17 Harnet Street The Golden Crust Bakery coffeehouse (now no. 38) was the first to serve real coffee in Sandwich. The enterprise was not due to Sandwich’s proximity to the continent, but the custom of discerning Jewish refugees from the Richborough Kitchener camp. Independent coffee shops continue to thrive in the town, a signifier of surviving good taste. 18 Breezy Corner Is it really that draughty here? Or could this be named after the French Marshal, Pierre de Brézé, who led the attack on Sandwich in 1457 and sacked this area of town? 19 Market Street A hub for shops and trades, fitting its name. Sandwich boasts a long lineage of watchmakers, many of them trading from premises in this street. ‘The sign of the golden key’ above Regal Estates served to advertise the wares of Walter Akhurst’s ironmonger’s shop (as did the building’s comic ‘tools of the trade’ statues), and later The Golden Key Hotel, before being adopted by the equally appropriate estate agents. Shop doormats in the town can hide decorative entrances: look underfoot at no. 19 for F.H. Jacobs, ironmonger, china and glass dealer, who also published early picture postcards of the town. Not the blue plaque tour of Sandwich compiled by Sonia Overall with thanks to John Hennessy, Jan Cooper, Sandwich Local History Society and Sandwich Guildhall Archives for their local knowledge and assistance written sources: Clarke, H., Pearson, S., Mate, M. & Parfitt, K. Sandwich. Oxbow Books, 2010. English Heritage & KCC. Sandwich, Kent Historic Towns Survey. Archaeological Assessment Document, 2009 Kelly’s Directory: 1895; 1899; 1907; 1922. Martin, E. Occupations of the People of Sandwich. Sandwich Local History Society, 1978 Pain’s Directory: 1938; 1948
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17 HarnetStreet The Golden Crust Bakery coffeehouse (now no. 38) was the first to serve real
coffeeinSandwich.TheenterprisewasnotduetoSandwich’sproximitytothecontinent,butthecustomofdiscerningJewishrefugeesfromtheRichboroughKitchener camp. Independent coffee shops continue to thrive in the town, asignifierofsurvivinggoodtaste.
18 BreezyCorner Isitreallythatdraughtyhere?OrcouldthisbenamedaftertheFrenchMarshal,
PierredeBrézé,wholedtheattackonSandwichin1457andsackedthisareaoftown?
19 MarketStreet Ahubforshopsandtrades,fittingitsname.Sandwichboastsalonglineageof
watchmakers,manyofthemtradingfrompremisesinthisstreet.‘Thesignofthegoldenkey’aboveRegalEstatesservedtoadvertisethewaresofWalterAkhurst’sironmonger’sshop(asdidthebuilding’scomic‘toolsofthetrade’statues),andlater The Golden Key Hotel, before being adopted by the equally appropriateestateagents.Shopdoormats inthetowncanhidedecorativeentrances: lookunderfootatno.19forF.H.Jacobs,ironmonger,chinaandglassdealer,whoalsopublishedearlypicturepostcardsofthetown.
Not the blue plaque tour
of SandwichcompiledbySoniaOverall
withthankstoJohnHennessy,JanCooper,SandwichLocalHistorySociety
andSandwichGuildhallArchivesfortheirlocalknowledgeandassistance
writtensources:Clarke,H.,Pearson,S.,Mate,M.&Parfitt,K.Sandwich.OxbowBooks,2010.EnglishHeritage&KCC.Sandwich,KentHistoricTownsSurvey.ArchaeologicalAssessmentDocument,2009Kelly’sDirectory:1895;1899;1907;1922.Martin,E.OccupationsofthePeopleofSandwich.SandwichLocalHistorySociety,1978Pain’sDirectory:1938;1948
1 TheQuay Nowalandscapedparkandplayarea,thereclaimedspaceherewasn’talwaysso
greenandpleasant.Thiswasoncethesiteofashipbuilder’syard,ablacksmith’sforgeandby1839,theSandwichCorporationGasWorks.
2 HighStreet PelicaneHousewasthetown’smunitionsbuilding; thechequerboardflintand
castellatedrooflinetheflexingarchitecturalmusclesofastrong-house.Rumourhas it that this area is honeycombed with smuggling tunnels running into StPeter’sChurch.WhenalandlordofthenearbyAdmiralOwenattemptedtopumpout his flooded cellar, he soon discovered that he had set himself the task ofdrainingwaterfromhisneighbours’cellarstoo…
3 HolyGhostAlley InmatesfromtheoldGaoloppositewouldwalkthroughthisalleytoaday’slabour
onthetowntreadmill.Thealley’ssuddenbendissaidtohavebeenemployedbylocalprankstersavengingthemselvesonanunpopularteacher,andasausefulbluffforsmugglerspursuedbyexcisemen.
