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Melvilles 1858 Directory of Kent.

HYTHE is a small town, parliamentary and municipal borough, and cinque port, in Elham union, lathe of Shepway, East Kent, on the S.E. coast of Kent, 77 miles from London, 16 miles from Dover, 25 miles from Canterbury, and two miles and a half S.E.
from Westenhenger station. The town is governed by a Mayor, four Aldermen and twelve Councillors. The population in 1851 was 2.675. The Quarter Sessions are held here.Few towns on the coast are so delightfully situated as Hythe; its neighbourhood abounding in beautiful walks and rides through a varied romantic country, while its fine open beach affords an excellent accommodation for bathing.
The town is well paved, and also lighted with gas. The church is situated to the north of the High Street, is dedicated to St. Leonard, and built in early English style of architecture. The Rev. Richard Edward Formby, M.A., is the perpetual curate. The Independents and Wesleyans have also their meeting houses here.

POST-OFFICE, High Street - Mrs. Lydia M. Fisher, Post-mistress. Money
Orders are paid and granted at this Office.

Public Houses in Hythe

Gentry in 1858

Traders in Melvilles 1858 Trade Directory by surname

Traders in Melvilles 1858 Trade Directory by surname

Andrews, J. B., Esq., Catmongate House
Amos, Thomas, baker and pastry cook, High street
Ashdown, William, blacksmith, Chapel street
Ashdown, John, saddler and harness maker, High street
Ashdown, Edward, tailor, etc., High street
Atkins, Miss, professor of languages, Marine parade
Baker, Richard, basket maker, High street
Baker, Richard, basket maker, Bartholomew street
Baker, Richard, Swan Tap, Bartholomew street
Bailey and Son, plumbers and painters, furnishing ironmongers, High street
Beadle, William, leather seller, High street
Berry, George, paper hanger, St.Leonard's road
Birch, George, collector of taxes, Mount street
Brayne, Benjamin, Swan Hotel and Commercial House, High street
Brittenden, James, confectioner, etc., High street
Brittenden, Charles, broker, etc., High street
Brooke, J. H., wine merchant, Dentals street, agent to Sun Fire and Life Office
Bull, Alfred, draper, High street
Burgess, John, jun., collector of income and assessed taxes, High street
Burgess, John, professor of music, High street
Buss, Misses, seminary, Marine parade
Capon, John, fruiterer, High street
Chamberlain, Charles, bricklayer, High street
Chamberlain, Mrs., straw bonnet maker, High street
Chapman, Mary, grocer, etc., High street
Chester,Filmer Thomas, Globe beer house, High street
Clark, Mary, grocer, High street
Clements, Henry, coal and corn merchant, East street, agent to Farmers and General Fire and Life Office
Cloke, Thomas, grocer, etc., High street
Cloke, Thomas, shopkeeper, Market street
Cloke, Elizabeth, cowkeeper, Market street
Cobb, Benjamin, farmer, West Hythe
Collinson, Mr. Thomas, E., Albion villas, registrar of births and deaths for Hythe
Couley, William, fruiterer and greengrocer, High street
Cooper, Thomas, and Son, woolstaplers and felmongers, Hillside street
Corke, Thomas B., draper, etc., High street
Court, Francis, grocer, etc., High street
Day, Charles, grocer, High street
Dray, Henry, builder, Theatre street
Driscoll, James, beer retailer, Romney road
Driscoll, John, Nags head, Market street
Durden, Mrs Mary, dress maker etc, High street
Elgar Samuel, boot and shoe maker, High street
Elgar, Henry, blacksmith, Chapel street
Elkins, John, carpenter, Theatre street
Essell, George K., solicitor, East Bridge house
Fidge, William, boot maker, High street
Fields, Isaac, builder, etc., Albion, villas
File, Henry, King's Head Inn, High street
Finn, Jessie, general shop and toy warehouse, High street
Finch, Richard, baker, Market street
Fisher, Mrs., post mistress, High street
Foord, Peter William, greengrocer, etc., High street
Foster, James, Duke's Head Inn, Market street
Friend, John, superintendent constable and town sergeant, High street
Friend, John, junr., bailiff to county court, High street
Gardner, William, china dealer, High street
Gaywood, George Thomas, draper, Bank street
Gibbons, Thoma|, ironmonger, etc., High street
Gilbert, Thomas, watch and clock maker, High street
Gower, James, Rose and Crown Inn, High Street
Hadden, William, stone mason, Portland place
