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54 Northgate Street
Canterbury
Above photo, celebrating the Armistice in 1918, kindly sent by Rory
Kehoe. |
Above photo, 1961, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photograph taken by Edward Wilmot in 1965. |
Above photo, 1989, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above picture from Google, July 2009, showing the former "Model Tavern." |
Above photo kindly sent by Leonie Seliger, May 2014. |
Above photo, August 2017, kindly taken and sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above sign 1961. |
The above sign, wasn't actually designed and released by Whitbread, but has
been designed by Robert Greenham in the same style as the card sets they
distributed as a representation of what the sign looked like. Robert
says:- This was based on the image which appeared on Whitbread's metal
map for East Kent which was painted by D. W. Burley in 1950, on
commission from Whitbread. |
The above metal map, kindly sent by Robert Greenham was released, in
1950 and painted by D. W. Burley, and was titled Inn-Signia of Whitbread
Houses in East Kent, Whitbread & Co Ltd. The Inn Signs designed by:- M.
C. Balston, Vena Chalker, Kathleen M Claxton, K. M. Doyle, Ralph Ellis,
Marjorie Hutton, Harvey James, Prudence Rae-Martin, Violet Rutter, L.
Toynbee and Kit Watson. |
In 1838 the pub was listed with the name of the "Plasterer's
Tavern," and in 1888 as the "Princess
Louise." Eventually by 1897 it became the "Model Tavern."
According to Edward Wilmot's book "Inns of Canterbury" published 1988,
the inn closed in 1989. Probably to the relief of the customers as it is
reputed that the inn-keeper around about 1964 was in the habit of cutting
off the end of his customers ties and using them to decorate his bar with.
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From the Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald. 14 April 1900. Price 1d.
DEATH FROM OVERLAYING
The Canterbury Coroner (Dr. T. S. Johnson) held an inquest at the "Model
Tavern," Northgate, on Friday evening, touching the death of Sarah
Louisa Scamp, aged three months. Sarah Louisa Scamp, mother of deceased, deposed that the child was taken
ill on the previous Saturday, and she took it to Dr. Brian Rigden, who
gave her a bottle of medicine. Mr. Rigden advised witness to get a
Dispensary paper, but she did not do so, and on Monday she went to Mr.
Frank Wacher and got a bottle of medicine from him. The next day she got
a Dispensary paper and Mr. Brian Rigden again prescribed for the
deceased. Witness got so tired sitting up nursing the child that she
went to bed that night with the deceased. Witness woke up at five
o'clock in the morning and covered the child's hand over, and then she
fell to sleep only to wake at 7.30 to find the child dead. She sent for
Mr. Brian Rigdan almost immediately. The child was christened. Witness'
husband was serving in South Africa with the Militia Battalion of the
East Kent Regiment. Mr. Brian Rigden stated that the child when brought to him was not in
his opinion dangerously ill. He had made an external examination, but
had not found any marks of violence. From what the mother had told
witness as to the position she found the deceased he was of opinion that
death was due to suffocation caused by overlaying. The jury returned a verdict accordingly. |
LICENSEE LIST
GREENMAN George Henry 1901-03+ (age 46 in 1901 )
 
LAMBERT William 1913+
FORWOOD C H 1922+
PRIOR W H 1930+
UPTON P A 1938+
BENSON Bob & Marion 1966+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/ModelTavern.shtml
http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/modeltavern.html
From the Post Office Directory 1903
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
From the Post Office Directory 1913
From the Post Office Directory 1922
From the Post Office Directory 1930
From the Post Office Directory 1938
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