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201 London Road in 1899
(94 Buckland Street 1861 )
Dover
Above photo shows the Duke of Wellington regulars on a day out, date unknown. Picture kindly supplied by Joyce Banks. |
Above photo kindly supplied by Jeanette Harper, c/o Jackie Bowles of
the Louise Armstrong.
Date circa 1960. |
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From Rosemary Wells collection.
Above photo showing regulars inside pub date circa 1950s. |
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From Rosemary Wells collection.
Above photo showing regulars the inside of the pub, date circa 1950s.
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From Rosemary Wells collection.
Penny push inside the pub, date circa 1950s. |
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From Rosemary Wells collection.
Aftermath of the penny push, date circa 1950s. |
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From Rosemary Wells collection.
Above photo showing Tom May pulling a pint, date circa 1950s. |
The above sign, wasn't actually designed and released by Whitbread, but has
been designed by Robert Greenham in the same style as the card sets they
distributed as a representation of what the sign looked like. Robert
says:- This was based on the image which appeared on Whitbread's metal
map for East Kent which was painted by D. W. Burley in 1950, on
commission from Whitbread. |
The above metal map, kindly sent by Robert Greenham was released, in
1950 and painted by D. W. Burley, and was titled Inn-Signia of Whitbread
Houses in East Kent, Whitbread & Co Ltd. The Inn Signs designed by:- M.
C. Balston, Vena Chalker, Kathleen M Claxton, K. M. Doyle, Ralph Ellis,
Marjorie Hutton, Harvey James, Prudence Rae-Martin, Violet Rutter, L.
Toynbee and Kit Watson. |
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From the Rosemary Wells collection.
Above photo circa 1970s. |
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From the Rosemary Wells collection.
Inside the former Duke of Wellington circa 1970s. |
Above photographs by Paul Skelton 9 April 2010. |
The number always read 200 up to 1914 and whatever happened then, there
was still confusion up to 1939. From April that year, numbers one to seven
Cranbrook Villas became 202-207a London Road.
The licence issued in 1869 I feel could be the first. (Barry Smith). Although I (Paul
Skelton) have just been passed an account that happened in 1860, see below.
The license was refused in 1868 while under control of John Chapman, the
Magistrates giving the reason that "the house did not possess the requisite
accommodation." Although he does show as licensee in 1871, after George
Baker obviously persuaded them otherwise in 1870. It passed to the
East Kent Brewery in October 1890.
I hoped to find another licensed property between here and Buckland
Bridge but my searches were in vain. Once retailing for Mrs Harding, lack of
trade brought about the closure here shortly after or during 1971.
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From the Dover Express. 1860.
Petty Robbery.
A German who gave the name of John Hearn and said he was a labour in the
employ of Mr. Moxton, was charged by David Matthew's the landlord of the
Duke of Wellington Public House, Buckland, with stealing nine dominoes
value 1s. It appeared that the prisoner who could speak English very
well was at the house of the prosecutor on Saturday and was amusing
himself by playing with a box of dominoes that had been left in the
parlour and that shortly after he was gone nine of the dominoes were
missed from the box and were subsequently found in the prisoners
possession at his lodgings. The prisoner did not deny the charge but
wanted to make the magistrates believe that he was drunk when he took
the dominoes. The policeman who took him into custody however satisfied
their worships that this was not the case and the prisoner who desired
that he might be summarily dealt with was sent to the House Of
Correction for fourteen days.
Information kindly supplied by Joyce Banks.
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South Eastern Gazette, 20 November, 1860.
Stealing Dominoes.
Yesterday week, at the police court, John Hearn, a Dutchman, was
charged with stealing nine dominoes from the parlour of the
"Wellington" public-house, Buckland, being the property of the
landlord, David Matthews. He had gone into the house and had some
beer on Saturday afternoon, and some persons having been playing at
dominoes, the bones still remained on the table. The Dutchman
examined them, and enquired of the landlord what they were, and for
what purpose, stating that he had never seen any before; and when he
