Thanet’s Public Houses and Hotels 19th and early 20th Century Scope Thanet’s Public Houses and Hotels, mainly pre-20th century, gleaned from the following sources : • 1792 Universal British Directory of Trade, Commerce and Manufacture • 1823 Pigot and Co’s Directory of Kent • 1826 Pigot and Co’s Directory of Kent • 1839 Pigot and Co’s Royal National and Commercial Directory and Topography • 1847 History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Kent, by Samuel Bagshaw • 1851 Post Office Directory of Kent • 1867 Post Office Directory of Kent • 1890 Kelly’s Directory of Kent • 1903 Kelly’s Directory of Kent • 1841 Census of the Thanet Registration District (original) • 1881 Census of the Thanet Registration District (transcript) • 1891 Census of the Thanet Registration District (original) • 1901 Census of the Thanet Registration District (original) Arrangement Entries are arranged alphabetically, each headed by the name of a Public House or Hotel and its location within Thanet . Each entry includes a brief summary of the principal occupants, with their personal names, occupations (if recorded), and the name & ‘address’ of the establishment at the time of their occupancy. Note that over time, the name and/or address may vary : • some public houses were known by a basic name, in combination with various terms such as ‘Inn’, ‘Tavern’, ‘Hotel’, etc ~ these minor name variants appear under one heading • where the basic name appears to have changed, two headings with appropriate cross references are given ~ eg. for the Elephant & Castle and the Elephant Hotel • some references do not give the establishment’s name, and where possible it has been identified by reference to the address • where an address changed, apparently due to a change in a street’s name or numbering, this is recorded under one heading ~ it is possible that different establishments, in the same vicinity, both using the same name, are unknowingly listed under one heading • some establishments are at street corners, giving rise to the local use of alternative addresses Most entries also include a few extra details from miscellaneous sources. There is an Occupants Index starting on page 37. Abbreviations & Notations Key sources are noted in curly brackets - for example : {1890} Kelly’s Directory of Kent, 1890 {1841-468/2/19} 1841 Census, folio 19 of piece 468/2 {1881-983/81} 1881 Census, folio 81 of piece 983 {1891-725/69} 1891 Census, folio 69 of piece 725 {1901-819/73} 1901 Census, folio 73 of piece 819 {khbi} Kent Historic buildings Index, issue 1 dated 1994 Annotation is enclosed in square brackets. Barry J White March 2004 Thanet’s Public Houses and Hotels © B J White, March 2004 19th and early 20th Century page 2 of 45 1. Acorn (Birchington) • Edward HOGBIN ~ Acorn {1867} • Robert TERRY, manager of inn ~ Acorn Inn, Park Lane {1881-983/90} • Arthur Henry PEMBLE ~ Acorn public house, Park Lane {1890} • Arthur H PEMBLE, publican ~ Acorn public house, Park Lane {1891-725/69} • Charles E SOLLY, publican ~ Acorn Inn, Park Lane {1901-819/73} • Charles Edwin SOLLY ~ Acorn public house, Park Lane {1903} 2. Admiral Fox (Ramsgate) § building dated to early-late 19C ~ Admiral Fox, Grange Road {khbi} • Joseph George MOYNE ~ Admiral Fox Inn, Southwood {1867} • Silas GESSY, publican ~ Admiral Fox {1881-990/77} • Silas GESSEY ~ Admiral Fox public house, Grange Road {1890} • Silas GESSEY, licensed victualler ~ Admiral Fox {1891-732/141} • Elizabeth GESSEY, licensed victualler ~ Admiral Fox {1901-828/9} • Elizabeth GESSEY, Mrs ~ Admiral Fox, Grange Road {1903} 3. Admiral Harvey (Ramsgate) • William SEWELL ~ Admiral Harvey, 17 York Street {1823} • Thomas PARNELL ~ Admiral Harvey, York Street {1826/7} • Thomas PARNELL ~ Admiral Harvey, Bath Place {1839} • Thomas PARNELL, victualler ~ premises not named, Bath Place {1841-469/5/9} • T PARNELL ~ Admiral Harvey, York Street {1847} • Thomas PARNELL ~ Admiral Harvey, York Street {1851} • Thomas PARNELL ~ Admiral Harvey, York Street {1867} • John T WILLIAMS, licensed victualler ~ Admiral Harvey, 53 Harbour Street {1881-987/93} • Henry MILLER ~ Admiral Harvey public house, Harbour Street {1890} • Henry MILLER, licensed victualler ~ Admiral Harvey public house {1891-730/131} • Charles HOLYER, publican ~ Admiral Harvey, York Street {1901-825/141} • Jules RICHEUX ~ Admiral Harvey public house, Harbour Parade {1903} 4. Admiral Napier (Ramsgate) • George SMITH ~ beerhouse, York Place {1847} • George SMITH ~ Admiral Napier, 7 York Place {1851} • James SMITH ~ Admiral Napier, 7 York Place {1867} • John HAWKINS, publican ~ Admiral Napier Inn {1881-988/100} • John HAWKINS ~ Admiral Napier Inn, 8 York Terrace, West Cliff {1890} • John HAWKINS, shipwright ~ Admiral Napier public house, 8 York Terrace {1891-730/132} • Charles