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Monument record TR 15 NE 1141 - The Little Rose. 27 King Street/corner of Staplegate
Summary
The Little Rose inn is difficult to locate. It is around the area of the public toilets between Knotts Lane and The Borough.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 1501 5814 (13m by 14m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR15NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Full Description
This inn is again difficult to locate. It is around the area of the public toilets between knotts lane and The Borough.
In 1789 THE LITTLE ROSE was purchased by Rigden (the brewers) for £836.
The rent book of the inn and directory entries shows the following innkeepers;
1802 William Morrison
1808 Susanah Arnold
1825 Thomas Solly
1846/48 William Stevens
1888 Mr TW Johnson
1895 Thomas H Goodhew
1900 Robert Pattison
The Little Rose was sold in 1928 to the trustees of the turnpike road that ran from Canterbury to Ramsgate. The inn closed in 1939.
Wilmot, E., 1992, Eighty Lost Inns of Canterbury (Monograph). SKE29747.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SKE29747 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 12:14PM