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PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton & Rory Kehoe

Earliest 1858-

 Woodman Arms

Latest 1955

55 (47) Wincheap Street (45 in 1901Census)

Thanington

Canterbury

Former Woodman's Arms 2002

Above image October 2002, showing the former "Woodman's Arms" when it was operating as Hinges and Brackets. Kindly sent by Margaret Hart.
Former Woodman's Arms 2017

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

 

Traced from between 1858 and 1938 at present, but looking at the fact that it appears the hanging sign brackets are still on the building, I would suggest it was still a pub until recently.

Latest information received December 2015 says the building is now being used as a funeral parlour, but in 2002 was Hinges and Brackets, hardware store.

 

Southeastern Gazette, 31 May 1853. (Canterbury)

Another Suicide.

Shortly after two o’clock on Monday, Edward Charrison, landlord of the "Woodman’s Arms" public-house, Wincheap-street, near this city, committed suicide, while suffering under an attack of delirium tremens, brought on by excessive drinking. The same evening an inquest was held on the body, by Mr. Delasaux, coroner, when the following evidence was adduced:—

Hannah Lilley, a lodger in the house, deposed to hearing, at about half-past two in the afternoon, something fall heavily in the bed-room over the tap room, succeeded by groaning from deceased; and having obtained assistance, the room was entered, when deceased was found in a pool of blood, with a razor by his side. Life was not extinct, though it was so before medical assistance could be obtained. Deceased led a drunken life, and was occasionally very violent, his violence as often being succeeded by melancholy or lowness of spirits. The jury, thereupon, returned a verdict that the deceased "destroyed himself while in a state of insanity."

 

 

LICENSEE LIST

CHARRISON Edward 1847-May/53 dec'd Bagshaw's Directory 1847

FINN Elisabeth 1854+

CHARRISON Charlotte 1858+

WEBB W 1862-67+

JANES Eliza Mrs 1868-81+ (age 52 in 1881Census) Greens Canterbury Directory 1868

ROLFE W G 1889+ Historic Canterbury web site

FARRELL Emma 1901+ (age 40 in 1901Census)

FILMER Thomas 1891-1903+ Post Office Directory 1891Post Office Directory 1903Kelly's 1903

NOBLE Charles Next pub licensee had to June/1907 Dover Express

LAWRENCE Henry 1913-22+ Post Office Directory 1913Historic Canterbury web sitePost Office Directory 1922

Last pub licensee had CHAPMAN Mrs Elizabeth Mary (nee Dobson) dec'd 1927-55 Post Office Directory 1930Post Office Directory 1938

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

 

Bagshaw's Directory 1847From Bagshaw Directory 1847

Melville's 1858From Melville's Directory 1858

Post Office Directory 1862From the Post Office Directory 1862

Greens Canterbury Directory 1868Greens Canterbury Directory 1868

Post Office Directory 1874From the Post Office Directory 1874

CensusCensus

Post Office Directory 1882From the Post Office Directory 1882

Post Office Directory 1891From the Post Office Directory 1891

Post Office Directory 1903From the Post Office Directory 1903

Kelly's 1903From the Kelly's Directory 1903

Post Office Directory 1913From the Post Office Directory 1913

Post Office Directory 1922From the Post Office Directory 1922

Post Office Directory 1930From the Post Office Directory 1930

Post Office Directory 1938From the Post Office Directory 1938

Historic Canterbury web siteHistoric Canterbury web site www.machadoink.com

Dover ExpressFrom the Dover Express

 

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