Westbere Butts, Sturry

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Sturry, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Surname/tag: pubs

The Westbere Butts was a pub on Island Road in Sturry, Kent, England. It later became an Indian restaurant, since abandoned, and is now set for demolition.^[1]

Known license transfers:

• 5 Sept 1903: “Mr. Godden (Messrs. Rigden) applied for the licence of the Westbere Butts, Westbere, to be transferred from Mrs. Emma Bentley to Frederick Luckhurst, and the Bench allowed the application.”^[2]

• 3 Feb 1904: “Mr. Gerald Mercer applied for the renewal of this licence. Superintendent Jacobs said the late tenant was convicted for selling adulterated spirits. The licence had been transferred from Emma Bentley to Frederick Luckhurst, and the the house was now well conducted. The Magistrates renewed the licence.”^[3]

• 11 Mar 1936: “The licence of ‘The Westbere Butts,’ Westbere, was temporarily transferred from Mr. Ambrose V. L. Hogbin to Mr. Michael J. Lynch.”^[4]

Other newspaper excerpts revealing the name of the publican:

• 1 Sept 1894: “Henry Bentley, landlord of the ‘Westbere Butts,’ was summoned for serving drink during prohibited hours...”^[5]

• 30 Aug 1897: “William Davey, hawker, Canterbury, pleaded guilty to assaulting George Hancock, landlord of the ‘Westbere Butts,’ on the 18th inst...”^[6]

See also Westbere Butts, Sturry, Canterbury at the Pub History website and Westbere Butts at Dover-Kent.com.

Sources

1. ↑ "Plan to bulldoze Spice Master Indian restaurant in Canterbury and build 10 homes approved," 24 Apr 2021, Kent Online (https://www.kentonline.co.uk : accessed 5 Nov 2021).
2. ↑ “St. Augustine’s Petty Sessions: Licensing Business,” Canterbury Journal, Kentish Times and Farmers' Gazette, 12 Sept 1903, p. 7, col. 3, digital images, The British Newspaper Archive (http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk: accessed 23 Oct 2021), Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
3. ↑ “St. Augustine’s Licensing Sessions: Westbere Butts,” Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald, 6 Feb 1904, p. 7, col. 5, digital images, The British Newspaper Archive (http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk: accessed 23 Oct 2021), Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
4. ↑ “Adjourned Licensing Meeting St. Augustine’s Division,” Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald, 14 Mar 1936, p. 10, col. 2, digital images, The British Newspaper Archive (http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk: accessed 23 Oct 2021), Image © Reach PLC. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
5. ↑ “St. Augustine’s Petty Sessions: Westbere.--Charge of Serving Drink During Prohibited Hours,” Canterbury Journal, Kentish Times and Farmers' Gazette, 8 Sept 1894, p. 5, col. 2, digital images, The British Newspaper Archive (http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk: accessed 5 Nov 2021), Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
6. ↑ “St. Augustine’s Petty Sessions: Westbere.--Assaulting a Publican,” Faversham Times and Mercury and North-East Kent Journal, 30 Aug 1879, p. 4, col. 1, digital images, The British Newspaper Archive (http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk: accessed 23 Oct 2021), Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.