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Sort file:- Ashford, August, 2021.

Page Updated Ashford:- Wednesday, 04 August, 2021.
PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1841-

 Saracens Head Tap

Latest 1911+

3 Park Street

Ashford

Saracen's Head Tap

Above photo, date unknown, kindly sent by Andy Turner, showing a charabanc outing from what is believed to be the "Saracens Head Tap."

 

I have also seen this referred to as the "Saracen's Head Shades."

 

Kentish Gazette, 15 April 1851.

EAST KENT SESSION.

George White, 30, convicted of having, on the 5th of April stolen a cloth, two pieces of meat, and a piece of liver the property of Robert Bean, at Ashford.

G. Barns deposed of having seen the prisoner go out of the "Fountain" public-house, Ashford, with the articles stolen.

A Constable of Ashford said, he went to the "Saracens Head Tap," and was told by the landlady that prisoner was a "good-for-nothing fellow," and had brought the articles there, but did not say whether for sale or not.

Prisoner, in defence, said he was requested by a man unknown to him, to take the goods to the "Saracens Head Tap," which he did, but found no owner.

Two weeks' hard labour, and once whipped.

 

 

LICENSEE LIST

WALTER William 1841+ (age 50 in 1841Census)

WAKEFIELD James 1861+ (age 49 in 1861Census)

THURSTON Susanah Thurston 1881+ (widow age 40 in 1881Census)

BALLARD Edward 1891+ (age 39 in 1891Census)

GRIGGS Herbert Griggs 1901+ (age 32 in 1901Census)

FACER Charles William 1903+ Kelly's 1903

KINGSNORTH Herbert 1911+ (manager age 25 in 1911Census)

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

 

Kelly's 1903From the Kelly's Directory 1903

CensusCensus

 

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