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Station Road
Martin Mill
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Above is shown the Ugly Duckling 23 April 1995. Photo
by kind permission Dover Library. |
 
Sign left, August 1991.
With thanks from Brian Curtis
www.innsignsociety.com.
Ugly Duckling and sign right, November 2006.
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Above photo 2008 by Oast House Archive
Creative Commons Licence. |
The Ugly Duckling at Martin Mill was, it is believed, once called the
"Stagecoach Inn," before the arrival of the railway from Deal prompted the
name change to "Station Hotel." However, at present I have seen no
documentation confirming this.
Rumour has it that the name changed in the early 70s to the "Ugly
Duckling" as the building looked so sad.
According to the minutes of the Langdon Parish Council, 19 May 2008, they
were "sorry to learn that The "Ugly Duckling" has been forced to close as
the sale had fallen through".
Photos below shows the pub
in June 2010. The wall seems to have gone and sign removed, although the
second photo still shows the name of the pub and that it was supplied by
Scottish and Newcastle. The other end say "Freehouse".
Both pictures above kindly supplied by Stuart Kinnon, June 2010.
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From the Dover Mercury, 5 March, 1998.
The Ugly Duckling team gained their fifth Division 3 victory of the
season, beating Cherry Tree 3-2 on Sunday. |
The CAMRA branch meeting of June 2008 reported that the "Ugly Duckling" was up
for sale.
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From the Dover Express, 9 April, 2009
Ugly Ducking into beautiful homes?
A FORMER pub in Martin Mill could be converted into homes.
The Ugly Duckling freehold has been bought by a Kent hotel operator
for £220,000. An application to change the pub into a residential
property is to be made.
Kevin Chapman, from sale agents Christie & Co, said: "There is
continued demand for similar properties and businesses - even in the
current economic circumstances."
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From the Dover Mercury, 23 April, 2009.
Gone for good
THE final pints have probably been pulled at a village pub, which
looks unlikely to ever reopen for business.
The Ugly Duckling at Martin Mill has been sold for about £220,000 and
the buyer is a former hotel operator in Kent who will now seek planning
permission to change the building to a home.
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In 1977 the local folk group Portchalice released an album, recorded
live at the "Ugly Ducking. |
Above showing the reverse of the cover, which says the following:-
PORTCHALICE
at the Ugly Duckling.
Side One Fairmoy Lassies Whip Jamboree/Drunken Sailor Barnyards o'Delgaty Thursday Night New York Girls Flower of Scotland Salty Dog Blues Blow Ye Winds Side Two Foggy Mountain Breakdown Don’t Tell I, Tell ee Paddy Clancy's Fancy. Willie Clancy's Jig Lowlands Away Haste to the Wedding
Whiskey in the Jar Finale © 1977 Andy Bassil: mandolin, guitar, vocals Jimmy Gorman: bass Roy Landeg: guitar, vocals Paul Lunsford: banjo, vocals Jim Stewart: fiddle PORTCHALICE —
AN 'INTERNATIONAL' FOLK GROUP Although the Group is Dover based, the lads - who all work in the port -
are far from being natives of Kent. Indeed, the sole English
representative is Andy Bassil who hails from Shoreham in Sussex. Paul
Lunsford, the Group's banjo player, has lived most of his life in the
Americas before moving to Wales and eventually Dover. The remainder of
the Group is a trio of Scots - or to be more accurate, two Fifers and a
Scotsman. Jim (Fiddler) Stewart and Roy Landeg are natives of the
ancient kingdom of Fife on the East Coast of Scotland, while jovial
Jimmy Gorman comes from Greenock in the West. Roy Landeg On this, their first album, the Group is heard in concert at ‘The Ugly
Duckling', an attractive country pub at Martin Mill near Dover. It was
in this pub that the lads moulded and polished themselves into the
professional outfit recorded here. Cover Photo: Eddie Clapson This is a high quality, stereo record: treat it carefully. Also a
suitably designed cartridge in a lightweight pick up. (Most recent
equipment is correctly fitted but if in doubt consult your dealer) Keep
the record and your stylus scrupulously clean. Always replace the record
in its sleeve alter playing and handle it only by its rim and centre
label CMS Recordings 2 Blenheim Road, Deal, Kent Printed and made by Kent Paper Co Ltd., London and Ashford, Kent. |
LICENSEE LIST
FEANEY Jim 1970s
http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/uglyduckling.html
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