left he appears to have put nine of them into his pocket. The
police, however, were sent after him, and the implements found on
his person.
The Bench sentenced him to fourteen days’ hard labour.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday, 4 March, 1887. Price 1d.
APPLICATION
Mr. E. W. Spain applied on behalf of Mr. Brockman for permission to draw
at the “Duke of Wellington,” Buckland.
The application was granted.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday, 3 October, 1890. Price 5d.
PROPERTY SALE
Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Terson and Son offered five public houses,
the property of Mrs. Harding, for sale by auction at the “Royal Oak
Hotel.” The result was, the “Duke of Wellington,”
London Road, £600.
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From a publication written for http://kentww1.com 2018.
Robert Henry Fisher, was the licensee of the Duke of Wellington from
1915 to his death in service in 1917, and his wife Mary Fisher also lost
two of their sons in 1917. Henry; who had emigrated to Canada; died on
Vimy Ridge whilst serving with the 14th Canadian Infantry Battalion in
April 1917. They were informed that Robert was missing in October 1917
and then it was confirmed that he too had been killed.
Their eldest son Henry Burleigh Brockway Fisher had emigrated to
Canada before the War with his wife and three young daughters and was
living in Prince Albert when he volunteered with the Canadian
Expeditionary Force on the 10th of July 1915. After training he was
mobilised with the 14th Canadian Battalion. He was killed on the first
day of the battle for Vimy Ridge on Easter Sunday 9th April 1917 and is
buried at Nine Elms Military Cemetery Plot I, Row A where 79 other men
from his battalion who fell on the same day are buried. For more about
the battle for Vimy Ridge visit
http://www.warmuseum.ca
The family also lost Robert Henry who was serving with the Queens Own
(Royal West Kent) 4th October 1917 remembered at Tyne Cot having no
known grave, he was first reported missing but then confirmed as a
casualty.
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From the Dover Express, October 1917.
FISHER.
In loving memory of Robert Henry, third son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H.
Fisher, of the "Duke of Wellington," Dover, who was reported "missing in
action," 4th October 1917. Thy Will be done.
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From the Dover Express, October 1917.
FISHER.
Officially reported "missing" on October 4th, Private R. H. Fisher,
West Kent Regiment (late West Kent Yeomanry), son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H.
Fisher, "Duke of Wellington," Dover. Thy Will be done.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, 15 January, 1926. Price 1½d.
PUBLIC HOUSE ALTERATION
At the Dover police Court on Friday, plans for alterations to the “Duke
of Wellington,” London Road, were approved. They provided for moving the
position of the counter, so that access to the street could be obtained
from the living premises without passing through the bar. Alterations to
the “Granville,” Limekiln Street, provided for a longer bar were also
approved.
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LICENSEE LIST
MATTHEWS David 1860-61+ (age 59 in 1861)
 BAKER George
May/1870
CHAPMAN John Sept/1871-74+
FENN John 1876-81+
(age 61 in 1881)
HUBBARD Edward 1882
BAXTER Charles or James 1885 end
JOYCE James B 1885
BROCKMAN Daniel Mar/1887-99
(age 43 in 1891)
  
STANLEY Thomas William 1899-1913
(age 60 in 1911)
   
HOPPER William George 1913-14
FISHER Robert Henry 1915-4/Oct/17 dec'd
WOOTON Frederick Charles 1920-Jan/24
 
WILSON Henry Thomas Jan/1924-28 dec'd
WILSON Mrs Ann Emma 1928-32+
 
CHAPMAN Mrs Ann Emma 1933-48
 ( 
CHATWIN Mrs)
FRANKS Bernard George 1950-17-Aug-51
BEAVER Reginald 17-Aug-1951+
HURLEY Arthur Frank 1953-56+
 
ILBURY Henry C 1962-71
From the Post Office Directory 1874
From the Post Office Directory 1878
From the Post Office Directory 1882
From the Post Office Directory 1891
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1895
From the Kelly's Directory 1899
From the Post Office Directory 1901
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 Pikes Dover Blue Book 1923
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1924
From the Post Office Directory 1930
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1932-33
From the Post Office Directory 1938
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1938-39
From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1948-49
From the Kelly's Directory 1950
From the Kelly's Directory 1953
From the Kelly's Directory 1956
From the Dover Express
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