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PUB LIST | PUBLIC HOUSES | Paul Skelton | |||||||||||
Earliest 1763 |
George |
Closed 1986+ |
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49 High Street Newington Sittingbourne
The original pub was on the south side of the High Street (A2). The owners, Medway brewers Style and Winch, also owned the "Falstaff" across the road and a few yards west. When the "George" closed in 1912, the "Falstaff" was renamed the "George." The old "George" was demolished in about 2010 years ago and replaced by a residential building shown in the picture fro Google May 2014. Meanwhile the 'new' "George" [built 1603] closed in 1997 and is now two private houses. It was seriously damaged by fire on Feb 14, 1998, while being converted. Shown as picture titled 49 High Street 2014.
The High Street, Newington, featuring the "Sir John Falstaff" pub, which villagers will remember as being the "George." First built in 1603, the building acquired its first alehouse license in 1763 and was then known as the "Sir John Falstaff." In 1912 the innkeeper of the "George" that stood across the road from the "Sir John Falstaff," sounded the alarm that his inn was on fire. Such was the damage to the building he was forced to cease trading. The owners of the inn at that time were the brewers, Style and Winch, who also owned the "Falstaff," so they sold the site of the old "George" and renamed the "Falstaff" the "George." Since being an inn, the old "George" has been a basket maker's workshop, a fire station, a wartime restaurant for the troops and today (2014) is an engraver's workshop.
There is also a "Newington near Hythe." Your help is appreciated.
The pub is now closed and is a residential house called "George House".
LICENSEE LIST PETTS William 1810-39+ STEVENS Thomas 1840+ WOOD George 1847-55+ WILLIAMS Henry 1861+ (age 33 in 1861) CLARKE Charles 1870-Nov/71 ALLSWORTH William Henry Nov/1871-82+ ALEXANDER Mr Nov/1883+ BUSBRIDGE William 1891-1903+ (widower age 46 in 1891) HARRIS Jonathan William Manning to Oct/1913 FOZARD Charles Oct/1913+ CHILVERS James W 1918-22+ BURGESS Isaac W H 1934+ SELF Horace Alfred 1938+ https://pubwiki.co.uk/George.shtml http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/george.html
From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29 From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34 East Kent Gazette From the Kelly's Directory 1903
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