26 Old English Gentleman Park Street / 26-30 New Street
Ashford
Above photo, circa 1900. |
Above photo 21 August 1912. New Inn is extreme right. Next to it
is a garage which - along with a few buildings beyond - was, I believe,
demolished in the 1930s and replaced with the (art deco) Caffyns garage
which later expanded onto the New Inn site (Caffyns survived until the
1990s, I believe). Opposite the garage, on the left side of the
photograph, is the very narrow top of Forge Lane, lost under the
ring-road. Information supplied by Richard Ticknall.
The sign just shown under the one titled MOTOR GARAGE is of the "British
Volunteer." |
Pigot's directory of 1832 describes George Philpott as brewer.
From the Kentish Gazette, 2 October 1838.
DEATHS.
Sept. 19, Mr. George Philpott, landlord of the "New Inn," Ashford,
after a long and painful illness.
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From the Kentish Gazette, 9 September 1845.
On Tuesday last, as Mr. James Palmer, butcher, Mr. Adorns, miller,
of Bethersden, and a Mr. Dalton, were returning from Ashford market
in a light cart, the horse shied and ran away. The reins
unfortunately broke, which threw Mr. Palmer to the ground with such
force as to deprive him of his senses, he was taken to the "New
Inn," Ashford, where he expired on Thursday night. An inquest was
held at the above inn on Friday, when a verdict of Accidental Death
was returned.
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Kentish Gazette, 26 October 1852.
Wholesale Smashing.
Charles Noakes, 22, whitesmith, Charles, Shopcott, 25, tailor, and
Robert Saunders, 24, labourer, were charged with uttering
certain counterfeit coin well knowing it to be counterfeit at
Ashford, on the 28th August last.
Noakes and Shopcott pleaded guilty, the other prisoner not guilty.
Saunders was then placed upon his trial, when Mr. Dawson fully
explained the nature of the case to the jury, and Mr. Horne examined
the following witnesses, who deposed as follows:—
Mary Hunt, lives with her brother at the "Bricklayers Arms" at
Ashford. The prisoners came to the house on the 28th August.
Saunders' wife engaged two beds for them, and said they were all one
party. They left a bundle and went out; that was
about eight. Noakes and Shopcott returns about 9.
By the prisoner:— I can't say how the woman was dressed, but I think
I should know her again. My sister told me the woman's
name was Saunders.
Sarah Hills, the barmaid at the "New Inn," Ashford; on the evening
in question Saunders and Noakes came for 2 cigars, and
gave in payments a 5s. piece. She put the coin into the till;
afterwards took it out upon hearing bad money was passing
hearing, and gave it to Mrs. Tatnell.
By the prisoner:— I can't say which prison have gave me the money.
The prisoner then applied for the witness's deposition
before the Magistrates to be read, as he contended that she had made
a different statement on a former occasion; but upon
referring to them it was evident he had mistaken the witness.
Mrs. Tatnell, landlady of the "New Inn," Ashford, deposed to the
last witness giving her a bad crown piece from the till. She
looked at it, thought it was a good one, and returned it to the
till; in an hour afterwards took it out again; it was the only
crown piece in the till at the time.
By the prisoner:— Did not see you in the house that day.
Henry Epps gave the crown piece to Superintendent Gifford.
The superintendent procured the coin in question. Apprehended Noakes
and Shopcott the same day. Asked them about the
basket left at the public house, but they denied all knowledge of
it. There was a drinking cup, a check, and several shirts in
the basket. Witness took out two of the shirts and began kicking
them about the room. Two of the prisoners then said:— "You
----- they are our shirts you are kicking about."
Hunt deposed to the prisoners leaving the bundle at the house. A
great number of other witnesses were examined,
connecting the prisoner with the others in the uttering of the base
coin.
