846 when it was mentioned in the licensing
lists.
An entry in Fremlin's 1950s publication called "Where shall we go,"
indicated the following:- Parking accommodation - "Service Road" 3 Coaches
next door. Ample Car Parking in Canterbury 3/4 mile. Remarks - Piano
available. Sightseeing of City of Canterbury, Cathedral, etc/. 3/4 mile.
Ample fresh water angling in vicinity. Cafe, Garage. Fish restaurant
adjoins.
The Brewery Secretary took the licence in 1969 when the pub closed and
transferred it to the "Old Coffee House" in Burgate the same year.
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Kentish Gazette, 14 March 1876.
CANTERBURY POLICE COURT.
QUARREL IN A PUBLIC HOUSE.
Thursday. Before H. G. Austin Esq., (chairman); C. Collard, W. Brock,
and J. Hemery, Esqrs.
Frederick Walsh, a miller, was summoned for assaulting another
miller named George Dixon, on the 5th March.
On the previous Sunday evening the complainant, who is employed at
Mr. Kingsford's Mill, was in the "Black Lion" public house,
Northgate Street, when the defendant came in. A few angry words
passed between them, and the defendant struck Dixon in the eye.
Defendant admitted the charge, and added that since he had left Mr.
Kingsford's mill, and been at work for Mrs. Johnson the complainant
had annoyed him; and on the night in question he aggravated him.
Fined 5s. and 16s. costs.
A miller named George Bean was summoned for assaulting Frederick
Welsh, the defendant in the last case, on Sunday, the 5th inst. This
case arose out of the last. When the complainant struck Dixon, the
defendant took up a poker, and the complainant alleged that he
intended to strike him with the poker, but it was taken away from
Bean by his mother. Defendant said that Welsh threatened to strike
him and he obtained the poker to protect himself.
Fined 1s, and 13s. costs.
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LICENSEE LIST
MARSH Richard 1847+
BEAN Stephen 1858-62+
(age 48 in 1861 )
 
BEAN John 1871-82+ (age 63 in 1881)
 
EVEREST Thomas 1891+
FILMER James 1903+
 
BUNCE William C 1913
KENNETT Mr 1913+
KENNETT Mrs Ada 1922-42
 
LEE Edmund Thomas to 1967
https://pubwiki.co.uk/BlackLion.shtml
From Bagshaw Directory 1847
From Melville's Directory 1858
From the Post Office Directory 1862
From the Post Office Directory 1874
Census
From the Post Office Directory 1882
From the Post Office Directory 1891
From the Post Office Directory 1903
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
From the Post Office Directory 1913
From the Post Office Directory 1922
From the Post Office Directory 1938
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