~ KNOTT'S LANE ~
CANTERBURY
St. Alphage
Many of these houses were demolished
Knots Lane on the map detail from Hasted's in my collection
"Poor district of Knott's Lane in the parish of Northgate"
G. R. Jackson Ltd. General Merchants
1823 - Death in Knott's Lane, Miss M. Edwards
1830 Poll of the Electors - William KNELL, Knotts Lane, Cordwainer
John PICKERING, Knotts Lane, Labourer
1838 Policeman, Robert SPRINGETT, Knott's Lane
1865 Samuel ADMANS, Knott's Lane, Canterbury (where the elector has qualified - parish of Saint Alphage)
1865 John ADMANS, Knott's Lane, Canterbury (where the elector has qualified - parish of Saint Peter)
1881 - What did you do with it? I paid 1l 5s to John MAY, Knott's Lane, 5s. to Charles TURNER, Knott's Lane. Was that for their votes? That was for their votes. How did John MAY come to get 1l 5s.? Simply because he had foru other people besides himself to induce to get their votes. ...the 10s was devoted to bribing WATSON of Knott's Lane. (Charles SIBLEY, sworn)
Cases of measles attended to in an epidemic of this disease in Knott's Lane, Canterbury during 1852 by G. Rigden, Esq. (138 cases total in the city)
15 cases were fatal - one in Knotts Lane, Female 10 months, death April 17th, Nature of District - Unhealthy AMJ
...a postern existing opposite Knott's Lane (records 1749)
No. 1
listed building
Edward WATSON, shoemaker ^
1917 James BARTON, Chair Caner
No. 2
William GUTSOLE, Butcher ^
1917 Mrs. HEARN
No. 3
listed building
Thomas HARGRAVE, Shoe Maker ^
1917 Robert BELL
No. 4
Thomas COTTINGHAM, Labourer ^
1917 Frederick J. CAVEL
No. 5
1838 Moses NATHAN, 5 Knott's Lane, Listed under Foreign Fruit Merchants
John ADMANS, retired builder ^
1865 Poll for two knights of the shire..."name of voter and residence" 1719 ADMANS, John, Knott's Lane, Canterbury, listed under parish of St. Peter (it is the parish of qualification) Voted for Dering
three candidates: Sir Edward Cholmeley Dering, Bart. - Sir Brook William Bridges, Bart. - Sir Norton Joseph Knatchbull, Bart.
1917 C. SIMPSON, Bootmaker
No. 6
1865 Poll for two knights of the shire..."name of voter and residence" 1772 George POWELL, 6 Knott's Lane, Canterbury, listed under parish of Staplegate (it is the parish of qualification) Voted for Dering.
three candidates: Sir Edward Cholmeley Dering, Bart. - Sir Brook William Bridges, Bart. - Sir Norton Joseph Knatchbull, Bart.
1890's - 1917 Alfred HUGHES
No. 7
Thomas GAWLLER (
No. 8
John MAY, Fish seller (
(witness to a theft, John May a greengrocer living in Knotts Lane, Aug 1883)
No. 9
Thomas PARRY (
1900 Archibald PARRY, Hawker, no. 9 Knotts Lane
No. 10
No. 15
1882 Thomas NEEVE, a Fish Salesman, 15 Knotts Lane
No. 17
Edward WATSON (
1917 R. BRADFORD
left from King Street
No. 18
G. R. Jackson Ltd. General Merchants
1917 E. A. SHORT, Manager
No. 19
John FURNER, Labourer *
1917 Mrs. F. SCAMP
No. 20
vacant *
1917 John TAPPENDEN
No. 21
James DAWKINS, Fish Dealer *
No. 22
William GAWLER, Labourer *
No. 23
Charles OLIVE, Labourer *
No. 24
George DAWKINS, Fish Hawker *
1912 death of Mr. DAWKINS, age 63
1917 Joseph TODD
(Rayner's Square *)
Knotts Passage & Knotts Square
No. 25
1917 James GILES
No. 26
1917 John MAY