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Melvilles 1858 Directory of Kent.
HYTHE is a small town, parliamentary and municipal borough, and cinque port, in
Elham union, lathe of Shepway, East Kent, on the S.E. coast of Kent, 77 miles
from London, 16 miles from Dover, 25 miles from Canterbury, and two miles and a
half S.E.
from Westenhenger station. The town is governed by a Mayor, four Aldermen and
twelve Councillors. The population in 1851 was 2.675. The Quarter Sessions are
held here.Few towns on the coast are so delightfully situated as Hythe; its
neighbourhood abounding in beautiful walks and rides through a varied romantic
country, while its fine open beach affords an excellent accommodation for
bathing.
The town is well paved, and also lighted with gas. The church is situated to the
north of the High Street, is dedicated to St. Leonard, and built in early
English style of architecture. The Rev. Richard Edward Formby, M.A., is the
perpetual curate. The Independents and Wesleyans have also their meeting houses
here.
POST-OFFICE, High Street - Mrs. Lydia M. Fisher, Post-mistress. Money
Orders are paid and granted at this Office.
Public Houses in Hythe
Gentry in 1858
Traders in Melvilles 1858 Trade Directory by surname
Traders in Melvilles 1858 Trade Directory by surname
Andrews, J. B., Esq., Catmongate House Amos, Thomas, baker and pastry cook, High street Ashdown, William, blacksmith, Chapel street Ashdown, John, saddler and harness maker, High street Ashdown, Edward, tailor, etc., High street Atkins, Miss, professor of languages, Marine parade Baker, Richard, basket maker, High street Baker, Richard, basket maker, Bartholomew street Baker, Richard, Swan Tap, Bartholomew street Bailey and Son, plumbers and painters, furnishing ironmongers, High street Beadle, William, leather seller, High street Berry, George, paper hanger, St.Leonard's road Birch, George, collector of taxes, Mount street Brayne, Benjamin, Swan Hotel and Commercial House, High street Brittenden, James, confectioner, etc., High street Brittenden, Charles, broker, etc., High street Brooke, J. H., wine merchant, Dentals street, agent to Sun Fire and Life Office Bull, Alfred, draper, High street Burgess, John, jun., collector of income and assessed taxes, High street Burgess, John, professor of music, High street Buss, Misses, seminary, Marine parade Capon, John, fruiterer, High street Chamberlain, Charles, bricklayer, High street Chamberlain, Mrs., straw bonnet maker, High street Chapman, Mary, grocer, etc., High street Chester,Filmer Thomas, Globe beer house, High street Clark, Mary, grocer, High street Clements, Henry, coal and corn merchant, East street, agent to Farmers and General Fire and Life Office Cloke, Thomas, grocer, etc., High street Cloke, Thomas, shopkeeper, Market street Cloke, Elizabeth, cowkeeper, Market street Cobb, Benjamin, farmer, West Hythe Collinson, Mr. Thomas, E., Albion villas, registrar of births and deaths for Hythe Couley, William, fruiterer and greengrocer, High street Cooper, Thomas, and Son, woolstaplers and felmongers, Hillside street Corke, Thomas B., draper, etc., High street Court, Francis, grocer, etc., High street Day, Charles, grocer, High street Dray, Henry, builder, Theatre street Driscoll, James, beer retailer, Romney road Driscoll, John, Nags head, Market street Durden, Mrs Mary, dress maker etc, High street Elgar Samuel, boot and shoe maker, High street Elgar, Henry, blacksmith, Chapel street Elkins, John, carpenter, Theatre street Essell, George K., solicitor, East Bridge house Fidge, William, boot maker, High street Fields, Isaac, builder, etc., Albion, villas File, Henry, King's Head Inn, High street Finn, Jessie, general shop and toy warehouse, High street Finch, Richard, baker, Market street Fisher, Mrs., post mistress, High street Foord, Peter William, greengrocer, etc., High street Foster, James, Duke's Head Inn, Market street Friend, John, superintendent constable and town sergeant, High street Friend, John, junr., bailiff to county court, High street Gardner, William, china dealer, High street Gaywood, George Thomas, draper, Bank street Gibbons, Thoma|, ironmonger, etc., High street Gilbert, Thomas, watch and clock maker, High street Gower, James, Rose and Crown Inn, High Street Hadden, William, stone mason, Portland place Halke, George, hardwareman, High street Halke, George, boot and shoe maker, High street Harley, Henry, academy, Prospect house Harley, Mrs., seminary, Prospect house Hodgson, Thomas, the William Tell Inn, Bartholomew street Hoile, William, fishmonger, greengrocer, and tobacconist, High street Hoile, Robert, veterinary surgeon, East street Hole, James, Industry beer shop, High street Home, James, tobacconist and toy warehouse, High street Horton, Henry, builder, Chapel street |
