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12 Beercart Lane
Canterbury
Above map 1874 identified by Rory Kehoe. |
Above picture taken from Google March 2009, shows number 12 Beercart
Lane, which I assume is the building that stands where the "George and
Hoy" used to be. I believe this was operating as an electricity
station. |
Above photo, August 2017, kindly taken and sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Licensed in the late 18th century. The premises were large, and in 1807
they were leased by Beers the brewers from Maynard’s Hospital for 30 years.
Beercart Lane was the site of the Rigden's Brewery and as such housed a
good number of workers from the brewery.
The inn closed in 1918, was purchased by the City Council and pulled down
to form part of the site for the electricity sub-station.
Number 10 was once occupied by a James Millgate, brewery foreman, number
11, next door a R Hopkins, also brewer's foreman, and next door to that was
this pub at number 12, the "George and Hoy Inn," licensee being Stephen J
Bowles, so from that information I would say the year would be around the
turn of the 1900s.
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Kentish Chronicle, 2 Mar 1829.
Death.
March 1, in Beer Cart Lane, Canterbury, Mr. Shoesmith, landlord of
the "George and Hoy" public
house.
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Kentish Gazette, 14 May 1850.
On Tuesday evening, an elderly man, named James Abbott, a distant
relative of the late Lord Tenterden, committed suicide by hanging
himself at the "George and Hoy" public-house, in this city. Beside a
government pension, he was in the receipt of a weekly stipend from the
family of that eminent judge.
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Faversham Gazette, 6 September, 1856.
CANTERBURY. Sudden Death.
On Wednesday an inquest was held at the house of Mr. Newman, "George
and Hoy," Beer-cart-lane, in this city, by Mr. T. T. Delasaux, on the
body of a young man named Levett, a draper, aged 20, nephew of Mr.
Daily, of St. Peter’s Street, in this city, who had died suddenly
the previous evening, while passing down the street, on his way to
his residence. By the evidence adduced it was shown that while
passing through Watling-street, deceased complained to a young man
named Harvey, that he was suffering severely with spasmodic
affections of the chest, and asked him to accompany him home to St.
Peter’s-street. Mr. Harvey very judiciously took him to Mr. Major’s
surgery. Unfortunately that gentleman was not then at home, but
returned almost immediately after, and having ascertained that the
parties applying had gone in the direction of Beer-cart-lane, Mr.
Major immediately proceeded in that direction, and found the
unfortunate deceased lying in the street, he was immediately
conveyed to the "George and Hoy," but life was extinct. Mr. Major
attended the inquest, and explained the nature of the disease which
had caused death, being spasmodic affection of the heart, and to
which it was stated deceased had been for some time subjected.
A verdict of "Natural Death" was accordingly returned.
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Kentish Gazette, 8 March, 1870.
CANTERBURY POLICE COURT.
Thursday.— (Before the Mayor, and R. Y. Fill, Esq.)
This was a special session for the transfer of ale-house licences.
The following transfers were authorised:—“Angelo Castle” James Dodd
to George Dodd;
“George and Hoy” George Smith to Henry Spencer Cloke;
“Victoria” Daniel Mills to James Chariot Lamberton;
and “True Briton” William Taylor to Edward Waghorne;
and an authority to Emma Mills, of the “Prince of Orange,” to sell
until next transfer day.
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From the Whitstable Times, 27 September, 1902.
FIRE IN A BEDROOM.
What might have been a serious fire occurred at No. 9, Beer Cart Lane,
Canterbury, on Sunday morning, but owing to the prompt action of a
neighbour the flames were got under and damage to the extent of £20 only
was done. The house is occupied by Mr. L. Taylor, and he and his wife
were out at the time. The fire, which broke out soon after 11 o’clock,
occurred in a bedroom at the back of the house. It was discovered by a
neighbour, Mr. Millgate, and he immediately broke into the house. He
gained access by a window and then opened the front door, letting in Mr.
Read, of the “George and Hoy,” who rushed upstairs and took a quantity
of burning clothing out of the house into the roadway. The clothes were
on the back of the bedroom door. The door was burnt right through, the
carpet was ruined, and the room generally damaged. Mr. Millgate and Mr.
Read promptly put out the fire. Mr. Taylor did not hear of the
occurrence until about 12.30. The contents of the house were insured in
the Norwich Office. |
LICENSEE LIST
RATCLIFFE Rebecca 1824+
SHOESMITH Richard 1828-1/Mar/1829 dec'd
MOFFATT William 1832+
BAKER Henry 1838-40+
 
NEWMAN George 1847-61+
 
(also butcher age 35 in 1851 )
BING E F 1862+
HORTON C 1867+
GOULD H J 1868+
SMITH George to Mar/1870
CLOKE H S Mar/1870+
STREDWICK John 1874-82+ (also whitesmith age 50 in 1881)
 
BOWELS Stephen James 1891+ (also cooper age 40 in 1881
REID John 1901-13+ (age 42 in 1901)
  
https://pubwiki.co.uk/GeorgeHoy.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
From the Post Office Directory 1874
Greens
Canterbury Directory 1868
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
Whitstable Times
and Herne Bay Herald
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