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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."
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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;
David Tuthwell, "True
Britain;"
and Edward Gordon, "Pine Apple,"
applied
for spirit licences, but which were refused.
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From the Kentish Gazette, 8 September 1857.
This was the annual licensing day. There were 129 applications for
renewal of licences all of which were granted.
Six beer-house keepers applied for licenses. They were — Edward
Godden, "Pineapple," St. George’s;
John Ratcliffe, "Laurel-tree," Northgate;
J. Stevens, "Dolphin", St. Radigund’s;
T. Rogers, "Sir Robert Peel," High-street;
W. O. Carter, "True Briton," Northgate;
W. Friend, "Eagle Tavern," Ivy-lane.
Mr. Eaden opposed the granting a licence to the "Laurel Tree,"
Northgate, on behalf of the landlord and tenant of the "Providence,"
and read a memorial — signed by a number of the neighbours, in which
it was stated that there were already five licensed houses within a
hundred yards of the applicant’s house.
A counter memorial was presented by Mr. Ratclitffe - signed by about
150 of the neighbours in support of his application, on the ground
that the defendant had kept his beer house in an orderly manner for
the last five years. This, Mr. Eaden declared, was no ground
whatever for granting the application.
The Court was then cleared. Upon the re-admission of the public it
was announced that the license would be granted to the "Laurel
Tree," as also to the "Sir Robert Peel," to the "Eagle Tavern," and
to the "Pine Apple." The applications of the "True Briton" and of
the "Dolphin" were refused.
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LICENSEE LIST
ROGERS Thomas 1852-61+ (age 68 in 1861 )
Historic
Canterbury web site www.machadoink.com
Census
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