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High Street
Dover
The above photo by Paul Skelton 19 August 2009, shows the area of
buildings one of which could at one time have been the "Elephant and
Castle."
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Already active when Garrick handed over to Moses Browning in 1850. It
stood between Bridge Street and Peter Street, on that side of the
thoroughfare. 1867 is the last year I have knowledge it.
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From the Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General
Advertiser, Saturday 16 March, 1850. Price 5d.
CORONER'S INQUEST
On Monday afternoon at four o'clock, an inquest was held at the
"Elephant and Castle," Charlton Road, before G. T. Thompson, Esq.,
Coroner for the Borough, on the body of Edward Elgar, aged 20 years, who
died on Saturday from injuries sustained in falling from a scaffold in
Norman Street. On the assembly of the jury, Mr. John Garnett was chosen
as foreman, and they, having been sworn in they proceeded to view the
body, and on their return the following witnesses were examined.
William Bourne, plasterer, residing in Dover - I knew the deceased,
who was also a plasterer, and a fellow apprentice of mine. He was of the
age of 20 years and a few months. On Friday last, about 20 minutes or
half-past 1, as I was walking across Norman Street, I saw deceased upon
a permanent scaffold, walking towards some steps which were placed on
the scaffold. He mounted the steps, and when he had got about three
stales up they canted sideways, and he fell to the rough earth below. I
instantly ran and, supported him on my knee till a medical man, Mr.
Williams, came, by whose direction deceased was put upon a board, and
carried home. A boy was on the scaffold with deceased, but stood about
20 feet from the steps. I judged the deceased fell about 22 feet, he was
not carrying any load at the time. The steps were nearly new and about 2
feet wide in the spread at the bottom. I have often worked on them
myself. I examined the scaffold of the accident, and found it
substantial. I can only account for the steps canting on the support on
that they were too perpendicular, and spread out as deceased ascended.
James Kennett, plasterer's boy - I was at work with deceased on
scaffold in question on Friday last. The steps that fell with deceased
had been set by himself in the morning, and had not been touched till he
used them, the cord was quite tight at the bottom. I cannot account for
the steps falling; they went over head foremost. I was about 14 feet
from deceased when he fell. The scaffold was five boards wide, and the
steps might be passed without moving them. Deceased was fluting -
finishing his work.
George Edward Williams, surgeon, practising in Dover. On Friday last,
between 1 and 2 o'clock in the afternoon, I was called to see the
deceased, and found him in Norman Street, supported by the witness
Bourn. Seeing that one of his feet was inverted, shewing that he had a
fractured thigh, I had him removed home, where I attended him, and
removed his clothes to ascertain the nature of the injuries he had
sustained. Upon examination I discovered a compound fracture of the
thigh; a slight concussion of the brain at first presented, but he soon
recovered from it after his removal home. After giving the necessary
direction, I went home for the required preparations, and, returning,
set the fracture, during which the deceased made no complaint, although
the operation must have been very painful. He did complain of great
pains in his neck, and after setting the fractured thigh I examined the
neck, but found no inequality of the vertebrae. I then left him very
comfortable, telling his father that the thigh was but a secondary
consideration, as there was some pressure on the spinal cord, but that
in the expiration of 36 hours, a more decided opinion would be given. On
visiting him in the morning of Saturday I noticed that he was partially
paralyzed, and from the symptoms presented I anticipated very
unfavourable results. In the course of Saturday afternoon I was sent for
in haste, and on getting there, which I did in a few minutes, I found
deceased had expired. I attributed his death to the fracture of one of
the cervical vertebrae, and which my muscular exertion, such as
vomiting, had been displaced, and, pressing upon the spinal cord,
instantly destroyed life. I attach the broken vertebrae to the deceased
fall.
Verdict - That deceased met with his death accidentally from falling
from a scaffold on which he was at work.
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Kentish Gazette, Tuesday 14 January 1851.
Charlton, Dover.
On Wednesday last, a silver watch, £13 in gold, and £2 in silver, was
stolen by two men from the "Elephant and Castle" public house. One of
the fellows kept the landlady in conversation whilst his confederate
affected the robbery. They have not since been heard of.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer, 24
September, 1864.
REMANDED CHARGE OF AFFILIATION
James Dowel, a costermonger, (green-grocer)
was summoned to answer a complaint brought against him by Sarah Gillow,
a young girl, who described herself as servant at the "Elephant and
Castle" public-house, Charlton, charging him with being the father of
her illegitimate child.
From the evidence it appeared that defendant had contributed towards
the maintenance of the child since its birth, until within the last few
weeks, and he had not disputed his liability to do so.
The Magistrates made an order for defendant to contribute 2s. 6d. a
week.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent
Intelligencer, 26 April, 1867.
SHARP PRACTICE
James Fawcett was charged with deserting from his regiment, quartered
in this garrison.
The defendant who was in plain clothes, was brought up by
police-constable Vaul and a superiority constable, who appeared to have
exercised some degree of sharp practice in taking the man into custody.
Fawcett denied that he had intended to desert, and accounted for
being in plain clothes from the fact that he had been "upon the spree,"
and was indeed to change his clothes in a lark at a public-house where
he had been drinking. After changing his dress he sallied out with some
companions, and ultimately found himself at the "Elephant and Castle"
Charlton, in company with some volunteers. The policeman was in the same
room and were not on duty. He did not conceal that he was a 41st man,
and the volunteers "stood" brandy and water round, the police joining in
and making themselves particularly agreeable, one of them, who was
musical, favoured the company with "Champagne Charlie!"
To his great surprise, he found upon endeavouring to tear himself
away from his entertaining company, that he was in custody on a charge
of desertion, the policeman having taken advantage of his statement.
The constable did not contradict the story of the soldier in any
material particular, and it having been corroborated by the evidence of
the landlord of the "Elephant and Castle," the Magistrates declined to
go into the charge of desertion, but handed over the defendant to a file
of the guard belonging to his own regiment, by who he was conveyed to
quarters.
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From the Dover Express, Friday 1 September 1939.
INN SIGN LORE.
Inn sign lore for the public is being provided by the brewing industry.
Many thousands of copies of an illustrated beeolet, "Inn Signs: Their
History and Meaning," by Sir Gurney Benham, F.S.A., are to be issued
during the next few days, by the Brewers' Society, to inns all over the
country. They will be dispensed over the bar to any customer buying a
glass of beer.
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Sir Gurney Benham's explanation of some other Inn signs removed various
misconceptions.
The "Elephant and Castle," for instance does not derive its name from "Infanta
of Castille," but is the crest of the Cutlers Company, the elephant
being included "possibly because cutlers use bone for knife handles and
like to pass it off as ivory."
The "Elephant and Castle" is also the Crest for the Corbet family, but
the old and famous inn of this name at Newington Butts, is said to
commemorate the discovery of an elephant's skeleton there, in 1714.
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LICENSEE LIST
CARRICK or GARRICK 1850
BROWNING Moses 1850
BENNETT John H 1851+ (age 43 in 1851 )
COWTAN William H 1858-62
 
DOWLE Edward 1862-64+
From Melville's Directory 1858
From the Post Office Directory 1862
Census
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