Files, John
Address: 1a Jews Harp Alley, Deal
Occupation: Boatman
Called on: Day 8
Witness Type: Bribee, Briber, The Bold 42
Party: Liberal
Amount Received: £43 4s.
Received From:
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Long amusing account of putting up the 70-80 ft flagpole on Prince of Wales Terrace to be seen in Finglesham! Received £25 from Mr Ramell to share between 24 men for 3 days work putting up a 70-80ft flagstaff at Prince of Wales Terrace. Then £2 for taking it down, 16s for door keeping while Sir Julian Goldsmid was around and £11 15s for watching the poles. Also received money as one of the Bold 42.
Jews Harp Alley is now South Court and accessed from South Street. Most of the alley’s original houses have long since gone but number 1a, has survived from the 1700s. Most of the town’s oldest surviving buildings also date from around that time.
You can read more about the alley and its origin at https://familiesofdealandwalmer.co.uk/jews-harp-alley/.