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PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1731

Monument

Open 2022+

Church Street

Whitstable

01227 264155

https://www.whitstablemonument.co.uk/

https://whatpub.com/monument

Above photo, circa 1905, by Douglas West. The pub is opposite the church and in this picture is shown the blacksmith's forge. The caption to this photo reads: "... The smithy was commonly a centre for social exchange in most communities and alehouses were often established near them. The Monument was first licensed in 1731 but the smithy pre-dated that and the building is considerably older, serving as the mediaeval market and court house. The men shown are some of the Hodges family, three generations of whom worked as smiths. The man asleep in the donkey cart is George Pemble, who was a well-known character locally. The smithy became a furniture store, then fell into disuse and poor repair. It was demolished in 1936 and the site is now the entrance to All Saints' Church car park..."

Monument 1928

Above photo, circa 1928, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Monumebt 2008

Above photo 2008 by John Salmon Creative Commons Licence.

Monument sign 1986

Above sign, July 1986.

With thanks from Brian Curtis www.innsignsociety.com.

 

Standing opposite All Saints church, which is thirteenth century in origin and can still boast a Norman tower and Norman font with Tudor features, stands the Monument, and is one of Whitstable’s oldest surviving pubs.

The Monument Inn, was first licensed in 1731, after the cottage and neighbouring forge were combined to make one premises.

Ales and Tales tell us that in its early years the inn was run by a grocer from Boughton called William Loathis.

Ownership has included Flint and Co. of the St Dunstan’s Brewery in Canterbury and later to Beer and Co., also of Canterbury. Next  Whitbread, and then Enterprise Inns.

 

From the Kentish Gazette 27-30 July 1790

Mr WARD, Whitstable, of the “Monument” public house, Church Street – robbery at his house.

 

From the Kentish Chronicle, 12 September, 1863.

ANNUAL LICENSING DAY.

The inn-holders of the Whitstable district also attended to get their licenses renewed. Supt. Walker lodged a complaint against Mr. Hodges, of the “Monument,” but the bench after warning him of the result that would follow an infringement of the law, granted his license with the others.

 

From the Kentish Chronicle, 18 June, 1864.

ST. AUGUSTINE'S PETTY SESSIONS.

PUBLIC HOUSE OFFENCES AT WHITSTABLE.

John Hodges, landlord of the “Monument” beer-house, Church Street, Whitstable, was fined £1 and 8s, expenses for having his house open for the sale of beer before half-past twelve o'clock on the previous Sunday.

 

Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald, Friday 17 December 1982.

Ashtrays damaged in pub argument.

A Whitstable man damage nine ashtrays during an argument with a pub landlord, magistrates were told on Wednesday.

Edward Bollen, of Downs Avenue, admitted damaging the ashtrays, valued at £7.20, well arguing with the landlord over the collection of glasses at the "Monument," in Church Street, on 18th May.

Canterbury Magistrates heard that Bollen had already repaid the cost of the ashtrays and were told that no evidence will be offered against him on a charge of criminal damage.

Bollen was bound over in the sum of £100 to keep the peace for a year.

 

 

LICENSEE LIST

LOATHIS William ????

WARD Mr 1790+

WEST P 1828+ Pigot's Directory 1828-29

WEST John 1832-39+ Pigot's Directory 1832-34

BEER James 1847+

HODGES Albert Fred 1858+

HODGES John 1851-74+ (also blacksmith age 51 in 1871Census)

HODGES Charlotte Mrs 1881-Nov/1910 (widow age 70 in 1891Census)Whitstable Times

HODGES Albert Fred (son) 1901-Nov/1910 (age 46 in 1901Census) Kelly's 1903Canterbury Journal

HAYWARD John Nov/1910-30+ (age 57 in 1911Census) Whitstable TimesKelly's 1924

WALLIS Arthur Charles 1931+ (age 58 in 1931Census)

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

 

Pigot's Directory 1828-29From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29

Pigot's Directory 1832-34From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34

Whitstable TimesWhitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald

Canterbury JournalCanterbury Journal, Kentish Times and Farmers' Gazette

CensusCensus

Kelly's 1903From the Kelly's Directory 1903

Kelly's 1924From the Kelly's Directory 1924

 

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