Pigots 1840 - Kent
Sandgate with Cheriton & neighbourhoods
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Sandgate is a chapelry village, partly in the parish of Cheriton, and partly in the liberty of the town of Folkestone, about a mile and a half from that town. It is situated along the shore with hills rising immediately behind it; and consists of some good modern buildings with every appropriate convenience for those resorting to it as a bathing place. Here are several good baths, a library and reading rooms, neat lodging houses and respectable inns. The name of the village is a contraction from Sandygate, obtained from its situation in one of those openings from the sea, between the hills, formerly called gates, and the sandy nature of the soil on which it stands. There were formerly yards here, in which were built some government frigates; but its trade at the present day possesses no peculiar character. This is the part of the line of coast distinguished by the Martello towers, erected during the last war with France, at which time there was also a summer camp on Shorncliff, a hill at the north side of the village; and at the bottom of the hill commences the royal military canal. The castle here used to be an object of much curiosity, before it was despoiled of its antique appearance, by being converted into a Martello tower. The parish church of Cheriton dedicated to St Martin is in the early style of English architecture. The living is a rectory with the vicarage of Newington annexed, in the gift of the family of Brockman. In 1822 an episcopal chapel of ease was erected in Sandgate by the Earl of Darnley, in whom and his family the right of presentation is vested. There is likewise a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists; and a national school for one hundred boys and fifty girls supported by subscription. The parish of Cheriton contained in 1831, 1143 inhabitants, which includes part of the population of Sandgate, the remained being returned with Folkestone liberty.
POST OFFICE – Sandgate, Thomas PURDAY, Postmaster. Letters from London, &c. arrive (by mail cart from Dover), every morning at eight and are despatched every evening at eight.
*** the names without address are in Sandgate.
GENTRY & CLERGY
BROCKMAN Edward Drake esq., Sandgate
BROCKMAN Frederick esq, Underhill, Cheriton
BROCKMAN Rev Julius Drake, Cheriton
BROCKMAN William Drake esq, Beachborough
DAWKINS Henry esq, Encombe
DEEDS Mrs, Sandgate
FINCH William, Ivy cottage
FRYER Mr Jabez, Sandgate
GILL Captain Charles (RN), Sandgate
HAMERSLEY Mrs Harriet, Sandgate
HODGES Thomas Twisden esq
MARJORIBANKS Stewart esq, Sandgate
NIXON Rev Francis Russell, Sandgate
PILCHER Mr Jesse, Cheriton court
PILCHER Mr Thomas, Cheriton st
PURDAY Mr Cyrus Robert, Craston cottage
TAYLOR Mr John Sceene, Cheriton
TYSSEN Mrs Amelia, Castle house
WILKINSON Mr Josiah, Seabrook
WILKINSON Mr William Arthur, Mill house, Seabrook
ACADEMIES & SCHOOLS
COLEMAN Thomas Jordan, (gents preparatory)
Infants School, Sarah BATEMAN, mistress
National School, Thomas COLLAR, master; Eliza COLLAR, mistress
WILLIAMS & GILLINGS, (ladies boarding & day)
BAKERS
PAGE Richard (& confectioner)
QUESTED John
REYNOLDS John, (& confectioner & corn dealer)
WYMAN Ambrose, (& confectioner)
BATHS
TAYLOR Major &Co, (warm, cold & shower)
WADDELL & TAYLOR, (sea bathing machines & reading rooms)
BLACKSMITHS
HOYLE Robert
LEWIS William, (& brass founder)
WELLS Charles, Cheriton
BOOT & SHOE MAKERS
BALLARD William
COLEMAN William
COOPER John
PAIN Robert
SAUNDERS Thomas
WILLIAMS George
BRICKLAYERS
HALL Edward
HALL William
BUTCHERS
ELGAR John
MEPSTED John
MORFORD John
CARPENTERS
AYERS Henry
COOPER Thomas
HOGBEN John
MARSH John, Cheriton
WADDELL Sarah
CHINA, GLASS &c. DEALERS
BALLARD William
PAGE Richard
TOWN Charles
COAL MERCHANTS
AYERS Henry
FLISHER Frank
SAUNDERS Joseph & Co
GROCERIES & DEALERS IN SUNDRIES
BALLARD William
COOK Stephen
SAUNDERS Elizabeth
TOWN Charles, (& druggist)
WOORE Mary
INNS & PUBLIC HOUSES
Castle Inn, George PANTRY
Duke of York, William WOOD
Fleur de Lis, William FISHER
Good Intent, James WOOD
Marine Hotel (& posting house), Ann PODEVIN
New Inn (& posting house), Richard ROBERTS
LINEN DRAPERS
GRAVES John
WADDELL William
LODGING HOUSE KEEPERS
BIRCH Harriet
COOK Susannah
GRAVES Ann
HODGES Joseph
MARSH Richard
WADDELL Sarah
WRIGHT John
MILLINERS & STRAW HAT MAKERS
ANDREWS Lydia
BERRY Catherine
SURGEONS
GEORGE Edward (MD)
GILL John
TAILORS
DANIEL William
HARRIS Valentine
TAVENOR Ruth, (& toy & shell dealer)
MISCELLANEOUS
BERRY George, poulterer
DRAYTON James, fishmonger
EASTES Benj. painter, plumber & brazier
GEORGE Thomas William, hair dresser
GRAVES & FLISHER, boat builders
HOGBEN Henry, fishmonger
HOGBEN James, fruiterer
JENNER Richard Bradfield, chymists & agent to the European Life & Annuity Company
M’DONALD Stephen, registrar of births & deaths
MILLER William Frederick, watchmaker & silversmith
PAINE George, paper & oil mills, Cheriton & corn miller, Seabrook
PURDAY Thomas, bookseller & reading rooms
STOCKWELL John, millwright, Cheriton
VALYER Michael, horse & fly proprietor
WILLIAMS George, fruiterer
COACHES – calling at the New Inn, Sandgate
To London, the Times, (from Folkestone), every morning (Sunday excepted), at a quarter before nine.
To Brighton, Coaches (from Dover), pass through Sandgate daily during summer
To Dover, Coaches, (from Brighton), pass through Sandgate daily during summer
To Folkestone, the Times, (from London), calls at the New Inn daily
VANS – passing through Sandgate
To Ashford, every morning, (Sunday excepted), at ten
To Canterbury, ASHTELL’S Van, every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday morning at half past eight.
To Dover, every afternoon, (Sunday excepted), at half past four and every morning at half past eight.
To Hythe, a Van daily.
CARRIERS
To London, Charles BENTON, every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
To Dover, Thomas HEDGCOCK & Thomas WOOD every Monday and Thursday and Daniel CATT every Tuesday & Friday
To Romney, Daniel CATT every Wednesday & Saturday
To Romney & Lydd, Thomas HEDGCOCK & Thomas WOOD every Tuesday & Friday.
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