From the Kentish Gazette, 10 October 1848.

EAST KENT. IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE FREEHOLD ESTATE. FOR SALE BY PRIVATE CONTRACT,

(In consequence of the ill state of health of the present Owner and Proprietor, Mr. Epps.)

"Grove Ferry Tavern," the FERRY, COAL TRADE, rich PASTURE LAND, and Premises, in the parish of WICKHAMBREUX, in the county of Kent.

The Tavern premises consist of a capital and new-built Freehold House, erected by the present owner, with every regard to convenience, durability, and comfort on the site of the former Tavern, and on which there is now carrying on an excellent, profitable, and long-established tavern business; with bowling green, pleasure ground, kitchen garden, farm yard, with stabling, cow-house, piggery, and granary, all most substantially built and in excellent repair and condition.

The accommodation in the House consists of — On the Ground Floor, and which fronts the river Stour, — A large room, 33-fect by 10-feet (with a sliding partition to compose also two good sitting rooms), good sitting rooms, fronting the pleasure ground and garden, the bar, private parlour for the use of the family, large kitchen, scullery, dairy, and larder. On the First, or upper Floor — two sitting rooms, each about 16 feet by 16 feet; four bed rooms, water closet, servants’ room, and other conveniences. There are excellent and spacious cellars, consisting of sherry cellar, binned cellars spirit, bottling, and beer cellars. With every facility for carrying on a large wine and spirit trade, independent of the business of the Tavern and gardens. The whole well and conveniently arranged.
Also, connected with the house is the TAP, doing a good business in beer and spirits.

Together with a large and convenient COAL YARD, capable of holding 700 Tons of Coals, with sheds, and where an extensive Coal Business has been carried on by the present and former proprietors of the Tavern for Fifty Years past. The river Stour is within a few feet of the coal yard, and runs to Sandwich, where large vessels from the coal districts deposit their cargoes, thereby affording every facility for conveyance, being only Eight Miles therefrom.

And also, the ancient, valuable, and exclusive right of FERRIAGE over this part of the river Stour, and which has realized a large and permanent profit to the owners. Together with the Ferry Boat and its appurtenances.

And also, all that piece or parcel of very rich PASTURE LAND, containing about fifteen acres, more or less, adjoining the Tavern premises, and now in a most excellent and thriving condition.

The whole of the Property is near or adjoining the River Stour, in which there is some of the finest Trout Fishing; is surrounded with most picturesque scenery, and is within a few yards of one of the Stations called the "Grove Ferry Station," of the South-Eastern Railway Company; six miles from Canterbury and Herne Bay, and ten miles from Margate and Ramsgate; and presents an opportunity seldom to be met with, either for investment or personal occupation and superintendence.

The fixtures and fittings in and about the Hotel premises, applicable to carrying on the Hotel business, are to be taken at a fair valuation, to be made in the usual way, and the purchaser may have the option of taking the whole of the furniture, and any portion of the capital cellar of wines and spirits, at a fair valuation.

For further particulars apply to Thomas Mathew. Esq., of Nether Court, near Ramsgate; or to ROBERT WALKER, Esq., Solicitor, Canterbury.