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76 St. Dunstan's Street/18 Westgate Street
Canterbury
01227 786726
Above photo, circa 1908, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. A photo taken
from Station Road West, showing what had been the "Star
Inn," part of which (behind the horse-drawn omnibus) became the
"Rose and Crown". The building on the extreme left was the Canterbury
Public Baths, which opened in 1906 but which was a victim of the
Luftwaffe's 1942 Baedeker Raids. |
Above photo 1942, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo, 1942, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo 1942, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo, 1942, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photos, date unknown, taken from the Historic Canterbury web site. |
Above photograph taken by Edward Wilmot in 1965. |
Above photo, 1983, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
 
Above photos and sign left taken by Paul Skelton, 19 May 2012.
Rose and Crown sign right March 1991.
Above with thanks from Brian Curtis
www.innsignsociety.com |
Above beer-mat, date unknown. |
This is another pub that has had a rather chequered past during the late
20th and early 21st century.
Said to have been built in the year 1689 and originally known as the the "Star" or "Starr" with an address of 77-79 St. Dunstan
Street, the "Star" ceased to exist
after 1860 but the "Rose and Crown"
appeared in 1846. However, as the addresses suggest the two pubs
amalgamated, the "Rose and Crown" may well be as old as the "Star."
The 1911 census stated that the premises had 6 rooms.
The "Rose and Crown," part of the building was listed Grade II on 3rd
December 1949 and another part on 3rd May 1967. The building being 16th
century with plastered front, restored in the 19th century.
Due to disorderly soldiers in the house and fighting outside after
leaving the licensee was given a caution on 31st August 1914.
An entry in Fremlin's 1950s publication called "Where shall we go,"
indicated the following:- Phone number - Canterbury 3583. Parking
accommodation - Public Park 1 minute. Remarks - Piano available. 2 minutes
from Canterbury West Station. City Bus Services outside door to all parts of
the City.
Around 1997 (perhaps 1995) it changed name to the "Tap
and Spile" as Whitbread sold it to the Tap and Spile chain of
public houses, which was one of the first pubco chains.
Later when Tap and Spile sold up (to Enterprise), it became the "Blind
Dog at St. Dunstan's," after the song by local group Caravan.
Next the "Unity," the "Swan"
of St. Dunstan's and eventually reverted to the "Rose and Crown" again.
The last name it had, after Enterprise sold the pub and Bob Griffiths
(now at the "Phoenix") left in 2012,
was the "CT2 Bar." I
think the "Rose and Crown" was closed for about a year, so the "CT2
Bar" ran for about 18 months from 2013 to 2015. Since then, the building
has been used as a Bed and Breakfast.
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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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Kentish Gazette, 28 September 1852.
Publican Fined.
George Crow, of the "Rose and Crown," St. Dunstan's, and Joseph
Pentecost, "Royal George," Wincheap, were charged with
having company in their houses tippling during divine services. The
former pleaded guilty, but alleged that it was a traveller
who came in with two railway porters; and the latter that two of his
company were travellers, two lodgers, and two had come
to pay him some money.
Drinking had been going on in each case, and the Bench fined each of
the defendant's 5s and 10s. costs.
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From the Kentish Chronicle and General Advertiser, 21 September, 1861. Price 1 1/2d.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM FIRE AT CANTERBURY.
The “Rose and Crown” public-house, Westgate Without, narrowly escaped
being the scene of a serious fire on Saturday. It appeared that the
attention of Mr. Gibbons, the landlord, was attracted by a smell of
burning wood in the bar, in consequence of which he made a careful
examination. He eventually discovered that the wall dividing his house
and the adjoining one was very hot, and by further investigation he
ascertained that some beam or timber in the wall was on fire, having
probably been ignited by a flue running up the wall close by. Of course
measures were promptly taken to prevent the extension of the devouring
element, the discovery was a most timely one, as had the fire burst out
in the night the consequences might have been of the most serious
character.
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From the Kentish Chronicle, 9 April, 1864.
SUDDEN DEATH.
On Sunday, Elizabeth Strand, aged 75, died very suddenly. The deceased
who resided in Orange Street, Canterbury, had been to London on a visit,
and returned on Sunday. She was met at the railway station by her
daughter. When leaving the station she complained of being very unwell,
and on reaching the “Rose and Crown” public house could go no further.
She got rapidly worse, and died in a few minutes. An inquest was held on
the body on Monday, when a verdict of “Died from Natural Causes” was
returned.
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From the Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald, Saturday 15 June 1912.
The license of the "Rose and Crown," St. Dunstan's Street, was, at the
Canterbury Police Court, on Friday last, transferred from Mr. Edward
Jarvis to Mr. Edward George Solley. |
LICENSEE LIST
OLIVER Cephus 1740+
QUEST Jeremiah 1801+
THOMAS John May 1838+
WANSTALL Thomas 1846
CROW George 1847-52+
KELTY George 1860
GIBBENS William C 1858-71+ (age 58 in 1871 )
  
CURRY Miss Suzannah 1874+
POPKIN Joseph 1874-78+
STEADMAN Alfred 1881-99+ (age 52 in 1891)
 
JARVIS Edward 1903-June/12
(age 49 in 1911)
SOLLY George Edward June/1912-24+
 
WOOD/HOOD Albert W 1927-34+
UPTON Frederick J 1938+
FOWLER Frederick 1939-45+
LAWRENCE James Charles 1949-52+
BARWICK Stanley Vincent & Al 1952-60+
WOOD Derek Charles 1967-75+
MULVEY Kevin & Wendy 1983-91+
GRIFFITHS Bob to 2012
https://pubwiki.co.uk/RoseCrown.shtml
Stapleton's
Guide 1838
From Bagshaw Directory 1847
From Melville's Directory 1858
From the Post Office Directory 1862
From the Post Office Directory 1874
Census
From the Post Office Directory 1882
From the Post Office Directory 1891
From the Post Office Directory 1903
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
From the Post Office Directory 1913
From the Post Office Directory 1922
From the Post Office Directory 1930
From the Post Office Directory 1938
Inns of Canterbury
by Edward Wilmot, 1988
Historic
Canterbury web site www.machadoink.com
Greens
Canterbury Directory 1868
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