8 London Road

9 London Road in 1899

Dover

The former Hand and Sceptre circa 1995

Photograph by Paul Skelton, 9 April 2010.

Earliest date found so far is 1864 when Edmund Anscombe was charged with infringing his license.

It was rebuilt for £1,200 in 1903 when its previous ninety nine year lease expired. It was fully licensed by 1916 when it sold the products of Phillips and Company. Unsuccessful attempts were made that year to have it declared redundant.

World war two saw the suspension of the licence in 1940 and although it reopened post war, it had ceased functioning as a pub in February 1961 and the premises have since been used as a retail shop for toys.

LICENSEE LIST

ANSCOMBE Edmund 1864+

BOWLES Mrs Jane 1874-82+ (age 56 in 1881)

BOWLES William 1891-95 (age 59 in 1891)

BRUMBY John H 1899-1901

WIDGEON Edward John to Dec/1902

WELLS John William Dec/1902+

WOOLET W 1903

HARRIS Frederick Alfred to May/1907

HARVEY Harold May/1907-July/12 (age 28 in 1911) (Of New Brompton)

BEST Joseph July/1912-Jan/14 end

CRITTENDEN WaIter Jan/1914-20 end (Of Walmer)

MACKENZIE Alexander 1920

McKENZIE 1920

LEWIS Percy Louis George 1922-26?

SANDIFORD J 1922-25

MUMBRAY Robert Fred 1926-30

TOMLINSON Harold 1930-32+

ABRAMS John H 1930 end

REED Herbert Edgar 1933-Aug/41

MARTIN Mr W (Secretary to brewers) Aug/1941+

FRANCIS Horace 1948-2-Mar-51+

STEPHEN Frederick John 2-Mar-1951-53+

ELLINGFORD R 1956-61 end

The Dover Express reported Joseph Best as formerly a Dover grocer.

From the Post Office Directory 1874

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 Pikes Dover Blue Book 1909

From the Post Office Directory 1913

From the Post Office Directory 1922

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

Census