Monument record TR 15 NE 1137 - Butchers Arms. 10 Butchery Lane
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 1500 5777 (18m by 17m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR15NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Due to postwar renumbereing after the devastation that hit this area, no 10 does not exist.
The 1692 Licensing List of Canterbury Inns (The Ebblewhite List) included this Inn but was then known as THE PLOUGH in Angel Lane.
The billeting list of the same year gave 8 soldiers to the inn.
Licencing lists and directories tell of the following innkeepers and details,
1792 John Hill
1795-1803 James Hill
1840 purchased by Rigden, the brewere for £379.
1846-49 Mr T Parnell.
1859 inn reported as having 2 prostitutes.
1882 John Wall
1897 Harry Potter
1920 Mr M W Hardwick
1933 Mr Albert Parsons
1940 Fred Sutcliffe.
1942 Destroyed by enemy action
"Wednesdays and Sturdays were market days when carts would leave villages at midnight and call for refreshment at the BUTCHERS ARMS, a 'pub' that was open all night". Kentish Gazette 8th November 1957.
Wilmot, E., 1992, Eighty Lost Inns of Canterbury (Monograph). SKE29747.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SKE29747 Monograph: Wilmot, E.. 1992. Eighty Lost Inns of Canterbury.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Intrusive Event: Butchery Lane Pavement, Canterbury (EKE13504)
- Intrusive Event: Excavation at Butchery Lane, Canterbury, 1945-6 (Ref: CAT: 115 / site code: CV, CVI) (EKE13451)
- Intrusive Event: Excavation at Longmarket, Canterbury, 1990 (Ref: CAT: 115) (EKE13453)
- Intrusive Event: Longmarket (SE corner of Butchery Lane) (Ref: CAT: 115) (EKE13503)
Record last edited
Mar 10 2015 2:15PM