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Union Row
Dover
A beerhouse situated on the land above York Street. Its keeper was fined
£5 in 1856 for doing the wrong thing and that sounds too much for a first
offence. It probably meant the end. I never heard of it after that date.
(Barry Smith)
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Kentish Gazette 19 February 1783.
NOTICE.
The Creditors of Mr. Robert Banks, of Dover, Butcher, are desired to
meet at the "Noah's Ark," in Dover aforesaid, on Thursday the 20th Day
of this instant February, at Two o'clock in the Afternoon, to take into
Consideration the State of his Affairs; and, in the mean Time,
Applications may be made to
James Gravener, Attorney at Law.
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From Kentish Gazette, February 23rd to February 27th 1787.
Notice is hereby given, that the "Noah's Ark" public house featured at
the Pier Dover and which was to be sold on Tuesday 13th of February,
stands now for private contract, owing to the auctioneer not appearing
at the place of sale till 2 hours after the time appointed by public
advertisement, when the company which had assembled was nearly all
dispersed.
Mr Edward Rutter is now called upon publicly to give his
reasons for not attending to sell the said house at the time of pointed
and specified to the advertisement; and likewise to give his reasons for
perceiving so long to sell the house, when there was not more than five
or six persons left in the room, so repeatedly requested to defer the
sale by
Dover, February 26th, 1787.
Ann Star.
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From the Kentish Gazette, September 4 – 8, 1789. Kindly sent from Alec Hasenson.
Ship auction, September 10, at the Noah's Ark, Dover (in Union Row).
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From the Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General
Advertiser, Saturday 20 August, 1842. Price 5d.
POLICE COURT
Francis Gaffrey, a private of the 6th Regt. charged with stealing a
silver watch belonging to Goldsack, landlord of the "Noah's Ark." It
appeared that the prisoner was, with three others, billeted at the
Noah's Ark, and that the watch, which was stolen from the bed-room of
the landlord, had been offered for sale by a soldier to Messrs.
Leplastirer and Smithett, neither of whom could identify the prisoner as
the person.
Discharged.
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From the Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General
Advertiser, Saturday 9 February, 1856. Price 4d.
POLICE PETTY SESSIONS
A young woman, named Cree, a prostitute, was placed at the bar under
the following circumstances:- Last night, at a quarter before twelve,
police-constable Bayley found Cree on the Union Bridge crying. On his
asking what she did there, she said she was going to throw herself into
the water, as her landlady had turned her out of doors because she did
not bring men enough to the house. In reply to the Bench, the girl
reiterated the statement made by Bayley, and said that the house
was a beer shop in Union Row, Military Road, called the "Noah's Ark."
Discharged.
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Further investigation and research though has turned up a newspaper
article from 1871. However, it doesn't make it clear whether the premises
was still functioning as a public house or not. I am going to assume that it
was. (Paul Skelton.)
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From the Dover Express and East Kent Intelligencer, 16
June, 1871. Price 1d.
DAMAGING GRASS
William Beer, charged with doing damage to some grass near to "Noah's
Ark," the property of Mr. Gorely, was fined 5s., and the costs, in all
14s. 6d., and in default of payment was sent to gaol for seven days,
with hard labour.
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LICENSEE LIST
DUKE John 1791-92+
GOLDSACK 1842+
WHATELY 1856
Dover and Deal Directory and Guide 1792
From the Dover Telegraph
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