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57 Burgate Street
Canterbury
Above photo, circa 1906, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above postcard 1920, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo, date unknown.
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Above photo, 10 September 1924, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. Showing
Cardinal Bourne and Father Grady, marked the 700th anniversary of the
Franciscan Friars first arriving in Canterbury. |
Above photo circa 1927, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above and left showing the "Crown Inn," taken from the web site Historic
Canterbury www.machadoink.com |
Above photo 1930. Kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo, circa 1935, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. Looking along
Iron Bar Lane towards Burgate, with the weather-boarded Crown at the
end. |
Above photo similar to the above, June 1912, kindly sent by Tim Timpson. |
Above photo, 1941, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. Damaged early in the
war, the Crown was patched up and defied the Luftwaffe by continuing to
trade. |
Following war damage in 1942 the licence was held in suspense and the
premises demolished. Above photo, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Another photo showing war damage, 1942. Kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo, 1942. Not sure why Hewlett Johnson (the "Red Dean" of
Canterbury) is looking so happy though.
Kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo, 1942, kindly sent and annotated by Rory Kehoe. After the
March 1942 Baedeker Raids. Of the mediaeval Crown Inn, only the chimney
stacks remain. |
Above Google image, June 2014, showing the location of the "Crown," to
the right of the picture. |
Above photo taken and sent by Rory Kehoe, 2017. |
This was situated in Burgate on the corner of Iron Bar Lane.
I also have reference to another "Crown"
addressed as High Street that appeared in the Stapleton's
Guide 1838.
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Kentish Gazette, 12 January, 1774.
On Thursday last died Mrs. Philpot, wife of Mr. Philpot, at the
"Crown," in Burgate Street.
It is remarkable that three wives of that name, living next door to
each other in the above street, have died in
less than a year's time.
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Kentish Gazette, 16 December, 1806.
EDWARD PHILPOT, (late of the "CROWN-INN," Burgate, Canterbury,)
HAVING retired from the above Inn, returns his most sincere Thanks
to his Friends and the Public in general, for their support during
the many years he had been in that line, and begs leave to recommend
to their notice his nephew, STEPHEN PHILPOT.
STEPHEN PHILPOT, Begs leave to inform his Friends and the Public in
general, that he has taken the above house; and hopes, by a strict
attention, to merit their support.
Ah Ordinary every Saturday at one o’clock.
N. B. Good accommodation for man and horse.
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Kentish Gazette, 8 January 1850.
NOTICE.
If the Person who left the CHESTNUT MARE at the "Crown Inn," Burgate-street,
CANTERBURY, on the 15th December, 1849, does not claim it on or before
FRIDAY, the the 18th Inst., it will be SOLD by PUBLIC AUCTION, in the
Cattle Market, on SATURDAY, the 19th Inst., to defray the expenses of
keep, &c.
The following is a description of the Mare:— A chestnut mare, about 16
hands high, in good condition; appears to be in foal; spavined in the
hocks, very small star on the forehead, blind of the off eye, and has a
switch tail.
JAMES PEARCE.
Canterbury, 7th January, 1850.
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Kentish Gazette, 4 January 1853.
A few days since, some workmen, in removing a window at the "Crown
Inn," in this city, discovered a letter, dated August 11th, 1795
written by a Mr. J. Hultum, of Nonington, and addressed to Mr.
Andrews, Preston, to be left at the above inn. The purport of the
letter is to request Mr. Andrews' attendance at Nonington, in
consequence of the ill health of a relation. The letter when found
was sealed, and is supposed to have been sent to the "Crown," to be
forwarded by some carrier, but having got concealed behind some part
of the window frame, it had there remained for 57 years, without
reaching its destination. We do not know whether the writer or the
person to whom the letter is addressed are living.
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From the Kentish Chronicle and General Advertiser, 20 July, 1861. Price 1 1/2d.
TUESDAY.
Thomas Webb, hostler, was charged by his master, Mr. Mittell, of the
“Crown” public house, with embezzling thirteen shillings.
Henry Mittell, said:- The prisoner was in my employ to look after the
horses and sell the corn. Whatever the gentlemen like to give him extra,
he has for his own use. He had no wages from me, but he had his board
and lodging. All the feeds of corn he sold he was to pay me for at the
rate of sixpence per feed. On Saturday night, when I went into the
stable to look for him, he was gone, and I saw nothing of him till this
