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Jolly Sailor, Church Square, Rye

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at Watchbell Street in 1866 & earlier. The Compensation Authority referred for license refusal by way of compensation.

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Residents at this address

1859/J Dawson/../../../Post Office Directory

1866/J Dawson/../../../Post Office Directory

1878/William Watts/../../../Post Office Directory

1890/George Thomas Marsh/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Henry P Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory

1905/William Bartlett/../../../Post Office Directory

Hastings and Bexhill Independent. 05 May 1910
East Sussex Licensing Committee - Eight Licenses refused
The Compensation Authority under the Licensing Act 1904 referred for license refusal by way of compensation.
The Jolly Sailors, Church square, Rye, a fully licensed house owned by Messrs A Leney & Co, Dover; tenant, John Best.
There were five full licenses and one off beer license within a radius of 290 yards. It was a small house, and did a very small trade.
Sergt Vernon said the house was next door to the police station. He considered it was not necessary for the needs of the neighbourhood.
Committee refused the license, subject to compensation.




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