The prisoner, in proclaiming his innocence, complained that the
money found in his possession, and which was the produce
of the sale of his goods, had been kept from him, and that he was
therefore prevented from obtaining the assistance of
counsel to defend him. He had made repeated applications for it to
the master of the prison.
Mr Fenn, the master of the goal corroborated the prisoners
statement, and said that he had written to the Superintendent
(Gifford) for the money; but he refused to give it up. After a short
consultation between the magistrates, the Chairman
inquired if the prisoner had anything further to urging his defence.
He replied by throwing himself upon the mercy of the
court. The Chairman then summed up, and with respect to the
detention of the money found on the prisoner, and the
committing magistrates were of opinion that it was the produce of
fraud, and that therefore it would have been highly
improper had allowed such money to have been applied by the prisoner
in defending himself against the charges brought
against him. That was the magistrates impression.
The jury after a brief consultation, found the prisoners guilty.
Twelve calendar months House of Correction, hard labour.
The three prisoners, come up with the addition of Catherine
Saunders, were then charged with stealing a silver drinking mug.
William Pennington, Esq., stated that he had in his possession on
27th August a drinking cup. He used it last on Barham
Downs; and when on his road home with his carriage he was told by
his butler of it being taken. He had since compared the
cup with another in his possession, and they corresponded.
John Joy Hunt, landlord of the "Bricklayer's Arms" public house, said
that all four prisoners came to his house on the day in
question, when the female asked him if he could accommodate them
with two beds. On being told that they could be lodged,
the female prisoner consigned the basket into witnesses hand, and he
gave it to his sister, who placed it in the back kitchen.
The cup was afterwards found in the basket.
Several letters for handed in, showing a correspondence they were
carrying on with a gang in and around Chichester.
The jury, with little deliberation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty
in the instance of the female prisoner, and the male prisoners
guilty.
Four calendar month House of Correction, hard labour, from and after
the expiration of their previous sentence.
At the inclusion of this case, we understand that Mr. Pennington
made the Superintendent a present of a £10 note, as a
acknowledgement for his efforts in tracing and obtaining possession
of the stolen drinking cup.
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Southeastern Gazette, 18 January 1853.
The adjourned inquest on the bodies of Charles and John Blackman,
two children, who unfortunately lost their lives by eating some cake
ornaments, which they picked up in the street, was held at the "New
Inn," on Monday, when a verdict of “Poisoned by accidentally taking
arsenic" was returned.
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Kentish Gazette, Tuesday 5 July 1859.
ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON.
Ann Wise was charged with stealing 4s. 11d. from the person of
Martha Buchanan, at Ashford.
Mr. Russell appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Ribton for the
defence.
Martha Buchanan was the wile of John Buchanan, a waggoner at
Chartham. On the 13th June she went to the "New Inn" public-house,
at Ashford. Had known the prisoner from a child. Prisoner came in
while witness was in the house. Witness had her purse in her pocket
about seven o’clock, when at the railway station, which was just
before she was at the public-house. There was about 4s. 6d in the
purse. Prisoner came into the public-house, and asked witness to
stand something. Before she could answer, prisoner put her hand in
witness's pocket, and ran away, and witness ran after her. She ran
into a cottage. Witness went to the police, and the prisoner was
arrested in the house of a Mrs. Brown. She was lying on the bed, up
stairs.
Cross-examined:- It was about half-past seven in the evening when I
lost my money. I bad been shopping all day. I had been in a
public-house (the "Red Lion"), where I had a glass of ale. I also
went to the "Bricklayers' Arms," and had some ale and meat with a
friend. I went to no other public-house until I went to the "New
Inn." No one eles saw the prisoner put her hand in my pocket that I
am aware of.
George Bish, a fruiterer, at Ashford, was at the "New Inn" on the
night in question. Saw the prosecutor and prisoner in the inn. The
prosecutor met Mrs. Buchanan coming out of the public-house, and she
said she had lost her purse. He went to the bar and had some gin and
water. He was there about five minutes, when he went into the
parlour, and saw the prisoner sitting there with other witnesses.