morning. I first employed him on the 2nd inst. I then gave him the key
of the corn chest. I gave him an order to get me a bushel of oats, on
the 6th inst. from Mr. C. Dean, in Rose Lane. He had a bushel of Mr.
Dean last Saturday. I had no settlement with him. I wished to settle
with him once, but he said “not now, I will call in again,” but did not,
so that we have had no settlement. There hare been five gallons consumed
of the last bushel. The two bushels would make 32 feeds which would be
10s. I went out last Saturday night to have a settlement for the whole,
and I saw nothing of him till this morning. No one else had access to
the chest, he had a lock and key, so that no one else had access to the
stable. I charge him with embezzling 13s. I do not know when the feeds
were sold, but generally on the two Saturdays. I discovered that he had
the bushell above mentioned (of Mr. Dean on Saturday last), after he had
gone. I arranged with him on Saturday the 29th June, and he was to come
on the Tuesday following.
By the prisoner:— I gave you the key of the corn chest on the Tuesday.
The other ostler took the key away with him, therefore I was obliged to
get a new one made. You had to lake care of the corn and account to me
for the feeds, which you did not do.
P. C. Twyman:— This morning I was sent for by Mr. Mittell to apprehend
the prisoner, and I found him at the “Lord Clyde” public house in
Military-road. I told him the charge against him was of receiving money
for Mr. Mittell and not giving an account of it. He said he had lost a
burnisher and two brushes. I searched him but found nothing on him.
Edward Joseph Pyner:— I live at Barham. Mr Mittell is my brother-in-law.
When I come to Canterbury I always put up at the “Crown,” and always
have. I know the prisoner. I paid him some money on Tuesday last. I
don’t know whether I paid him the week before. Last week I gave him 1s.;
that was 6d for the feed of corn and the rest for himself. I know that
the first Tuesday that he came he was not there till the evening, for
there was no one to see to the horses.
Charles Dean, said, I am a corn chandler residing in Rose Lane. I have
some slight recollection of the prisoner, but I have so many people come
to my shop, that I cannot swear to him. I have an account with Mr.
Mitchell. This
was not the man that fetched the corn for Mr Mittell last Saturday. I
think I could swear to the man I served some corn to for Mr. Mittell,
last Saturday week, but not to this man; it was to the same man as last
Saturday that I sold it. What makes me think this is not the man, is
that the other had redder hair than the prisoner.
The prisoner, after the usual caution, on being asked what he had to say
replied “nothing.”
He was then committed for trial at the next Canterbury Quarter Sessions.
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From the Kentish Chronicle and General Advertiser, 22 February, 1862. Price 1 1/2d.
CANTERBURY POLICE COURT. MONDAY.
A man named George May was brought up in custody charged with stealing a
quantity of groceries, the property of Mrs. Tappington, of Upper Hardres,
from the stable at the “Crown In,” Burgate street, on Saturday. It
appeared that Mrs. Tappington, having purchased a supply of groceries,
ordered them to he sent to the “Crown.” They were placed in the stable,
in which prisoner was seen by Mrs. Browning, the landlady, during the
afternoon. On the ostler going into the stable as instructed by Mrs.
Browning, he found that the prisoner was gone, and on looking round he
missed the groceries. The prisoner was afterwards seen with the
groceries in his possession, and information being given to the police
he was apprehended by P.C. Holloway. The groceries were found thrown
over a wall near the Riding Gate. The prisoner, who was drunk at the
time the offence was committed, pleaded “guilty” and was sentenced to
six weeks’ imprisonment, with hard labour.
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The 1911 census lists Amy Charlotte Whitear age 45 and Ada Elizabeth
Whitear age 42 but no occupation is given. Both are daughters of Edward and
Eliza Whitear, the licensees between 1968 and 1903.
LICENSEE LIST
PHILPOTT Edward 1774-Dec/1806
PHILPOTT Stephen (nephew) Dec/1806-24+
TAYLOR Stephen 1828+
WATTS Stephen 1832-40+
  
PEARCE James 1841-47+ (age 40 in 1841 )
 
HILL Henry 1851-58+ (age 49 in 1851)
MITTELL Henry 1861-67+ (age 35 in 1861)
GRIGG William Samuel 1874+
(Ginger beer manufacturer)
WHITEAR Edward 1868-89 dec'd (age 71 in 1881)
(
Whithear)
WHITEAR Elizabeth (widow) 1891-1907 dec'd (age 67 in 1901)    
WHITEAR 1911+ (no occupation mentioned age 45 in 1911)
APPS Harry Francis 1913-38+
   
https://pubwiki.co.uk/Crown.shtml
From the Pigot's Directory 1824
From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
Stapleton's
Guide 1838
From the Pigot's Directory 1840
From Bagshaw Directory 1847
From Melville's Directory 1858
From the Post Office Directory 1862
Greens
Canterbury Directory 1868
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 1930
From the Post Office Directory 1938
Historic
Canterbury web site www.machadoink.com
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