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50 Biggin Street
Dover
Known as the "Three Tuns" when kept by
Hawkins in 1792, the name probably
altering during, or after the Crimean war (1853-56). Certainly, several regiments from
that campaign returned to Dover at the peace.
8th September 1864 saw this public house auctioned at the "Royal
Oak" as Lot 5 of 27 lots owned by the "Jeken,
Coleman & Rutley" Brewery of Custom House Quay. The advert stated:-
"A valuable Freehold Public-house situated in Biggin Street, and known
as the "LORD RAGLAND," now in the occupation of Widow Wilkins."
This is a well known house of business, situated in the most
commanding thoroughfare of Dover, and from its extensive area, it having a
frontage in Queen's Gardens, is invaluable for any trade purposes requiring
spacious premises."
Positioned between New Street and Worthington Street, on that side, the "Folkestone Arms"
it was suggested by Barry Smith that this was also that pub but he says he
has no evidence. I (Paul Skelton) believe the "Folkestone
Arms" to be yet another pub operating at the same time as this when it
was the "Three Tuns".
Richard Howland Butcher's son Henry Finn Butcher became the licensee of
the "Boars Head" in 1904.
It may be of interest to say that William Terry saw the closure here in
1873 and a William Terry also kept the "Alma" some thirty years later.
The building disappeared during the street widening of 1893 and the "Central
Hotel" was built over the foundations.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer,
1 October, 1869. Price 1d.
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY
John Dowlen and William Prescott, two labourers, were charged with
being drunk and disorderly in Biggin Street, and Dowlen was further
charged with having assaulted Police-constable Williams while in the
execution of his duty.
It appeared from the evidence of the police-constable that when he
was on duty in Biggin Street on the previous afternoon, about three
o'clock, the landlord of the "Lord Raglan" public-house called his
attention to the prisoners, who were fighting in his house. The
constable entered his house, and succeeded in getting the prisoner out,
when they were very violent, and the prisoner Dowlen assaulted him.
The magistrates sent Dowlen to goal for fourteen days, and Prescott
to seven days.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent
News, Friday, 27 May, 1870.
ASSAULTING THE POLICE.
Thomas Hayward a tramp, was charged with being drunk and disorderly and
assaulting the landlord of the "Lord Raglan," in Biggin Street, and also
with assaulting a police constable in the execution of his duty.
Thomas
Butcher the landlord of the "Lord Raglan" said the prisoner came to his
house about seven o'clock the previous Saturday evening very drunk, and
struck him in the face. He also struck one of his lodgers.
Jane Boyne, an old woman, said she lodged at the "Lord Raglan," in Biggin
Street. The previous Saturday evening she was sitting down in the bar,
when the prisoner came in very drunk, and, without any provocation
whatever, struck her in the face and about the head.
P.C. Mick said he
was called to the "Lord Raglan" on Saturday evening and took the prisoner
into custody. The prisoner was very violent and struck him repeatedly in
the chest with his fist. He was obliged to put the handcuffs on, but even
then, on his way to the Police Station, prisoner caught hold of his thigh
and attempted to bite him. He was so violent that the witness was
obliged to get the assistance of three soldiers to carry him to the
station.
Prisoner said he recollected nothing whatever about the matter.
The Magistrates fined him 5s. and costs in the first case, or seven
days' imprisonment; 5s. and costs in the second, or seven days' imprisonment; and seven days
imprisonment, without the option of a fine, for the assault on the police,
each period to be accompanied by hard labour; in all 21 days. He went to
gaol for the whole term.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer,
10 February, 1871. Price 1d.
BRUTAL ASSAULTS
George brown, who was charged with committing a violent assault on
his wife and threatening to take her life, at the residence of Ezekiel
Simons, a lodging-house keeper residing in St. James's Lane, and with
assaulting a policeman in the execution of his duty, at the same place,
was sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour.
John Goggling was charged with a similar assault at the "Lord Raglan"
public-house, and with assaulting police-constable Geddes at the
police-station, when in custody, and was sentenced to two months'
imprisonment for the former, and to one month's for the latter.
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LICENSEE LIST
WILKINS James 1856-61 dec'd before 1864 (age 57 in 1861 )
WILKINS Mrs 1864
BUTCHER Thomas 1870
BUTCHER Richard Howland 1871+ (age 61 in 1871)
TERRY Christopher 1873 end
TERRY William 1873 end 
From the Dover Express
Census
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