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Category: General history of industry and commerce
Chillenden parish alehouses.
Chillenden Parish. East Kent Order Book, Epiphany 1654/5 John Godfry.John Godfry of Chillenden is a man of good behaviour and the house where he dwells has been a very ancient victualling house, this court does now licence the said house and the said Godfrey to keep victualling and John Godfrey shall go with two sureties to […]
Gunston or Goodnestone Alehouses
The following information about the alehouses of the old parish of Goodnestone, sometime Gunston, came to light some twenty or more years ago whilst I was researching the alehouses of Nonington and was therefore not pursued in any great detail and is in note form. The information was obtained in the main part from the […]
Wimlingswold Alehouses & Beer Shops.
+++ On the 1670’s licencing rolls two license holders are shown for Wimlingswold. Robert Shasted, with guarantor Richard Jones of Chillenden, and Roger Sharp. No signs [alehouse names] are shown for either licencee. The Yorkshire Grey/Halfway House. Once situated in Womenswold/Wimlingswold parish on the main Dover to Canterbury road. Converted into an hotel and re-named […]
THE PLUMPTRE HOSPITAL IN PLUMPTRE SQUARE, NOTTINGHAM
In 1392 John de Plumptre, a merchant of the staple of Calais who traded mainly in wool and four times mayor of Nottingham, was granted a licence by King Richard II to found and endow a hospital or house of God for two chaplains and thirteen poor widows ‘bent by old age and depressed by poverty.’ The […]
BAPTIST CHAPEL IN EASOLE STREET IN NONINGTON-REVISED 20.10.2022
BAPTIST CHAPEL IN EASOLE STREET IN NONINGTON
The Nonington War memorials-further revised 13.10.20.
There are two memorials to the Fallen of the Two World Wars in St. Mary’s Churchyard, a roll of honour in the yew tree by the main entrance to the churchyard and a stone memorial to the Fallen of the Two World Wars set in the west wall of the church. The Parish Magazine for […]
The Nonington War Memorials-revised 12.10.2020
There are two memorials to the Fallen of the Two World Wars in St. Mary’s churchyard, a roll of honour in the yew tree by the main entrance to the churchyard and a stone memorial to the Fallen of the Two World Wars set in the west wall of the church. The Parish Magazine for […]
The Boys family of Fredville and the English Civil War-updated
Some information was kindly forwarded to me by Victor Judge regarding Edward Boys, a younger son of Sir Edward Boys of Fredville, and the younger brother of Major John Boys, the last Boys of Fredville. Sir Edward Boys of Fredville served as Lieutenent of Dover Castle and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. He was initially […]