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76 West Street
Faversham
Above photo, circa 1940. |
Above photo, 1953, showing the dray, Charley, who was the last
dray-horse used by the brewery. |
Above photo taken from
http://www.faversham.org date unknown. |
Above picture taken from Google maps, May 2009, showing number 76 West
Street which used to be the Castle Inn. |
Serving beer as early as 1450 and it is said that this was the first house that Shepherd Neame owned in
1711, but unfortunately it has now closed and is a private house. At present
I do not know when it closed.
The house was graded a grade II listed building on 4 May 1970, and states
that the building is of 15th century but refaced in the 18th century.
Sadly closed in the late 1990s.
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26 March 1789.
Insured:- Julius Shepherd, Faversham, Kent, brewer.
Other property or occupiers: in Faversham: the Castle (Jno. Bennett, victualler).
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26 March 1793.
Insured: Julius Shepherd, Faversham, Kent, brewer.
Other property or occupiers: The Castle (John Burnett victualler);
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From the Kentish Gazette, 5 December 1837.
Charity O’Briant and Mary Mitford were charged before Mr. K. Crow, Mayor
of Faversham, on Wednesday week, with stealing a
table cloth and other articles from Joseph Kent, of the "Castle Inn,"
Faversham; they were both committed for trial.
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Kent Gazette, 29 January, 1839.
DEATHS.
Jan. 14, at Faversham, the wife of Mr. W. Fielding, of the "Castle Inn," aged 56.
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Kentish Gazette, 18 April 1854.
At the Petty Sessions for the borough on Wednesday, Robert Rogers, the
landlord of the "Castle Inn," appeared to answer a charge made against
him by Thomas Wickers, a cowkeeper, for an assault. It appeared the
parties are the owners of two pugnacious game cocks, and Rogers happened
to catch them fighting, Wickers encouraging them. After some few words
had passed between them, Rogers struck Wickers, which Wickers threatened
to make him pay for. Rogers did not deny "just touching" Wickers, and
was fined 11s. 6d.
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Maidstone Telegraph, Saturday 8 February 1868.
FAVERSHAM - MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.
On Thursday an inquest was held before R, Tassell, Esq., coroner, on the
body of Mrs. Jane Rogers, wife of Mr. Robert James Rogers, of the
"Castle Inn," West street, Faversham, who committed suicide by throwing
herself into the Creek.
Thomas Taylor stated that as he was crossing the Brents between 12 and
one p.m., on the previous day he saw the deceased in the water. She
appealed to him for help and he did the utmost in his power to save her,
but could not succeed.
The deceased's husband and father were examined, and from their
statements it was evident that the poor woman committed the act while
labouring under temporary insanity.
A verdict to that effect was returned. |
LICENSEE LIST
BENNETT/BURNETT John 1789-93+
HAISMER James 1824+
KENT Joseph 1828-37+
 
FIELDING William 1839-40+
ROGERS Robert 1854-61+ (also carrier age 59 in 1861 )
ROGERS Thomas 1858-68+
SHERLOCK William 1871+ (age 40 in 1871)
COX John 1874+
COX Mary Cox 1881-82+ (widow age 65 in 1881)
RICHARDSON John 1888+
STRATFORD Edward 1888-91+ (age 52 in 1891)
STRATFORD Edward William 1891-1903+
age 62 in 1901)
  
WYLES A 1908+ (Guide to Faversham)
NICHOLLS John E 1913-22+
 
STRATFORD William 1930+
JACOBS Mrs Alice 1938+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/CastleInn.shtml
http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/castle.html
From the Pigot's Directory 1824
From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
From the Pigot's
Directory 1840
From the Post Office Directory 1855
From Melville's Directory 1858
Census
From the Post Office Directory 1874
From the Post Office Directory 1882
Swinock's Faversham Directory 1888
From the Post Office Directory 1891
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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