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47-49 Sandgate High Street
Sandgate
01303 249962
https://whatpub.com/providence-inne
Above picture date unknown.
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Above advert circa 1910. |
Above photo, circa 1920. |
Above photo, circa 1950. |
Above photo, date unknown, showing the back of the "Providence." |
Above photo, 1970s. |
Above photo, 1980s showing the former Sea Breeze Cafe on the left. |
Above photo, 1980s. |
Above photo 2015. |
Providence sign October 1992.
 
Above signs November 1994 with thanks from Brian Curtis
www.innsignsociety.com
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Above sign 2015, by Paul Skelton. |
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From the
http://www.folkestoneherald.co.uk 6 June, 2013
Parking blamed for Sandgate pub shutting
THE recession, parking problems and increasing rent have forced a pub
landlord to call time on his home of 60 years. John Latchford says he has no choice but to leave the
"Providence Inn" in Sandgate, where he has lived since he was six months old and his father
took it over. Regulars have been crying at the bar, according to Mr Latchford, who is
to leave at the end of August. He said: "I've been here 60 years and I'm leaving because I can't afford
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From the Kentish Chronicle, 25 June, 1864.
STEALING A PETTICOAT.
At the Magistrates’ Clerk's Office, Hythe, on Friday last, Ann Potter, a
domestic servant, was charged with stealing a petticoat, of the value of
10s. the property of William Charlton, of Sandgate, labourer.
Mrs. Charlton stated that about half-past eight o’clock on the morning
of Tuesday last she put out on the beach to dry a quantity of newly
washed clothes, amongst which were two petticoats. She took them in
again about half-past 11 o’clock, but did not miss anything then. On
folding them, however, a short time afterwards, she missed a white
cotton petticoat, which was now produced and identified by her.
Inspector Smith, K.C.C. went on the 10th inst. to the “Providence”
beer-house at Sandgate, where the prisoner was living, and asked her if
she had got a petticoat that didn't belong to her. She replied “No, she
hadn't.” The Inspector then searched the prisoner’s boxes and also a
cupboard in her room, and while doing boxes and also a cupboard in her
room, and while doing so he saw the prisoner busily engaged in trying to
conceal the petticoat by wrapping other things round it, which she put
behind a box in the cupboard. He then took her into custody.
The prisoner made no defence, and was commuted to St. Augustine's gaol
for trial.
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From the Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald, 16 July, 1898.
LICENSING.
Mr. Mowll appeared and put before the Bench plans of proposed
alterations to the "Providence Inn," Sandgate.
It was proposed that the front should he brought forward to the line of
the adjoining premises. Also that a doorway should be made facilitating
the entry to a convenience.
Mr. Brockman appeared for the Sandgate District Council in the matter.
Mr. Mowll said that there was no intention or desire to alter the
premises from what they had been in the past, he would not lay the
tenant under an undertaking that nobody should come into the premises
that way.
The Bench approved of the plans of alterations with the exception of the
door.
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From the Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald, Saturday 29 June, 1912.
THE LATE MR. C. RUSSELL.
We regret to record the death of Mr. Charles Russell, of the “Providence
Inn,” Sandgate. He passed away on the 22nd ult., at the age of
seventy-four. Deceased, who was in good health up to about six weeks
before his death, sustained an injury to one of his feet, and this had a
fatal result. He was a familiar figure in Sandgate, having been born
there before the Crimean War. He was landlord of the “Providence Inn”
for 14 years, and previous to that held licenses of the “Ship Inn.” For
many years he acted as signaller to Lloyd’s Shipping Agency, and in that
capacity sent and received messages from vessels going to and coming
from all parts of the world. He was the personification of geniality,
possessed a warm heart, and had a kindly word for everyone. He leaves
behind a widow and six sons. Four of these are serving in the Army, one
in the Royal Navy, and the other is on naval transport service. It was a
great joy to deceased that his “boys” were able to serve their King and
Country, and it was a source of satisfaction to the widow that five of
them followed their father to his last resting place. The sixth, the
eldest, who was in France, arrived home a day or two later.
The funeral took place at St. Martin’s Churchyard, Cheriton, the Vicar
of Sandgate (the Rev. G. S. Long) officiating. The mourners were the
widow, Edwin, Henry, Augustus and Ernest (sons). Mrs. J. H. Russell
(sister-in-law), Mrs. Edwin Russell (daughter-in-law) etc. etc……..
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From the online Folkestone Herald, 12 September, 2013.
By Dean Kilpatrick
Billy Nutt once on bill with Shirley Bassey
A SINGER who once supported legendary diva Shirley Bassey on tour has
taken over The "Providence Inn" in Sandgate from a licensee who spent 60
years at the pub.
Billy Nutt, who includes comedians Joe Pasquale and Bradley Walsh as
showbiz friends, says he hopes to make the venue a hub of local music,
after former owner John Latchford announced his retirement.
And the 45-year-old wants to keep the traditional aspects of the pub and
has promised to tell his punters a story or two about his celebrity
pals.
The 45-year-old said: “I have had 30 years in the music industry and I
got to an age where I had supported Shirley Bassey and had released five
albums. I also had my music played on all the local BBC radio stations.