Halke, George, hardwareman, High street
Halke, George, boot and shoe maker, High street
Harley, Henry, academy, Prospect house
Harley, Mrs., seminary, Prospect house
Hodgson, Thomas, the William Tell Inn, Bartholomew street
Hoile, William, fishmonger, greengrocer, and tobacconist, High street
Hoile, Robert, veterinary surgeon, East street
Hole, James, Industry beer shop, High street
Home, James, tobacconist and toy warehouse, High street
Horton, Henry, builder, Chapel street
Horton, Benjamin, woolstapler, St. Leonard's road
Horton, Charles, builder, Bell Inn, East street
Horton, Henry, blacksmith, Chapel street
Howett, Arthur, baker and confectioner, High street
Hussey, William, saddler and harness maker, High street
Jolliffe, Elizabeth, milliner and dress maker, High street
Jones and Newer, bakers, etc., High street
Jones and Nowers, farmers, West Hythe
Kelly, Mr. R. S., barrack master
Kemp, Thomas, post and job master, Theatre street
Kennett, James, tailor, High street
Key, George, White Hart Inn, High street, agent to Phoenix Fire and Life Office
Keys, Mr. Robert Peake, Marine parade, agent to British Empire Mutual Fire and Life
King, George, stationer and bookbinder, High street
King, Thomas, Red Lion Inn, Market street
Kittle, George, grocer, etc., High street
Knocker, E. and N., solicitors, Bank street and High street,
Knocker, Newman, town clerk, clerk to justices of Elham division of county, clerk to commissioners of taxes
Lawrence, Job, gardener and nurseryman, Church place, agent to Norwich Union Fire and Life Office
Lee, Richard, clothier and general dealer, Chapel street
Le Gros, James, surgeon, High street
Longly, William, beer retailer, Theatre street
Lorden, Lewis L., plumber, painter, etc., High street
Mackeson, Henry, brewer and maltster, High street
Marsh, James, draper, High street, Argus Fire and Life Office
Marsh, William, chemist and druggist, High street, Stamp office, agent to General Fire and Life office, Protestant Dissenters' Fire and Life
Marshall, Thomas, butcher, High street
Martin, George, tailor, High street
Maycock, William, baker, High street
Maycock, James, British and Foreign Legion Inn, High street
Mepsted, Robert, grocer, Market street
Mummery, Stephen, tailor, High street
Murphy, Dennis, furnishing ironmonger, High street
Nash, Thomas George, boot maker, High street
Ovenden, John, carpenter and joiner, High street
Page, John, grocer and tallow chandler, High street
Page, James, furnishing ironmonger, High street
Page, James, carpenter, etc., High street
Paine, William Sampson, hairdresser and stationer, High street
Parker, William, baker and confectioner, High street
Peel, Robert, glove and gaiter maker, High street
Peel, Edward, blacksmith, East street
Pennell, Peter, surgeon, High street
Pilcher, George, carrier and job master, Theatre street
Prebble,Thomas, leather cutter, High street
Price, Richard, clock and watch maker, jeweller, etc., High street
Reynolds, William, baker, High street
Reynolds, George, boot and shoe maker, High street
Richards, James, baker, High street
Ricketts, James, Carpenters' Arms, West Hythe
Ronalds and Son, auctioneers, cabinet makers, etc., High street, agent to Kent Fire and Life office
Sampson, Paul, boot and shoe maker, High street
Scott, Henry, grocer, etc., High street
Shipwash and Son, clothiers and outfitters, High street
Sherwood, Francis, wheelwright, Rampart road
Shrewsbury, Thomas, printer and bookseller, High street
Small, James, Ordnance Arms, Military road
Smith, Lydia, butcher, High street
Stanger, Jesse, grocer, etc., High street
Thomas, James, chemist, High street
Tomalin,Edward, tailor and woollen draper, High street, agent to English and Cambrian Assurance Company
Tourney, William, bricklayer, St. Leonard's road
Tucker, Joseph, butcher, High street
Walter, Daniel, bootmaker, High street
Watches, Leonard, blacksmith, Rampart road
Watts, James, solicitor, High street, clerk of peace, clerk to justices, clerk to commissioners of pavements, to burial board, to level of Romney Marsh, clerk to hospital trustees, registrar of county court
Wiles, William, Sportsman beer shop, High street
Williams, Edward, tailor, etc., High street
Wilson, Joseph, Woolstapler, Slade street
Worthington, William, wheelwright and coach maker, East street
Young, James, grocer, High street

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