18 Broad Street

Canterbury

Above photo 1930, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Above map 1874 identified by Rory Kehoe.

Above map 1874 identified by Rory Kehoe.

Above photo, 1942, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Above photo 1942, the aftermath of the Luftwaffe's Baedeker Raids. This photo was taken shortly after the initial clear up and appears to show the demolition of what remained of the buildings, at the western corner of Lady Wooton's Green and Broad Street, presumably as the bombed-out ruins were considered structurally unsafe. Kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Above photo, 1942, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. The aftermath of the Luftwaffe's Baedeker raid, showing the ruins of Lady Wotton's Green and the rear of the 3 Cups.

Above photo, 1943, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Above Google image, July 2015, showing the location of the "Three Cups."

Above photo, August 2017, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Only traced from the licensees so far from between 1874 and 1922. I am told this was situated three doors from Lady Wootton's Green.

Looking at the picture above, I would say that this establishment was a casualty of WW2.

Licensee Arthur Dobson is brother to Thomas Dobson of the "Two Bells."

According to the notes found on the "Poem of Canterbury" document, the pub was called the "Ethlebert" prior to 1874.

LICENSEE LIST

HAYWARD Thomas 1874+

WHITTAKER John 1881-91+ (age 42 in 1881)

CHAMPS Thomas Henry 1901+

DOBSON Arthur Edward 1903+

WALLER Albert 1913+

REID John 1922+

https://pubwiki.co.uk/ThreeCups.shtml

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