“I did all the cruises and have spent a lot of time abroad and I have
always wanted a pub and I
wanted to do it when I was young enough to retire.”
Mr Nutt took over the boozer last week after John Latchford announced he
was to leave the "Providence Inn" because he could no longer to afford to
keep the pub open.
And now the father of one is hoping to make use of his contacts to bring
entertainment evenings to the area, and already plans to bring actor
Derek Martin, who plays Charlie Slater in East-enders, to Shepway.
He added: “There are people out there of a certain age who grew up with
music from the 40s, 50s and 60s, who like this stuff and it is hard to
find anywhere who does good entertainment.
"I have got a few stories to tell. I
worked with Tommy Cooper when he was alive and he was a lovely man.
These are the people I have known and worked with all my life.”
The grandfather of one, who previously ran a pub in Canterbury, says he
knows the area well from his childhood and was “stunned” by the Sandgate
coastline.
He said: “I used to go to Folkestone quite a lot with my mum and dad but
I never really came to Sandgate but when I came to view the pub, I
thought what a beautiful place.
Cabaret
“I am looking forward to the cabaret nights and continuing to build on
the repertoire that John and his wife Claire have built.”
Local trader Jonathan Greenwall said: "It's vital for Sandgate to have
its own local.
“I have been going in there since I was a youngster and Billy has got a
big act to fill. There are a lot of people in Sandgate who want him to
succeed.”
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From the
http://www.kentonline.co.uk 20 March 2015, by Keith Hunt.
Folkestone landlord and singer Billy Nutt - who once supported Shirley
Bassey - jailed for sex offences.
A singer and pub landlord has been jailed for four years for indecency
with a four-year-old boy.
Billy Nutt, who once supported Shirley Bassey on tour, stood shame-faced
in the dock as a judge told him the offence had been an aberration and
“utter madness”.
The gay 55-year-old, who runs the "Providence Inn" at Sandgate, Folkestone
and previously ran the "Dog and Bear" pub in Canterbury, denied sexual
assault, but was convicted by a jury.
Singer Billy Nutt previously ran the "Dog and Bear"
pub at Rough Common.
Maidstone Crown Court heard Nutt, of Black Eagle Drive, Northfleet, was
arrested after the boy told his mother what had happened.
“My reaction to police being at my door was total surprise,” he said. “I
felt shocked, stunned, disbelief” - Billy Nutt.
Prosecutor Catherine Farrelly said when police went to his flat last
year “in plain sight” next to his bed was a gay pornographic magazine
open on a page showing oral sex between two men.
Miss Farrelly said a forensic scientist examined the boy's underpants he
had been wearing at the time and saliva found on the front matched
Nutt's DNA profile.
Miss Farrelly said when the boy told his mother what had happened in the
early part of last year he made a licking motion with his tongue.
The judge described Nutt's offences as "an aberration."
“She was stunned by what she heard,” she said. “She was shocked and
upset.”
The boy repeated the allegation when interviewed by a police officer.
“He told me not to tell anybody,” he said. “He said it was a secret.”
Nutt, who grew up in the Temple Hill area of Dartford, said he played in
bands and went on to have a solo career, working in clubs and on cruise
ships.
“I performed all over the world,” he said. “I decided to slow down. I'd
had enough of driving 2,000 miles a week and rushing to get a boat or
plane.
"It is not as glamorous as it sounds.”
Nutt said he decided to have “a more normal life” running pubs. He
declared that he was “openly gay”.
He claimed he only tickled the boy and blew raspberries on his stomach.
“I noticed he had a lot of saliva on his belly,” he said. “I wiped his
belly.”
He said he believed the saliva would have been transferred from his hand
onto the boy's pants.
“My reaction to police being at my door was total surprise,” he said. “I
felt shocked, stunned, disbelief.”
He added that he did not know how the gay magazine came to be open on
the floor of his bedroom.
Nutt denied having a sexual interest in children and assaulting the boy.
Judge David Griffith-Jones QC made a restraining order banning Nutt from
contact with the boy or his mother.
His name will appear on the sex offenders' register and he will be
barred from working with children.
A sexual harm prevention order banning unsupervised contact with
children was made to protect the public.
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Fremlins took over in 1949 and extended itself into the next door Sea
Breeze cafe on its left in the 1970s.
The building gained a Grade 2 listing on 11 March 1975.
The pub closed for a time in March 2015 when former licensee was jailed,
but reopened again on 21st May 2015.
LICENSEE LIST
ELGAR Ann Elizabeth 1858-61+ (age 31 in 1861 )
MANSER William 1871+ (age 35 in 1871)
RUSSELL Charles 1890+ (dec'd June/1912)
RUSSELL ???? to Jan/1919 dec'd
RUSSELL Mrs (widow) Jan/1919+
CLAYSON Ernest R 1899-1903+
 (age
36 in 1901)
BROWN George Edward 1934
ELPHICK Archibald 1934-39+ (age 50 in 1939)
 
LATCHFORD John to Sept/2013
NUTT Billy Sept/2013-Mar/15
https://pubwiki.co.uk/Providence.shtml
From
the Kelly's Directory 1899
From
the Kelly's Directory 1934
From the Post Office Directory 1938
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