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Elham
Above photo, 1889, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Elham O.S. Map 1896. |
Above Google image showing the location of the "Chequer" and the villas
that are there today (2019) called Lime Villas. |
Above photo taken and sent by Rory Kehoe, August 2019. |
Not much to go on here at present, and so far only found the once in an
advert placed in the Kentish Gazette in 1770.
I am hoping that more will come to light, such as an address etc. as time
goes on.
Further information from Rory Kehow says the old building which housed
the pub was demolished in 1908 and a short terrace, named Lime Villas after
the two lime trees shown in the 1889 photo, was built.
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Kentish Gazette, March 20-25, 1770. Kindly sent from Alec Hasenson.
Cock-fighting at Richard Baldock's at the Chequer in Elham, April 10, 1770.
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From Kentish Gazette 3 April 1770.
COCK-FIGHTING.
At Richard Balldock's, at the "Chequers" in Elham, on
Tuesday, the 10th Instant, will be fought a Welch Main of Cocks, for a
young Mare, Fourteen Hands and a Half High, coming Four Years old, free
from Blemish, value Fourteen Pounds. Sixteen Cocks to be entered, each
Person paying Fifteen Shillings for his Cock, none to exceed Four Pounds
Eight Ounces; the Cocks to be entered and matched in the Morning before
Dinner. A close Pit, and a good Ordinary at One o'Clock. |
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Kent Herald, 9 June 1825.
A very improvable freehold Estate, Desirable situate in front of the road at
Eltham, in the county of Kent.
To be sold by auction, by Edward Imber, At Garraway's Coffee House, Cornhill.
On Monday, June 20th, 1825, at 12 o'clock, in three lots.
Lot 1:- Comprises and Old Established Public House, known as the "Chequers,"
situate as above, in the occupation of Mr. Everett. The house is a double one,
and comprises on the ground floor, a tap room, bar, two parlours, attached
kitchen, on the second floor, two good bedrooms, and a large back dining room, 8
garretts over, front and back stair cases, two cellars, yard, stabling, and
other offices. Also a double corner House adjoining of 15 rooms, 8 on the ground
floor, four bedrooms, and three garretts, wash house, yard, two gardens and
offices over the ditch. Has been in the occupation of Mr. Richard Smith 40
years, at the low range of £10 10s. Per annum.
Lot 2:- Two Houses and Shops adjoining, of five rooms, with gardens that back,
in possession of Messers. Richards, Sunridge, and Wyatt, at £24 per annum.
Lot 3:- Two brick Messuages adjoining, of six rooms each, in possession of
Messrs. Russell and Holmes, at £24 per annum. Also will be sold with this Lot, a
Stable adjoining, with lofts over, building and Gardens behind to Mr. Everett.
The whole estate is in the occupation of old respectable tenants, at low rents,
amounting to about £100 per annum, the Public House is let only for about five
years, at the exploration of which time the rents may be doubled.
May be viewed by lease of the respectable tenants, and particulars had at the
"Tiger, Lewisham; "Centurion," Deptford; "Elephant and Castle," Surrey;, and of
the Auctioneer and Appraiser, 92 Hatton Garden, London.
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Northern Star and Leeds General Advertiser, Saturday 4 October 1851.
Suicide of an innkeeper.
On Saturday last Mr. C. J. Carter, the Coroner for East Surrey,
assembled a jury at the "Kings Arms," Eltham, to enquire into the
circumstances attending the death of Mr. James Styles, aged 55, late
landlord of the "Chequers Inn," Eltham, Kent, who committed suicide on
the previous Tuesday morning.
It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Edward Styles, son of the deceased,
that his father had been attending to the business as usual up to 12
o'clock on the night before his death, and shortly after that hour he
retired to bed, apparently in good spirits. At 8 o'clock on Tuesday
morning, witness, as was his custom, took breakfast up to his father's
bedroom, and upon entering he saw deceased suspended by a rope about his
neck from the bed post. The deceased was immediately cut down, but life
was found to have been extinct sometime. A few days previous to his
death of the deceased appeared in very low spirits, but on the night
before the final act, he had recovered his wonted cheerfulness. The jury
Returned a verdict of "Temporary Insanity."
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LICENSEE LIST
MAITHAM Edward to 1740 dec'd
BALDOCK Richard 1770
EVERETT Mr 1825
STYLES James to Oct/1851 dec'd
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