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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NW 1646 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | The Dukes Head. 4 Church Street |
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Summary
The Dukes Head inn, previously called The Duke of Cumberland and The Rose, functioning between 1692 and 1975.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1428 5823 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NW |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- INN (Post Medieval to Modern - 1692 AD to 1975 AD)
Full description
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The Canterbury UAD states that this inn previously belonged to Rigdens/Mackeson/Fremlins.
This inn was previously The Duke of Cumberland and for a time The Rose. The Rose was licensed in 1692.
Rigdens Rent Books report:
Dukes Head, St. Pauls. 1804 Robert Lawrence paid £11.6.0. Ent He continued paying yearly until 1822 when the rent had increased to £12. 12. 0. In 1806 Robert Lawrence also paid 18/- per year Land Tax.
The Licensing List in 1831 named William White as innkeeper. The Licensing List in 1848/9 named Mary White (widow of William). The Licensing List of 1862 named Hammon Divers as innkeeper.
The Dukes Head Inn closed in 1975 and is now a restaurant.
Wilmot, E., 1988, Inns of Canterbury (Monograph). SKE29737.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Monograph: Wilmot, E.. 1988. Inns of Canterbury. |
