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117 Station Road (67 Marsh Street 1891 )
Ashford
Above postcard, circa 1900, kindly sent by Andy Turner. Showing the
livery of Isherwood, Foster & Stacey's Lower Brewery, Maidstone. |
Above postcard, circa 1910, showing also Leney's Brewery offices
(centre) and the Ashford County Girls' School (left). |
Above photo, circa 1950s, kindly sent by Andy Turner. |
Above photo, circa 1950. |
Above photo, 1961, from Steve Salter. |
Above photo, April 1988, kindly sent by Philip Dymott. |
Above Google image 2009, showing the school area now to be a car-park. |
Above photo kindly sent by Chris Excell, date unknown. |
Later photo by Chris Excell. Date unknown. |
Above sign July 1991 with thanks from Brian Curtis
www.innsignsociety.com. |
Above photo showing the pub in May 2011. Shortly before it closed. |
Above adverticement, circa 1900s. |
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When the pub became a Leney's (Phoenix Brewery, Dover) house remains
unclear. Academic really, as by 1929 both Isherwood, Foster & Stacey's Lower
Brewery, Maidstone, and Leney's had been absorbed by Fremlin's and gone
"under the elephant."
After closing around May 2011, the pub was sold and originally opened as
the "Fat Fiddler"
however, shortly afterwards (2014)
it changed and operated as the "Platform
5," a name the locals called the "Kent Arms" for some reason.
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Kentish Gazette, 11 January 1853.
EAST KENT QUARTER SESSIONS.
These Sessions were opened on Friday last, at the Sessions House,
St. Augustine's, before James Beckford Wildman, Esq., (chairman),
and the following magistrates: W. Deedes, Esq., M.P„ E. R. Rice,
Esq., M.P., E. Foss, Esq., M. Bell, Esq., G. M. Taswell, Esq., W. A.
Munn, Esq., E. Jarman, Esq., W. Delmar, Esq., T. H. Muckay. Esq., W.
O. Hammond, Esq., W. Slarke, Esq., W. Burra, Esq., K. Hugesson, Esq.
James Hills, 37, labourer, for having, on the 13th Oct., stolen a
£10 Bank of England note, the property of Wm, Holyer, at Ashford.
Prosecutor stated that on the day in question he went to the "Kent
Arms," Ashford, with a friend. He had £18, in six sovereigns, four
half sovereigns, and a ten pound note in his watch pocket. While
there he had a quantity of liquor, but was only "fresh " — and in
the evening he fell asleep. Robert Head, messenger on the
South-Eastern Railway line at Ashford, deposed to having seen
prosecutor in company of prisoner. A constable of Ashford deposed to
going with Superintendent Gifford to the railway station, for the
purpose of interrogating prisoner, whom they had suspected of the
robbery. To their questions he said that he found a £10 note a month
before, but detained it in the hope of its being "cried," and then
receiving a reward; but hearing nothing of its being lost he finally
determined to change it, and did so at a baker's in Ashford. Mr.
Morley, baker of Ashford, stated that prisoner called upon him and
produced a £10 note, and asked him to change it for him. He inquired
whom it was from, and prisoner answered "Miss Dixon," whom witness
knew to be a lady of Ashford, and complied without further delay or
suspicion.
Six months' hard labour.
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Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald, 18 June 1870.
ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE RAILWAY CROSSING.
There are two foot crossings over the South Eastern Railway at Ashford
which are much used by the public, and as some of the fast trains, come
along without much noise when the steam is shut off on approaching the
station, persons sometimes do not see them until the trains are close
upon them. There have been four persons killed at this spot within a few
years. On Saturday morning, an elderly man named, Stephen Norton, a
retired tradesman living at Great Chart, was coming to Ashford, and,
when crossing the line at Cobb's crossing, a down train came along. He
ran to pass it, but the engine knocked him down, and his head was
severed from his body. An inquest was held on the body the same evening
at the "Kent Arms," before T. T. Delasaux. Esq., coroner, when a verdict
of "Accidental death" was returned, but the jury recommended that the
South Eastern Railway Company should be solicited to put bridges over
these crossings, in consequence of their being very dangerous, and
several fatal accidents having occurred. |
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Kentish Gazette, 21 March 1876.
SUPPOSED SUICIDE.
On Sunday morning last, the body of a girl, named Mary Ann
Tolhurst, 16 years of age, late servant at the "King's Arms Inn,"
(sic)
was found in the river near the tanyard. The girl had been missing
since the 9th instant, and it is believed that she committed suicide
on the evening of that day. Mr. Coroner Delasaux was to hold an
inquest last evening.
(I believe this relates to this pub as
Tannery Lane and the Great Stour are close to Station Road. Paul
Skelton.)
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Canterbury Journal, Kentish Times and Farmers' Gazette, Saturday 14 September 1907.
Ashford Hotel Proprietors Death.
After being bedridden for upwards of 2 years, suffering from
paralysis, Mr. Gulbrand Bergersen,
proprietor of
the "Kent Arms Hotel, Ashford, passed away shortly after 3 o'clock
on Monday morning.
The deceased took over the "Kent Arms" in 1892, prior to which date
he was an estate agent in Surrey, where
he held one or two public officers. He first came to England from
Norway, and had had an eventful career as
private courier. When he came from Norway, he was one of the first
to introduce reindeer into this country, and
one of the earliest to drive them in a sleigh.
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From the Kentish Express, 26 September 1908.
Licensing Business.
The Licensing Justices, Lieut.-Colonel Cheesman presiding,
considered the plans for the alterations to the "George Hotel,"
Ashford. Mr. H. J. Bracher "explained that it was proposed to
lighten the dark room and passage on the ground floor, to knock down
the wall on the left side, and to substitute a partition for the
wall on the other aide, magistrates signified their acquiescence.
Temporary transfers confirmed:—
"Kent Arms," Ashford, to Harold Burgerson
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LICENSEE LIST
GOULDEN Charles 1858+
GOULDEN Esther Mrs 1861-62+ (age 50 in 1861)
MILES John T 1871+ (widower age 28 in 1871)
FOSTER Albert Henry 1874-91+ (widower age 51 in 1891)
BERGERSON Galtrand 1901-Sept/07 dec'd (age 55 in 1901)
BERGERSON Harold Sept/1908+
SKINNER Douglas A 1938+
???? Jackie & Peter 1981+
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