4 LoveLane NowknownforthemostpartasStPeter’sStreet,thisaptly-namedareawasthe
siteofthemedieval‘stews’ofSandwich.Thetownwasrareinhavingamunicipalbrothel or ‘galey’, something usually reserved for cities. You can still find ‘LoveLane’signageattheStrandStreetend.
5 KingStreet DutchandFlemishrooflinesareevidentabovebuildingshere-asarethepainted
advertisementsforMartin,cakeandbreadmaker,stilllegibleoverno.30.
6 NewStreet Inthe14thCentury,AugustiniancannonscouldbeseenwalkingfromStThomas’
Hospital, sited here, to the chantry chapel in St Peter’s Church. Their regularshortcutgavethenametoAustin’s(Augustine’s)Lane.
7 Guildhall Animpressivefocalpointforthetown,theGuildhallhadoriginsinamoremodest
MootHallwhichstoodinthechurchyardofStPeter’s.TheforecourtwaspartofCornmarket,themarketitselftakingplaceonWednesdayafternoonsintheFleurdeLispub.
8 CattleMarket Pens,stallsandastockringstoodherebeforethecarparkanddoctor’ssurgery.
ThenearbyRedCowservedtheagriculturaltraders:thewallandemptywindowsnextdoorarestarkremindersoftheworkhouse,demolishedinthe1890s.
11 TanneryLaneandLoopStreet Thisareaboastedthearomasofanabattoir,tanneryandbone-buttonfactory,all
locatedinrathersinisterproximitytoHorsePondSluice.
12 ChurchStreetStMary’s StMary’sparishwasthe ‘rough’partofSandwich,housingpoorly-paiddrovers
fromthecattlemarket.ThisstreetwasonceknownlocallyasBloodandThunderAlley due to the number of brawls on the ‘green’ by the church. Poverty wasaconcernwell intothe1900s.Abreaddole,prepared inthebakehouseatthecorneroftheKing’sHead,wasdistributedbyStMary’sChurchtothepooroftheparish.ThelargeovenswerealsousedbylocalresidentstoroastSundayjointsandChristmasdinners.
13 ParadiseRow Giventhename,it’snosurprisethatthisbackstreetisrumouredtohaveserveda
similarfunctiontoLoveLane.
14 StrandStreet Famed for its timber-framed houses and once the medieval port’s waterfront.
The merchants who lived here were great importers of wine: so many winebarrelswererolledalongthisstreetthatanorderwasgivenfortheremovalofallmetalbarrel-rims.Theconstanttrafficwasbreakinguptheroad.Appropriately,Three Kings Yard served as a public house, its distinctive ‘bridge’, carved withgrapevines, providing access for coaches. Did those wine barrels roll into theNormanmerchant’scellarnextdoor?Thelong-standingtraditionofbrewinginthetownwasalsotobefoundinthisstreet.TheEastKentBreweryCompany,lastofthemanySandwichbrewers,operatedfromGuestlingMill-partofwhichissaidtocontainastretchofthemedievaltownwall.
15 BowlingStreet Bowlingwasaregulatedactivityinthe16thCentury:thecombinationofgaming
and drinking distracted the lower classes from work and archery practice.HenryVIII,akeenbowler, leviedtaxesonbowlingalleys toexcludeallbut thewealthiestplayers.GaminglawswereeasilywinkedatandSandwichhadatleastonebowlingalleyatthesignoftheWhiteHartinStrandStreet,probablysitedopposite Bowling Street. There were certainly plenty of taverns in this area toaccommodatewould-begamers.
16 DelfStreet Industrythrivedhere,includingafamed19thCenturyironfoundry.Atradesman
makingpipesinthisstreetcannilycarvedhissignintotheshuttersofClaypipes:nextdoor,Cobbler’sCottagestillboastsanearlyVictorianshopfront.Acrosstheroad,thesignoftheMaltShovelHouserevealsthepremisesofapub.TheparishboundarysignofStPeter’sandStMary’scanbeseenpaintedonthewallhere,delineatingresponsibilityforthepoorofthetown.(AgrandercounterpartforStClement’sandStPeter’siscutintostoneinthefarwealthierHighStreet.)
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9 MoatSole Inthe1970s,residentsofarentedcottageherewerepuzzledbytheunexplained
soundofchildrensinging,aneventwhichoccurredeverySeptember.Thesinginghalted abruptly whenever investigated. When a handwritten book of hymnsfromStPeter’sChurchChoirwasfoundinalocalbookshop,oneofthetunes-adistinctivereworkingofTheHollyandtheIvy-matchedthesingingexactly.Thehymnbookdatedfromthe1890s.Presumablythesingersdid,too.
10 TheButts TheButtswasusedtopracticearcheryskills,andissaidtohaveservedasarange
forthelongbowmenofHenryVbeforeAgincourt.Lesswell-knownisthefield’suseasanencampmentforplaguevictims.Followingoutbreaks inthe1600s,asmallvillageofplaguetentswaspitchedhere,overseenbyacourageouson-sitedoctor.
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