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Page Updated:- Sunday, 26 June, 2022.
PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1744-

(Name from)

 Three Compasses

Latest 1785

7 The Stade/48 Radnor Street

Folkestone

 

This may have been the "Carpenter's Arms" originally, but to date there is no hard evidence to prove this theory.

Any further information or indeed photographs would be appreciated. Please email me at the address below.

This page is still to be updated.

 

From the Kentish Gazette, February 21 – 24, 1759. Kindly sent from Alec Hasenson.

Cutter for sale at the Sign of the Three Compasses at Folkestone, 26th February.

 

Folkestone Sessions Books 1765 – 1779 & 1792 - 1811.

General Sessions 29 April 1765.

Before John Hague (Mayor), Mr. John Jordan, Mr. William Pope, Mr. Thomas Baker, Mr. Thomas Rolfe, and Mr. John Baker.

Neat Ladd, James Francklyn, Chas. Hill, Thos. Wilton, Ambrose Dadd, Ric Boxer, Widow Jeffery, Widow Gittens, Ric Beear, Mary Gittens, and Joseph Trevillon were fined at this Session 3/4 each for having false measures in their houses, which fines were paid into the hands of the Overseers of the Poor.

Neat Ladd, George; James Francklyn, Rose; Charles Hill, White Hart; Thomas Wilton, no record; Ambrose Dadd, Chequers; Richard Boxer, Fishing Boat; Widow Jeffery, Royal George; Widow Gittens, North Foreland; Richard Beear, Three Compasses; Mary Gittens, Privateer; Joseph Trevillon, Crown.

 

LICENSEE LIST

BROMLEY Richard Mentioned 1744 Bastions

BOXER Jacob c1765 1772 Bastions

Last pub licensee had BEER Richard 1772 1785 Bastions

 

BastionsFrom More Bastions of the Bar by Easdown and Rooney

 

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