SIR ROBERT PEEL Pubs of Canterbury

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Sort file:- Canterbury, August, 2024.

Page Updated:- Monday, 26 August, 2024.

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Paul Skelton

Earliest 1842-

Sir Robert Peel

Latest 1868-

(Name to)

19 High Street

Canterbury

Sir Robert Peel, born 5th February 1788 and died 2nd July 1850 was responsible for the creation of the police force in 1829 in London and by 1857 all cities in the U.K. were obliged to have their own police force.

The 1861 Census described Robert Thomas as an Eating House Keeper, so this may have started off as an early licensed restaurant.

I have heard mention of a pub called the "Sir Robert Peel" at number 19 High Street, but no definite date. By 1874 the building was called the "Greyhound."

I will assume from the above information that the pub was named the "Sir Robert Peel" after or around 1857, when Canterbury certainly had their own police force, although I believe the building was there in 1842. Whether the premises was called a different name before this year still remains unknown, but next door and going back to 1587 was the "George and Dragon Family and Commercial Hotel and Posting House."

Kentish Gazette, 21 September 1852.

Thursday. Licensing.

This being the adjourned licensing day, those parties, whose licences had been suspended, again attended, and after receiving animadversion for their irregularity of conduct, had their licences granted, but with a decided caution that if again complaints were made against them they would not have their licences in future.

These parties were:- John Stairs, of the "Eight Bells," King Street;

John Noble, "Kentish Arms;"

George Kilner, "City of London;"

John Jordan, "White Heart;"

John Gillis, "Bricklayers' Arms;"

Elizabeth Forbes, "Oddfellows Arms;"

John Murphy, "Carpenter's Arms;"

Richard Wellard, "George and Dragon," Westgate;

Joseph Pentecost, "Royal George;"

and George Crow, "Rose and Crown."

Applications for New Licences.

Thomas Rodgers, of the "Sir Robert Peel" beer shop;