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Facing South Barracks
10-12 Walmer Road/Dover Road
Walmer
Above pictures taken from Google maps showing the second incarnation
of the "Royal Standard." Picture taken 2010.
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From the Kentish Gazette Friday 5 February, 1813. p.1 col.1
Walmer: "COCKING":
"A Main of Cocks and Stags to be fought at the Royal Standard, Walmer
Road, on Wednesday 10 February for Five Guineas a battle between the
gentlemen of Dover and the gentlemen of Walmer Road – also two pair of
Great Cocks to be fought; one Shak Bag to fight before dinner, and one
after dinner. An ordinary will be on the table at a quarter before One
o'clock."
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From the Kentish Gazette, 12 April 1842.
WALMER.
Yesterday se’nnight an inquest was held before Mr. Emmerson, coroner, at
the "Royal Standard," on the body of John Beal, a person of unsound
mind, who destroyed himself by cutting his throat with a case knife. It
appears that on the Friday preceding, during the temporary absence of
the person who had charge of him, he drew a knife across his throat and
inflicted a desperate wound; he lingered until Monday, when death put an
end to his sufferings.
Verdict:— "Destroyed himself whilst in a state of temporary
derangement." It is said the poor fellow had been annoyed by a person
frequently halloing and hooting, we hope thoughtlessly, under his
window.
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Kent Herald, 19 June 1845.
Warmer. Accidental Poisoning.
On Thursday last an inquest was held, by Mr. Emerson, at the "Royal Standard,"
Warmer, on the body of Anne Maria Hill, aged two years and six months.
It appeared from the evidence of her disconsolate and nearly heartbroken father,
that he had just taken her into his house and put her down whilst he went to the
"Royal Standard" for his dinner beer, which perhaps occupied three or four
minutes; on his return to the house he found the child eating something which it
had picked up during the time he was absent; he, of course took it away from the
child, and tasted in it himself found it very sweet, but at that moment took no
more notice of it.
It appears during the time Hills and his wife was sitting at dinner, the child
was taken very sick, and vomited a great deal. Suspicion having been excited
that this was caused by what the child had been eating the father immediately
went for a medical man, taking with him the remainder of the stuff he had taken
from his child. Mr. Watt immediately attended, and found the child had eaten
white arsenic, mixed with wheat meal, sugar, and water, and declared the poor
infant to be in a dying state.
Mr. Watt tried all that skill and art could suggest, but the poor child breathed
its last in about three hours afterwards, in great agony. It appeared on the
inquest that Kemp and his wife, at whose house Hills was lodging, had been
cleaning out their house, and had incautiously thrown out a quantity of the said
arsenic into the yard, where the child had picked it up; the piece eaten was the
size of a man's thumb; there were several other pieces found scattered about.
It appears Kemp had the preparation given him to poison black beetles, by a man
of the name of Mercer.
The coroner severely rebuked both these parties for the carelessness in the use
of such a deadly poison. It is said this is the second child that has suffered
from a similar cause.
Hills is coachman of Walmer beach, and the child, an only one, was remarkably
pretty and engaging. The parents are in a state bordering on distraction.
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Kentish Gazette, 16 December 1851.
DEATHS.
Nash:— Dec. 5, at Walmer, Sarah, wife of Mr. Thomas Nash, landlord of
the "Royal Standard," Lower Walmer, aged 42.
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Further mentions found in Pigot's directory of 1828 and 1840 with an
address of Walmer Road.
Developments were taking place in Lower Walmer around 1848 and the
building of St. Saviours had just started, it was consecrated on 2nd July
1849 and a celebration was held at the "Royal Standard."
Due to developments the original pub was demolished and rebuilt around
1865 to a site a little further up Dover Road and on the same side.
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Kentish Gazette, 6 January 1857.
Death by Neglect and Exposure.
On Sunday se’nnight, about five o'clock, a young man, named
Thomas Roach, was found lying in a stable, in rear of the "Standard
Inn", Walmer
Road, in an almost lifeless condition, he was immediately conveyed
to his father’s house, a short distance from the spot, and a doctor
sent for, but before he arrived the unfortunate deceased had
breathed his last. It appears that deceased had drunk pretty freely
on Saturday night, and is supposed to have gone to the stable, where
he was found by the landlord the following morning, who placed some
straw beneath him, and a coat over him. An interval of many hours
elapsed between the first discovery of Roach at six o’clock in the
morning, and the removal of the body at five o'clock in the evening,
during which time he must have suffered greatly from the keen
severity of the weather.
An inquest was held on the body on Tuesday afternoon, before R. J.
Emmerson, Esq., coroner.
Verdict, "Died from congestion of the brain, caused by excessive
drinking."
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From the Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General
Advertiser, Saturday 17 April, 1858.
PUBLIC HOUSE TO LET
TO BE LET, the well known Public House called the "Royal Standard,"
facing the South Barracks, Lower Walmer.
For further particulars, apply to Mr. Hoile, Brewer, Sandwich.
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Kentish Gazette, Tuesday 24 October 1865.
WALMER. Building Company (Limited.)
A meeting of the Provisional Directors of this Company took place at
the "Royal Standard Hotel" on Tuesday
evening. The report made of the number of shares taken since last
meeting was highly encouraging, five-hundred shares in round numbers being now taken. The articles of
association were signed, and Mr. Rose was
instructed to proceed to London forthwith, to register the Company.
By the articles of the association the
Company has power to extend its operations to any other place
besides Walmer if an eligible opportunity occurs.
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The Lord Warden Lodge No 1096 met first in the "Royal Standard Hotel,"
North Barrack Road Walmer in 1866. The lodge was consecrated on the 21st
April 1866.
The Lodge next moves to the "Lord
Warden Inn," North Barrack Road, which in fact just over the road.
The Lodge also moved a number of times, holding meetings in the following
Leith Estate Office, the Strand 1870. Believed to be by the old Marines
Swimming Pool.
"Public Rooms Park St".1876 ??
St Georges Hall, Park St 1880
Forresters Hall North Barrack Road, 1893?
The pub was closed by 1870 to become a home for the Rev. Charles Elvin
and remained a private residence known as Wexcombe House and the Grange.
Just after WW1 it was again changed to become the "Fair
Maid of Kent."
LICENSEE LIST
BLYTHE Stephen 1810-21
SNELLING Henry
1821+26
KOPETZKY Joseph 1826-28+
SMITH Jessie
PEARCE Thomas 1832-39
 
NASH Thomas 1839-55+
(age 46 in 1851 )
 
BARNES Thomas 1858+
LAWS John William 1859-61 (Census)
1865 rebuilt slightly further up the road
ATTWOOD John Jennings 1865+
Closed around 1870
https://pubwiki.co.uk/Standard.shtml
From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
From the Pigot's Directory 1839
From the Pigot's Directory 1840
From
Bagshaw Directory 1847
From Melville's Directory 1858
Census
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