ROSE Pubs of St Lawrence

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Sort file:- St Lawrence, September, 2024.

Page Updated:- Tuesday, 03 September, 2024.

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Paul Skelton

Earliest 1828-

Rose Inn

Closed Oct 1968

25 High Street (St Lawrence Street 1851)

St. Lawrence

Above photo, circa 1860.

Above photo, date unknown.

Above postcard, date unknown. At the end of the street in the centre of the picture is the "Wheatsheaf."

Rose Inn is shown on the left, circa 1940. The "White Horse" can be seen on the right.

Above image from Google showing the location in May 2014.

From an email received 19 March 2014.

Hello.

My Grandparents ran the 'Rose Inn' 25 High Street, St Lawrence, Kent, up until when my 4 elder siblings were young. My sister who was born in 1957 remembers playing in the grounds so it must have been up until the early 1960's when they moved back to London.

I attach a photo of my Grandparents (Alfred Bertram (Bert) and Louisa Cooper) behind the bar.

Kind regards,

Don Shrimpton.

Post Office Directory 1874 gives reference to a "Rose" at, St. Lawrence.

The last licensees Alfred Cooper and family sold the pub in 1966 to builders who demolished it and a petrol garage was built on the site, but this appears to have gone now (2014) and a Tesco store is now occupying the location. However, further information sent to me from Pamela Tyrie, tells me that he father Tom Nicholson was the last landlord of the pub, and held the license from between the summer of 1967 and left in October 1968 after which the pub did close.

From the Kentish Gazette 10 April 1838.

EAST KENT QUARTER SESSIONS.

These Sessions commenced on Friday at the Court Hose, St. Augustines, before W. Deedes, Esq, the Chairman.

William Streeting and Richard Streeting were charged with stealing one fir hurdle or wattle gate, of the value of 2s. 6d., the property of Ambrose Cullen, of Sturry, on the 12th of August last.

Ambrose Cullen:— Lives at Sturry. Is a victualler. ("Red Lion," Sturry). Lost a wattle gate from a field. Had seen it on Friday night, the 11th of August, and missed it the next day. Saw it again on the 22nd, at St. Laurence, in the Isle of Thanet, in Mr. Mascell's possession, of the "Rose." It was a particular make, and was manufactured with others in his own yard.

John Mascell said baviners and wagoners called at his house. The two young men took the wattle gate and a load of bavins to Ramsgate for sale. They said they had sold everything but the new wattle gate. One of them was about to sell it for a pot of beer, when he said "I will lend you a shilling, and you shall leave the wattle with me till next week." They said they had paid sixpence a piece to have it made. They divided the shilling between them. Cullen goes round the neighbourhood with the Kentish Gazette newspapers, and he sent for him to Ramsgate to let him know that he had a wattle, Cullen having stated that he had lost one.

John Smith, constable of Ramsgate:— On the 22nd August went with Cullen to take possession of the wattle, at St. Laurence.

William Crouch, constable of Sturry, apprehended the prisoners on the charge — one on the 17th and one on the 18th of January. They said they found the wattle.

Richard Streeting said he had picked up the wattle on the high road.

Guilty — To he imprisoned one month each in House of Correction, hard labour.

Southeastern Gazette, 2 August 1853.

Accident.

On Tuesday last an accident occurred which was attended with a fatal result. A man named Preston, residing at St. Lawrence, a labourer, went out to draw a bucket of water from a well in the yard adjoining his house, and was followed out by his daughter, about four years of age, who getting too near to it and losing her balance fell in. She was as soon as possible rescued, but life was extinct. An inquest was held at the "Rose Inn," St. Lawrence, on Wednesday last, before T. T. Delasaux, Esq., coroner for East Kent, when a verdict of "Accidental death" was returned.

From the Whitstable Times, 30 June, 1900.

DEATH FROM LEAD POISONING.

Dr. Hardman conducted an inquest at the "Rose Inn," St. Lawrence, on Friday afternoon, touching the death of Frederick Charles Turner, aged 15 years, a painter, of 69, Chapel Road, who died on the previous Tuesday from lead poisoning.

The evidence taken was to the effect that deceased became unwell about a month ago, after having been wet through one Sunday. On the following Friday his condition had become so serious that his mother, thinking he was suffering from rheumatism, took him to the Ramsgate General Hospital, where the doctor at once detected grave symptoms of lead poisoning. Deceased was detained at the hospital until his death.

The lad’s employer, Mr. Longley, gave him an excellent character, and said he was very sharp, but might have been rather careless as to washing his hands after work, and it is probable that it was through neglect of this precaution that the poison got into deceased’s system.

The jury returned a verdict of death from natural causes.

Thanet Advertiser, Friday 11 December 1931.

Old People's Concert.

The Ramsgate Old People's Dinner Fund has benefited to the extent of about £4 10s. as a result of two concerts held recently. The first, which was held at the "Rose Inn," St. Lawrence, on Saturday, realised 12s, and the second, which took place at the Ramsgate Social Club on Sunday, resulted in just under £4 being added to the funds.

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