17 Hardres Street/Staffordshire Road
Ramsgate
Above photo, 1898. |
Above photo, 1922. |
Above photo, date unknown. |
Above photos by Paul Skelton 21 July 2012. |
The premises was once a Cannon Brewery House and was the meeting place
for members of the Ancient order of Druids (St Aethelbryht Lodge, number
425). The premises was later to be used as the Burlesque Hair Stylist, the
façade of the inn being little altered but the
entrance to the right being blocked up and access to the stylists from a
door on the left-hand side of the premises.
Southeastern Gazette, 23 August 1853.
RAMSGATE. TO LET,
With immediate Possession, in consequence of the present occupier
being otherwise engaged.
THE "WOODMAN INN," Hardres-street, in the above-named fashionable
watering-place, now overflowing with visitors. Fixtures, stock, and
furniture, to be taken at Valuation, which will amount to about
£300. Apply on the premises.
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Southeastern Gazette, 13 September 1853.
Nicholls v. Merryweather, proprietor of the "Royal Albion Hotel,"
for selling wines. The same witnesses proved the case. The defence
in this case was that the party who was supplied with the wine went
into a private room, and the waiter supplied the wine thinking they
were guests of the occupants of the rooms.
Fined 15s. and 14s. costs.
At this stage of the proceedings Mr. Child suggested that as they
did not press for penalties, they were willing to withdraw the
informations upon the several defendants paying the costs incurred.
The following persons were then mulcted in 5s. 6d. each:—
Wm. Hudson, "Bull and George Hotel;" James Corben, "Royal Oak;"
Thomas Parnell, "Admiral Harvey;" Charles Brittain, the "Mitre;"
Charles Page, the "Woodman;" George Holmes, "Trafalgar Hotel;" Henry
Simmons, "Lord Nelson;" George Mussared, "Spread Eagle;" Richard Butler, "Cinque Ports Arms."
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Thanet Advertiser, Saturday 18 October 1890.
The Druids.
As the lodge room of this order, at the "Woodman Inn," is at present
being altered and renovated, the members who hold a smoking concert at
Bro. Spain's, "Cannon Inn," St Lawrence, on Wednesday evening next, when
the attendance of members of kindred orders and other friends is
invited. One of the objects of the gathering will be to receive
benevolent contributions for the benefit of Bro. F. Rogers, who has been
for some time prevented by the attack of paralysis from following his
occupation.
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Thanet Advertiser, Saturday 9 June 1900.
Drunk and disorderly.
William Ward, fisherman, pleaded guilty to a charge of having been
drunk and disorderly on June 2nd.
P.C. Ward proved the case and a fine of 15s., including costs, was
imposed.
A Landlord Fined.
Henry Thomas Curling, licensed victualler, of the "Woodman Inn," Hardres Street, was summoned for selling intoxicating liquor to a
drunken person, one William Ward (the defendant in the previous
case,) on June 2nd.
Mr. E. Wotton appeared on behalf of defendant who pleaded guilty,
and stated that the offence was committed unknowingly.
Police Sergeant Creedy stated that shortly before 10 p.m. On the
date named he went into the "Woodman Inn," in company with Detective
Sergeant Paine. There they saw Ward, who was drunk, served with a
glass of ale. Witness called the barmaid's attention to the man's
condition, and she made no reply, but called the landlord, who said
that if he had seen the man he should not have been served. Ward was
unsteady in his gait and his clothes were dusty all over.
Miss Mabel Elizabeth Sutton, niece of the defendant said Ward and
three other men came into the house and ordered drinks. She did not
notice that Ward was drunk. One of the other men called for the
drinks. Ward was not noisy enough to attract her attention.
Mr. Wotton admitted the facts. The young lady who served drinks did
not observe that the man was intoxicated, but unfortunately that was
no defence in law, and it had been decided that even if the drink
was not ordered by the drunk and person, the landlord of a house was
liable for selling liquor to a drunken person. he (Mr. Wotton)
thought the Chief Constable would agree with him when he said that
Mr. Curling had always conducted the house well in the past and
there had been no complaints concerning it. It was one of those
cases which no publican, however well conducted his house, could
possibly avoid.
In answer to the Chairman, defendant said he had held a licence for
14 years.
The Chief Constable said what Mr. Wotton had stated was quite
correct. There had been no charge against the landlord or any other
complaint against the house whatsoever.
The Chairman said the Bench must convict, and a fine of 10s. and 8s.
cost would be imposed. The licence would not be endorsed.
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Thanet Times, Tuesday 6 October, 1964.
One of the youngest licences in Thanet.
Claiming to be one of the youngest licences in Thanet is Mr. Michael Philpott
and his wife, Sheila, of the "Woodman Inn," Hardres Street,
Ramsgate. They are both 26.
Hailing from Oxted, Surrey, Mr. Philpott took over as licensee of
the house 8 months ago. He said that his brewers, Tomson and Wotton,
had told him that he and his wife were the youngest tenants on their
books.
The "Woodman Inn" is the first public house the couple have
taken. Before that Mr. Philpott had completed a management training
course and had run a British Legion Club.
Giving her reasons why they moved to Thanet to take a pub, Mrs.
Philpott said that it had always been there ambition and they came
to Ramsgate on a day's outing last year.
"It was a terrible day, for the town appealed to us," she said.
"In particular we liked the harbour."
The life in a pub, the couple said in unison, is something they
enjoy.
A formal shorthand typist, mother of two, Mrs. Philpott
commented:- "We both like meeting people and it is a very good
social life."
Of their customers the couple have a high regard. "They are
friendly and sociable and we have some excellent regulars."
Looking to the future, Mr. Philpott said that already
organisations held their weddings at the "Woodman Inn" and he was
now trying to build up a trade for small parties and weddings.
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LICENSEE LIST
SILK William 1839-47+
PAGE Charles 1851-53+ (also coal merchant age 40 in 1851)
CULL James 1858-67+ (also mason age 54 in 1861)
GOLDSMITH Joseph 1881-82+ (age 33 in 1881)
CURLING Henry Thomas 1890-1907+ (age 40 in 1881)
JOSLING Henry William 1913-22+
HOLLAND Harry 1929-36+
BOWMAN John R 1938+
PACKER George Henry 1939+
LOVE W G 1951-57+
PHILPOTT Michael Mar/1964+
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Census
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
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