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Earliest 1302

 Rose Inn

Still open

The Green

(Wickhambreaux)

Canterbury

Rose Inn 1995

Above photo taken in 1995 by Olwen Fenton.
Rose Inn at Wickhambreaux Rose Inn Wickhambreaux

Above photos by Nick Smith, reproduced under the Creative Commons License.

Rose Inn at Wickhambreaux

Above photo stolen from flickr by Jelltex on 31 August 2009.
Rose sign 1991

Rose sign July 1991.

Above with thanks from Brian Curtis www.innsignsociety.com

 

Only reference found so far is in the Wingham Division Ale Licence list, which shows the "Rose," Wickhambreaux, to be re-licensed for the sum of 8 shillings in 1740 indicating that the pub was present before 1740.

According to Donald Stuart's book "Old Kent Inns" Wickhambreaux is Wicham in AD 948, and Wykham Breuhuse by 1270, from the de Brayhuse family." The "Rose Inn" dates back to 1302 just after the first Prince of Wales was created and recorded as a farmhouse in the Domesday Book of 1086.

 

From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday, 18 January, 1907. Price 1d.

A temporary transfer of the "Rose," Wickhambreaux, from R. Marsh to A. Archer, was granted.

Mr. Marsh, it was stated, had had to leave the house as he was suffering from locomoter ataxy (inability to precisely control one's own bodily movements) and was also unable to be present. The new applicant had been gamekeeper to Mr. Wotton.

 

From the Dover Express and East Kent News, 6 May, 1910.

SPECIAL LICENSING SESSIONS

PLANS

Plans were submitted for a new entrance to the "Rose Inn," Wickhambreaux.

The plans were approved of.

 

 

LICENSEE LIST

HEWSON Ffrancis 1740+ Wingham Ale Licences 1740

SOLE John 1882+ Post Office Directory 1882

MASTERS Frederick 1899+ Kelly's 1899

ARCHER Alfred 1813+ Post Office Directory 1913

MARSH R to Jan/1907 Dover Express

ARCHER A Jan/1907+ Dover Express

TUCKER George 1934+ Kelly's 1934

 

Wingham Ale Licences 1740From Wingham Division Ale Licences 1740 Ref: KAO - QRLV 3/1

Post Office Directory 1882From the Post Office Directory 1882

Kelly's 1899From the Kelly's Directory 1899

Post Office Directory 1913From the Post Office Directory 1913

Kelly's 1934From the Kelly's Directory 1934

 

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