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15-16 Marine Terrace
(1 Lower Marine Terrace in 1851 )
Margate
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Southeastern Gazette, 26 July 1853.
MARGATE, KENT.
THE DRUIDS’ ARMS, FREEHOLD PUBLIC HOUSE.
Mr. J. STANER IS INSTRUCTED TO SELL BY AUCTION,
On Wednesday, 3rd of August, 1853, at One for Two o’clock in the
afternoon precisely, at the "Kent Hotel," in Margate,
ALL that substantially built FREEHOLD LICENSED HOUSE, eligibly
situate for business, at the corner of St. John’s-place and St.
John’s-street, in Margate, with frontage in each.
The premises contain 3 good bed-rooms, 1 large ditto, parted by a
partition, and an ante-room, a good upper sitting-room, coffee and
tap-rooms, bar parlour, and well-arranged bar, with modern double
front, kitchen, well house, vaults, and good cellarage, with other
conveniences.
The premises may be viewed any time prior to sale, and particulars
and conditions bad of S. Coleman, Esq., Solicitor, Long Hope,
Gloucester; or of the Auctioneer, 48, High-street, Margate.
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South Eastern Gazette, 27 November, 1860.
Fortunate Discovery of Fire.
On Wednesday evening last a fire was discovered at Mr. Woodruff’s,
"Kent Hotel," Lower Marine-terrace. It appeared that Mrs. Woodruff,
the landlady, on smelling burning wood in the house adjoining the
hotel, which is also in the occupation of Mr. Woodruff, called in
Sergeant Shelvey, who was passing, and on his going in he found the
walls at the lower part of the house quite warm. He then went into
the kitchen of the "Kent Hotel," where he found the walls also very
warm, close by the copper flue, which had been used by the servant
that day for washing purposes. With the assistance of Mr. Avery, the
stable keeper, he removed a brick from the wall and discovered the
bond timber on fire, which was speedily put out. The kitchen adjoins
the spirit stores of Mr. Woodruff, and as the wind was blowing fresh
that night, had a fire broken out in the night the consequences
might have been fearful. Messrs. Taylor, Fox, Ray, and others
rendered ready assistance.
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From The Pall Mall Gazette (London, England), Monday, October 30, 1865.
DEATH.
Woodruff, Mr. C. S., at the "Kent Hotel," Margate, aged 44, on 26th.
inst.
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Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald, 4 June 1870.
STABBING A DOG.
A lady residing at 42, Marine Terrace, was accompanied in her evening
walk on Thursday by a large dog. When near the "Kent Hotel," the animal
pounced upon another and smaller dog, the property of a gentleman named
Howcutt, and attacked it in a savage manner. So severe was the quarrel,
that the gentleman, in order to part them, stabbed the assailant, and
inflicted a severe wound. The loss of the animal’s blood was
considerable. A summons has been issued against the gentleman.
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From the Kent and Sussex Courier. 12 September 1873. Price 1d.
A Caution to Careless Smokers.
Some consternation was caused among the bystanders on the Marine-terrace
promenade at about one o'clock on Friday, by the sight of a young lady
almost enveloped in flames. It appears she was sitting on the promenade
opposite the "Kent Hotel," when she discovered her dress on fire. As may
be imagined, she and many of the persons in the immediate vicinity were
very greatly alarmed, as the fire appeared to have got a hold on her
dress, and the flames burst forth in an alarming manner. Luckily, by the
efforts of some of those around, the young lady was thrown down and
rolled on the ground, and by this means the fire was eventually
extinguished, not until the greater portion of her dress and much of her
underclothing was burnt. A gentleman, in his praiseworthy attempts to
extinguish the flames, lost a portion of his whiskers, and was otherwise
burnt about the hands. The young lady, we are glad to hear, received no
serious injury. It is supposed that the dress was ignited by a fusee,
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Thanet Advertiser, Saturday 21 July 1877.
Drunk and Disorderly.
Patrick Walsh was charged with being drunk and riotous on the Marine
Terrace, on Tuesday evening last. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. The
charge was proved by P.C. Harper, whose evidence was corroborated by
that of Mr. Thurston, proprietor of the "Kent Hotel."
Defendant was fined 5s. and 7s. 6d. costs. The money was paid.
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Portsmouth Evening News, 12 July 1900.
Miss Kate Arlette, for some time barmaid at the "Kent Hotel," was at
Margate on Wednesday married to Mr. William Chapman, light Quartermaster
of the famous Rimmington's Guides. He first met the young lady a
fortnight ago, having been invalided home.
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Thanet Advertiser, 14 July 1900.
Margate. July 11, at Emmanuel Church, by the Rev. J. Calvert, William
Chapman, like Quartermaster, Rimmington's Guides, Johannisburg, to Kate
Louise Arlette, of Margate.
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Thanet Times, Tuesday 3 August 1971.
Bomb Search at Pub.
Margate Police made a search of the "Kent" public house at Marine
Terrace on Friday night after someone telephone the licensee, Mrs. Ruby
Banks, to say that a bomb has been placed on the premises. Mrs. Banks
made an announcement to customers but, she said, everyone treated it as
a hoax and the entertainment went on as usual. Nothing was found.
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The Isle of Thanet Williams Directory of 1849 describes this as at Lower
Marine Terrace and had Billiard Rooms in the High Street.
The pub closed some time in the 1990s and is now (2016) operating as the
Flamingo Amusement Arcade.
Above Google image, July 2015. |
LICENSEE LIST
WOODRUFF Charles Stephen 1847-Oct/65 dec'd (age 40 in 1861)
WOODRUFF Sarah 1867+
THURSTON John 1877-90+ (age 44 in 1881)
MANSER Emily 1891+ (age 32 in 1891)
WEALE William 1900-03+ (age 40 in 1901)
PRYOR Henry William 1911+ (age 40 in 1911)
ARNOLD James Stephen 6/Feb/1923-1950 (age 60 in 1939)
BANKS Charles 1950-68 dec'd
BANKS Ruby (widow) 1971-75+
CUSSEN John 1978-86
https://pubwiki.co.uk/KentHotel.shtml
Census
From
Isle of Thanet Williams Directory 1849
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