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Brewers Arms, 94 High Street, Margate

The Brewers Arms, which dates to c. 1837, was sited in Margate High Street. Interestingly, an advert for an auction in the Kentish gazette mentions "For sale, Brewery Plant with malt and hop stores, stables, dray lodges, cellarage, also Free Ale and Spirit House adjoining known as the Brewers Arms". In 1867 the High Street was renumbered. The Brewers Arms up to 1867 was 130 High Street, then it became 94 High Street.
One Landlord, Michael James Harlow, was a Margate policeman and mineral water manufacturer. Michael had started his business at the Brewers Arms in 1878 after 21 years in the Force and Harlow's Ginger Beer bottles are highly collectable today. Unfortunately Michael died of enlargement of the Liver in Broadstairs in 1886.
In 1941 much of Margate High Street was destroyed by enemy action, three people were killed opposite the Brewers Arms. The pub escaped damage to carry on business until the early 1970's when it became W H Smith. **

Directory of Pubs in the UK,  historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Margate, Kent. The  Margate,  Kent listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Brewers Arms, circa 1941 after bomb damage to the local area

Brewers Arms, circa 1941 after bomb damage to the local area

Harlows (Michael Harlow) collectable Ginger Beer Bottle

Harlows (Michael Harlow) collectable Ginger Beer Bottle

Both kindly provided by Suzanne Foad

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1838/Henry Bishop/Beer Retailer/../../Pigots Directory **

1847/Henry Bishop/Brewer/../../Bagshaws Directory **

1851/Henry Bishop/Brewer/../../Census **

1858/John Culmer/and brewer/../../Melvilles Directory ****

1861/John Culmer/../../../Census **

1862/J Culmer/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1867/John Culmer/../../../Post Office Directory **

1874/James Allen/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1881/Michael J Harlow/Licensed Victualler & Manufacturer Of Mineral Water/28/Margate, Kent/Census **
1881/Emalie Harlow/Wife/28/Margate, Kent/Census
1881/William J Harlow/Son/5/Margate, Kent/Census
1881/Charlie Harlow/Son/4/Margate, Kent/Census
1881/Daisy Harlow/Daughter/1 month/Margate, Kent/Census
1881/Alice Harlow/Sister/12/Margate, Kent/Census
1881/Sarah A East/General Servant/18/Ashford, Kent/Census
1881/Emilie C M Harlow/Daughter/2/Margate, Kent/Census

1882/Jas Michael Harlow/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1890/Michael J Harlow/Mineral Water Manf, Ginger Beer maker and Licensee/../../Kellys **

1891/Michael J Harlow/../../../Census **

1901/Joseph Henry Easton/../../../Census **

1903/Joseph Henry Easton/../../../Kellys Directory **

1913/Thomas Ames/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1929/Edgar French Owen/../../../Kellys Directory **

1930/Chas Grinstead/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1938/Chas Grinstead/../../../Kellys Directory **

1961/../../../../Kellys Directory **

** Provided By Suzanne Foad

**** Provided By Kevan

Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. The site is updated every day. Contact: Kevan with any updates and additions.
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All transcriptions and imagery is copyright, and excepting personal usage (which is fine); it is NOT available for commercial usage without explicit permission.
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