Horton, Benjamin, woolstapler, St. Leonard's road Horton, Charles, builder, Bell Inn, East street Horton, Henry, blacksmith, Chapel street Howett, Arthur, baker and confectioner, High street Hussey, William, saddler and harness maker, High street Jolliffe, Elizabeth, milliner and dress maker, High street Jones and Newer, bakers, etc., High street Jones and Nowers, farmers, West Hythe Kelly, Mr. R. S., barrack master Kemp, Thomas, post and job master, Theatre street Kennett, James, tailor, High street Key, George, White Hart Inn, High street, agent to Phoenix Fire and Life Office Keys, Mr. Robert Peake, Marine parade, agent to British Empire Mutual Fire and Life King, George, stationer and bookbinder, High street King, Thomas, Red Lion Inn, Market street Kittle, George, grocer, etc., High street Knocker, E. and N., solicitors, Bank street and High street, Knocker, Newman, town clerk, clerk to justices of Elham division of county, clerk to commissioners of taxes Lawrence, Job, gardener and nurseryman, Church place, agent to Norwich Union Fire and Life Office Lee, Richard, clothier and general dealer, Chapel street Le Gros, James, surgeon, High street Longly, William, beer retailer, Theatre street Lorden, Lewis L., plumber, painter, etc., High street Mackeson, Henry, brewer and maltster, High street Marsh, James, draper, High street, Argus Fire and Life Office Marsh, William, chemist and druggist, High street, Stamp office, agent to General Fire and Life office, Protestant Dissenters' Fire and Life Marshall, Thomas, butcher, High street Martin, George, tailor, High street Maycock, William, baker, High street Maycock, James, British and Foreign Legion Inn, High street Mepsted, Robert, grocer, Market street Mummery, Stephen, tailor, High street Murphy, Dennis, furnishing ironmonger, High street Nash, Thomas George, boot maker, High street Ovenden, John, carpenter and joiner, High street Page, John, grocer and tallow chandler, High street Page, James, furnishing ironmonger, High street Page, James, carpenter, etc., High street Paine, William Sampson, hairdresser and stationer, High street Parker, William, baker and confectioner, High street Peel, Robert, glove and gaiter maker, High street Peel, Edward, blacksmith, East street Pennell, Peter, surgeon, High street Pilcher, George, carrier and job master, Theatre street Prebble,Thomas, leather cutter, High street Price, Richard, clock and watch maker, jeweller, etc., High street Reynolds, William, baker, High street Reynolds, George, boot and shoe maker, High street Richards, James, baker, High street Ricketts, James, Carpenters' Arms, West Hythe Ronalds and Son, auctioneers, cabinet makers, etc., High street, agent to Kent Fire and Life office Sampson, Paul, boot and shoe maker, High street Scott, Henry, grocer, etc., High street Shipwash and Son, clothiers and outfitters, High street Sherwood, Francis, wheelwright, Rampart road Shrewsbury, Thomas, printer and bookseller, High street Small, James, Ordnance Arms, Military road Smith, Lydia, butcher, High street Stanger, Jesse, grocer, etc., High street Thomas, James, chemist, High street Tomalin,Edward, tailor and woollen draper, High street, agent to English and Cambrian Assurance Company Tourney, William, bricklayer, St. Leonard's road Tucker, Joseph, butcher, High street Walter, Daniel, bootmaker, High street Watches, Leonard, blacksmith, Rampart road Watts, James, solicitor, High street, clerk of peace, clerk to justices, clerk to commissioners of pavements, to burial board, to level of Romney Marsh, clerk to hospital trustees, registrar of county court Wiles, William, Sportsman beer shop, High street Williams, Edward, tailor, etc., High street Wilson, Joseph, Woolstapler, Slade street Worthington, William, wheelwright and coach maker, East street Young, James, grocer, High street |