Monument record TR 15 NE 1139 - The Jolly Gardener. 3 Northgate

Summary

The site of the Jolly Gardener is tricky to locate exactly. War damage and subsequent renumbering of the area makes it difficult. The inn was destroyed in 1942 by enemy action but stood on the junction of Kingsmead Road and Sturry Road.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 1538 5847 (10m by 12m)
Map sheet TR15NE
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Full Description

The site of the Jolly Gardener is tricky to locate exactly. War damage and subsequent renumbering of the area makes it difficult. The inn was destroyed in 1942 by enemy action but stood on the junction of Kingsmead Road and Sturry Road.

The Jolly Gardener was formally The Queen's Arms and Fremlins were the brewers. William Cullen is shown as the innkeeper of Queen's Arms in 1846 and in 1847 he was listed as keeper of a beer house on the same site.

Licensing Lists and Diectories name the following as innkeepers;
1882 W Manning
1885 E Gurney
1900 Jams E Udden
1925 Wm Smith


Wilmot, E., 1992, Eighty Lost Inns of Canterbury (Monograph). SKE29747.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Monograph: Wilmot, E.. 1992. Eighty Lost Inns of Canterbury.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Oct 7 2014 11:24AM