Re-examined:- Was quite sure that prisoner was in the parlour of the
"New Inn" after Mrs. Buchanan had left.
Mr. Ribton said he really thought it was useless to go on further
with the case.
Mr. Russell said he had another witness to call.
Jane Leman lived in Gravel-walk, Ashford, and Mrs. Brown lived next
door to her. Saw Mrs. Brown and another girl go past the house on
the night in question. Did not see Ann Wise until she passed in
company with an officer.
The Court, at this point, stopped the case, and a verdict of "Not
Guilty" was returned.
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South Eastern Gazette, 9 September, 1862.
Licences.
This was the annual licensing day. The landlords of the
"Marlborough," "New Inn," and "Fountain," all in Ashford, were
cautioned by the bench respecting their allowing prostitutes to
assemble in their houses.
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From the Maidstone Telegraph, Rochester and Chatham Gazette, 26 October 1861.
Ashford.
The inquest on the body of Sergeant Whorley, musketry instructor and
drill sergeant to the rifle corps, who was accidentally shot while
at ball practice, was held on the 14th inst. at the "New Inn,"
before Mr. T. T. Delasaux.
The jury returned the following verdict:- "We find that the deceased
Jeremiah James Whorley, was accidentally shot whilst marking for a
firing party at the Ashford Rifle Volunteers; and we recommend that
in future no firing practice be allowed without the use of signals
ordered by the School of Musketry, both at the butts and by the
firing party.
The deceased was buried with full military honours in the Ashford
Cemetery, on Thursday.
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Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser, Tuesday 24 May 1864.
ASHFORD LOCAL BOARD.
At the Petty Sessions, on Tuesday, before G. E. Sayer, Esq, Major
Groves, and H. B. Walker, Esq., George Pellett, 44, labourer, was
brought up on a charge of stealing a clothes line, value 1s. 6d.,
from the yard of the "New Inn," Ashford.
The line was the property
of the ostler, who deposed that he saw the line hanging up in the
yard about half-past eight on Sunday evening week, and about eleven
o'clock he missed it. The prisoner had been in the yard just before.
Police Constable George Dunk found a similar piece of line in the
prisoner's back yard. It was exactly the same length as that stolen, and of a similar kind, and the mark where it had been cut
corresponded with that on the portion left behind. The complainant
believed it was the line stolen.
William Savage, uncle of the
prisoner, deposed that the prisoner lived with him for eleven weeks
in the early part of last year, and that during that time his wife
used a piece of line similar to that produced.
The Bench considered
it a suspicious case, but discharged the prisoner. |
The building was destroyed by bombing (c1944); bombs dropped on Ashford because
of Railway Works and to jettison before Channel. Richard Ticknall says:- "In my
lifetime I do not believe there has not been a street in Ashford named Old
English Gentlemen Park Street."
LICENSEE LIST
PIERCE Shadrach 1828+
PHILPOTT George 1832-Oct/38 dec'd
CRIER Philip 1841+ (age 60 in 1841)
TATNELL Daniel 1951+ (age 47 in 1851)
RANDLE Henry 1858+
CHEESEMAN George 1861+ (New Street) (age 56 in 1861)
HAYWARD Joseph 1862+
STACEC Norton 1871+ (age 33 in 1871)
(occupation given as Hostler at 30 New Street, "New Inn Tap.")
WOOD Thomas 1871+ (age 32 in 1871)
BACK Richard 1874+
COLLINS George 1881-82+ (age 36 in 1881)
OAKLEY William George 1891+ (age 33 in 1891)
CAHILL Andrew 1901+ (age 46 in 1901)
TOLHURST Stephen 1903-22+ (age 40 in 1911)
RICH John 1930+
CUTHBERT George 1938-39+ (age 54 in 1939)
https://pubwiki.co.uk/NewInn.shtml
From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
Census
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