FLOWERS, publ;ican ~ premises not named, 8 York Terrace {1901-825/142} • John HOLYER ~ Admiral Napier Inn, 8 York Terrace {1903} 5. Albert (Ramsgate) • Mary CHALLIS, beer house keeper ~ premises not named, 140 High Street {1881-987/11} • George CHALLIS, beer retailer ~ premises not named, 140 High Street {1890} • George CHALLIS, beer house keeper ~ Albert, 140 High Street {1891-730/9} • George CHALLIS, publican ~ Albert Inn, 140 High Street {1901-825/22} • George CHALLIS, beer retailer ~ premises not named, 140 High Street {1903} 6. Albion Hotel (Broadstairs) § building dated to early 19C ~ Royal Albion Hotel, Albion Street {khbi} • William PAYTON, also brewer of the Albion Brewery ~ Albion Hotel, Albion Street {1826/7} • James BALLARD ~ Albion Hotel, Albion Street {1839} • James BALLARD, hotel keeper ~ premises not named, Albion Street {1841-468/19/9} • James BALLARD ~ Albion Hotel, Albion Street {1847} • James BALLARD ~ Albion Hotel, 37 Albion Street {1851} • James BALLARD ~ Albion Hotel, Albion Street {1867} • William H PRICE, wine merchant ~ Albion Hotel {1881-991/44} • Dugald SINCLAIR ~ Albion Hotel, 38&40 Albion Street & wine merchant at 39 Albion Street {1890} • Edwin A VILLIERS, hotel proprietor ~ Albion Hotel {1891-733/70} • James F TERRY, hotel proprietor ~ Albion Hotel, Albion Street {1901-828/101} • James Franklin TERRY ~ Albion Hotel, Albion Street {1903} 7. Albion Hotel (Margate) § building dated to 19C ~ Royal Albion Hotel, 2 Fort Hill {khbi} § initially the Albion Hotel, became the Royal Albion (but continued to display the original signs) • Fanny WILLIAMS, Mrs ~ Albion, Marine Parade {1867} • Benjamin PARISH, licensed victualler ~ Albion Hotel, Parade {1881-985/146} • William SATCHELL ~ Albion Hotel, The Parade {1890} • William SATCHELL, hotel keeper ~ Albion Hotel, Parade {1891-728/61} • Charles PETRYYWALSKI, licensed victualler ~ Royal Albion Hotel {1901-822/94} • Frank Ingram FENNER ~ Royal Albion Hotel, The Parade {1903} 8. Albion Hotel (Ramsgate) § principally known as the Albion, sometimes called the The Royal Albion • Jane BEAR ~ Albion & assembly rooms & posting house, Harbour Street {1823} • Jane BEAR ~ Albion & assembly rooms & posting house, Harbour Street {1826/7} • Jane BEAR ~ Albion Hotel & assembly rooms, Goldsmid Place opposite the Royal Harbour {1839} • Jane BEAR, hotel keeper ~ Albion Hotel, Harbour Street {1841-469/2/36} Thanet’s Public Houses and Hotels © B J White, March 2004 19th and early 20th Century page 3 of 45 • Richard BEAR ~ Royal Albion Hotel & posting, Harbour Street {1847} • … MERRYWEATHER & JURDISON ~ Royal Albion Hotel & assembly rooms, Harbour Street {1851} • E R H WRIGHT ~ Royal Albion, Harbour Street {1867} • John G C COLLEY, hotel keeper ~ Albion Hotel, 46 Harbour Street {1881-987/95} • John George Creed COLLEY ~ Albion Hotel, 46 Harbour Street {1890} • John George C COLLEY, hotel keeper ~ Albion Hotel, Harbour Street {1891-730/86} 9. Albion Hotel Tap (Ramsgate) • Frederick BUTLER ~ Albion Tap {1867} 10. Albion Inn (Broadstairs) • Thomas WALL ~ Albion, Sole Street {1847} • Thomas WALL ~ Albion Hotel {1851} • Thomas WALL ~ Albion {1867} • Stapleton WOOD, licensed victualler ~ premises not named, Sole Street {1881-991/87} • Thomas Stapleton WOOD aka S T WOOD ~ Albion Inn & livery stable at the Red Lion {189 0} • Stapleton T WOOD, licensed victualler ~ Albion Inn {1891-733/101} • Mary GOODLIFFE, hotel proprietor ~ Albion Inn {1901-828/141} • William Henry HOWARD ~ Albion public house, St Peters Road/Sowell Street {1903} 11. Alexandra (Ramsgate) § building dated to 1907 ~ former Alexandra Hotel, 72 Harbour Parade {khbi} • Tom HODGMAN, licensed victualler ~ Alexandra Hotel, 70 Harbour Street {1881-987/97} • Tom HODGMAN ~ Alexandra public house, 70 Harbour Street {1890} • Tom HODGMAN, licensed victualler ~ Alexandra, 70 Harbour Street {1891-730/89} • unoccupied ~ premises not named, 70 Harbour Steet {1901-825/119} • William Alfred WHALES ~ Alexandra public house, 70 Harbour Street {1903} 12. Alexandra Arms (Ramsgate) • William SANDY, licensed victualler ~ Alexandra Arms, Alexandra Road {1881-990/41} • John William SETTERFIELD, beer retailer ~ premises not named, 45 Alexandra Road {1890} • John SETTERFIELD, beer house keeper ~ Alexandra Arms public ho, 45 Alexandra Road {1891-732/98} • Mark TAYOR [sic], beer house keeper ~ Alexandra Arms, 79&81 Alexandra Road {1901-827/110} • Mark TAYLOR, beer retailer ~ premises not named, 78&81 Alexandra Road {1903} 13. Alexandra Tavern (Margate) • Samuel STIFF, bricklayer & publican ~ premises not named, 218 High Street {1881-984/112} • Harry WELLS, beer retailer ~ premises not named, 218 High Street {1890} • Hannah WELLS, lodging house keeper ~ Alexandra Tavern, High Street {1891-727/4} • John SKINNER, licensed victualler ~ Alexandra Tavern,