St. George's Gate, Canterbury

~ ST. GEORGE'S GATE ~

CANTERBURY

Showing St. George's Gate (left) and Lower Bridge Street (right)

You can see Pettit & Son Stationers & Newsagents in the background, with Godfrey and Co. Pianoforte dealers on the extreme left

The street signs give the distance to London, Maidstone, Charing, Dover and Folkestone

Showing the store of Pettit & Son on the left (unveiling of the war memorial) from an old postcard in my collection

No. 1

Samuel B. Pettit, Tailor &

Samuel B. Pettit, Tobacconist & Newsagent *

1889 Samuel B. Pettit, Tobacconist and Newsagent & Post Office (S. B. Pettit, receiver)

Samuel B. H. Pettit, Tobacconist *his wife's name is Ann Pettit (

Samuel Bexhill H. Pettit, Tobacconist

1903 Samuel Bexhill Pettit, Tobacconist & Stationer, also located at 11 St. Peter's Street

*his daughter's name is Elsie M. Pettit - See Montrose Tennis Club

1905 - Dec - House (semi-detache), 7 Norman Road, Canterbury; rent £19 10s. - Apply S. Pettit, 1 St. George's Gate, Canterbury

Samuel Bexhill Pettit, junior: possession and sale of 10 obscene prints being kept at a shop, 1 St George's Gate Canterbury. The Justice's of the Peace authorised a warrant, to Chief Constable John James Farmery Canterbury Police, ordering that the prints should be destroyed within 7 days, unless Samuel Bexhill Pettit, junior should appeal to show reason otherwise. Obscene Publications Act 1857.
Authorisation of Police Warrant- 9 Feb 1906-Court of Summary Jurisdiction Canterbury Cathedral Archives CCA-CC-J/V/1906/2

1917 Pettit and Son, Stationers

Detail showing no. 2 Godfrey's Piano's c. 1917, or earlier and Pettit and Son on the right

No. 2

1870 - 1890's Alfred Bing, Grocer and Provisions Merchant

1882 Alfred Bing, Grocer

Frederic J. Deveries, Pianoforte Dealer )

1903 Frederick John Deveries, Musical instrument dealer and Post office

1917 Godfrey and Co. (ltd.) Pianoforte Dealers

Detail showing no. 3 & 4 A. T. Bates, Gunsmith and B & W Fisk-Moore c. 1917 or earlier

No. 3

Stephen Martin, Butcher

Alfred Cornes, Butcher * (moved to Butchery Lane)

1889 E. Williams and Son, Tailors

1903 Williams & Sons, Tailors

1917 A.T. Bates, Gunsmith

Showing from right No. 1 Samuel Pettit to No. 4 Fisk-Moore, photographers on the left

No. 4

Thomas Potvine, Harness Maker & *died 1880 in Canterbury

Joseph Kirkby, Air Tight Case Maker *

1889 to at least 1903 J. Craik, Photographer *was at 51 Burgate Street prior to this

C. Nesbitt, I'm unsure of the date or when he was in business at this location

possibly between the time of James Craik and B & W Fisk-Moore?poss

1913 B & W. Fisk Moore, Photographers

1917 B. & W. Fisk Moore, Photographers

No. 5

1917 Miss Hardman, Tea Rooms


~ ST. GEORGE'S GATE ~ CANTERBURY Showing St. George's Gate (left) and Lower Bridge Street (right) You can see Pettit & Son Stationers & Newsagents in the background, with Godfrey and Co. Pianoforte dealers on the extreme left The street signs give the distance to London, Maidstone, Charing, Dover and Folkestone Showing the store of Pettit & Son on the left (unveiling of the war memorial) from an old postcard in my collection No. 1 Samuel B. Pettit, Tailor & Samuel B. Pettit, Tobacconist & Newsagent * 1889 Samuel B. Pettit, Tobacconist and Newsagent & Post Office (S. B. Pettit, receiver) Samuel B. H. Pettit, Tobacconist his wife's name is Ann Pettit ( Samuel Bexhill H. Pettit, Tobacconist 1903 Samuel Bexhill Pettit, Tobacconist & Stationer, also located at 11 St. Peter's Street his daughter's name is Elsie M. Pettit - See Montrose Tennis Club 1905 - Dec - House (semi-detache), 7 Norman Road, Canterbury; rent £19 10s. - Apply S. Pettit, 1 St. George's Gate, Canterbury Samuel Bexhill Pettit, junior: possession and sale of 10 obscene prints being kept at a shop, 1 St George's Gate Canterbury. The Justice's of the Peace authorised a warrant, to Chief Constable John James Farmery Canterbury Police, ordering that the prints should be destroyed within 7 days, unless Samuel Bexhill Pettit, junior should appeal to show reason otherwise. Obscene Publications Act 1857. Authorisation of Police Warrant- 9 Feb 1906-Court of Summary Jurisdiction Canterbury Cathedral Archives CCA-CC-J/V/1906/2 1917 Pettit and Son, Stationers Detail showing no. 2 Godfrey's Piano's c. 1917, or earlier and Pettit and Son on the right No. 2 1870 - 1890's Alfred Bing, Grocer and Provisions Merchant 1882 Alfred Bing, Grocer Frederic J. Deveries, Pianoforte Dealer ) 1903 Frederick John Deveries, Musical instrument dealer and Post office 1917 Godfrey and Co. (ltd.) Pianoforte Dealers Detail showing no. 3 & 4 A. T. Bates, Gunsmith and B & W Fisk-Moore c. 1917 or earlier No. 3 Stephen Martin, Butcher Alfred Cornes, Butcher * (moved to Butchery Lane) 1889 E. Williams and Son, Tailors 1903 Williams & Sons, Tailors 1917 A.T. Bates, Gunsmith Showing from right No. 1 Samuel Pettit to No. 4 Fisk-Moore, photographers on the left No. 4 Thomas Potvine, Harness Maker & died 1880 in Canterbury Joseph Kirkby, Air Tight Case Maker 1889 to at least 1903 J. Craik, Photographer was at 51 Burgate Street prior to this C. Nesbitt,* I'm unsure of the date or when he was in business at this location possibly between the time of James Craik and B & W Fisk-Moore?poss 1913 B & W. Fisk Moore, Photographers 1917 B. & W. Fisk Moore, Photographers No. 5 1917 Miss Hardman, Tea Rooms
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