6 Love Lane

Margate

Above photo circa 1910.

Above photo, date unknown.

Above photos date unknown.

Above photo, circa 1960s, kindly sent by Mr J A G Bowman.

Above photo, date unknown.

Above photo showing the inside, circa 1960s, kindly sent by Mr J A G Bowman.

Above photo showing licensee Jack Bowman circa 1960. Kindly sent by Mr. J A G Bowman, (son) who says he was born in the pub.

Above photos taken with permission from micropubcrawl date unknown.

Above Google image, 2022.

O S Map 1873.

The premises was built in 1847. The 1881 census called this the "Love Lane Brewery" and the licensee Charles H Saxby was also a brewer as well as licenses victualler.

In 1901 it was listed as "Ye Olde Brewery," 6 Love Lane.

The pub finally closed on Tuesday 5th September 1972 by the then landlord Albert George Withers who it was said helped workmen board up the pub the next day.

The building was later converted into a private house.

LICENSEE LIST

LENHAM John 1841+ (also brewer)

LENHAM Richard and Robert 1847-51+ (also brewers age 39 and 47)

LENHAM Sarah 1861-71+ (widow also brewer age 59 in 1871)

SAXBY Charles H 1881+ (also brewer age 32 in 1881)

PARSONS William John 1890+

HEWITT Joseph N 1891+ (manager age 53 in 1891)

FRANKLIN William F 1900-12+ (age 65 in 1901)

WILSON George Thomas 1913+

WILSON Rosetta Jane 1916+

WILLSON George Thomas 1922+

HAWKINS James William 1930-38+

BOWMAN John Robert (Jack) & Lily 1938-72

WITHERS Albert George 1961-5/Sept/1972

https://pubwiki.co.uk/LoveLaneHotel.shtml

http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/lovelane.html

Census

From Isle of Thanet Williams Directory 1849