Kings Arms, Frating

Kings Arms, Frating

30th July 2000

The following entries are in this format:

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

1845/William Edwards/../../../Post Office

1848/James Robert Warren/Victualler/../../White's

1851/James Robert Warren/../../../Post Office

1851/James R Warren/innkeeper/36/Horkesley, Essex/Census **
1851/Ann Warren/wife/26/Coggeshall, Essex/Census **
1851/Horace Warren/son/01/Frating, Essex/Census **
1851/Ella Warren/daughter/03m/Frating, Essex/Census **
1851/Charlotte Clarey/house servant/12/Frating, Essex/Census **

1855/J. Warren/../../../Kelly's*

1862/James Robert Warren/../../../Kelly's

1867/James Robert Warren/../../../Post Office

1870/James Robert Warren/../../../Kelly's

1871/James Robert Warren/../../../Post Office

1874/James Robert Warren/../../../Kelly's

1878/James Robert Warren/../../../Kelly's

1882/James Robert Warren/../../../Kelly's

1886/John C. Squirrell/../../../Kelly's

1890/Walter Butler/../../../Kelly's

1894/Walter Butler/../../../Kelly's

1895/Walter Butler/../../../Kelly's

1898/Arthur Chinnery/../../../Kelly's

1899/Arthur Chinnery/../../../Kelly's

1902/Arthur Chinnery/../../../Kelly's

1906/Mrs. Harriett Chinnery/../../../Kelly's

1908/Mrs. Harriett Chinnery/../../../Kelly's

1910/Mrs. Harriett Chinnery/../../../Kelly's

1912/Mrs. Harriett Chinnery/../../../Kelly's

1914/Mrs. Harriett Chinnery/../../../Kelly's

1917/Mrs. Harriett Chinnery/../../../Kelly's

1922/Mrs. Harriett Chinnery/../../../Kelly's

1925/William C. Mathams/../../../Kelly's

1929/William C. Mathams/../../../Kelly's

1933/William C. Mathams/../../../Kelly's

1937/William C. Mathams/../../../Kelly's

1963/Mr & Mrs Jack Edwardes/../../../Black Eagle Journal ***


Jack Edwardes & wife at the Kings Arms, Frating in 1970

Jack Edwardes & wife at the Kings Arms, Frating in 1970

Kindly provided by Alex Wilkinson

On entering the Kings Arms, at Frating, near Clacton, the customer is confronted by 6' 4" and 17 stone of genial host, with a welcoming smile. A drink is ordered, and then the customer invariably says, "haven't I met you somewhere before?¬. Landlord, Jack Edwardes, is used to this as, for 10 years, he featured on television in a series called "Mick & Montmorency" where he was partnered by the famous Charlie Drake. Later, he was one of the main characters in a television commercial called "Jack's Inn". The scene was a mock-up of a pub in the studio at Wembley, where the landlord was the late Jimmy Hanley. Jack Edwardes was the customer who always ordered "two Ben Trumans in a pint pot". Little did he realise at the time that, in the near future, he would be the other side of the bar in a real pub!
Jack and his charming wife, pictures, soon made their presence felt when they arrived at the Kings Arms seven years ago. After the Brewery had made considerable alterations, he refurnished and soon had a reputation for friendliness and food, which has been remarked upon by Egon Ronay.
Jack started his business life articled to an Architect, and on his own admission, soon found that he couldn't count, so he took a short service commission in the RAF and served overseas for some years. He later joined the Civil Aviation at Brooklands but when war started, he re-joined the RAF as a pilot in Coastal Command.
The Kings Arms, Frating, is 8 miles short of Clacton on the London Road. It was originally two or three cottages with stables, and in 1620, was used as a coaching halt. Jack Edwardes has ingeniously turned the stables into a restaurant, where he caters for specially organised parties up to 30 persons. - Black Eagle Journal ***


* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900

** Provided by John Mead

*** Provided by Alex Wilkinson

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