The pub was operating under a Beer License in 1872 and was owned by (John
Brenchley) John Courtney Stacy, John Ramsbottom Isherwood, Chas Marshall
Foster, Lowes Brewery Maidstone.

From the Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser, 2 December, 1856.

INFORMATION AGAINST PUBLICANS.

The following publicans and beershop-keepers were convicted of having
their houses open after hours of closing, on the night of Saturday, the
15th inst. The cases were proved by Superintendent-constable Everist and
Constables Bridges and Hulse.

William Gascoyne, "Carpenter's Arms," beershop, Skinner Street, Chatham.
The defendant was unable to appear through illness, but his wife
attended.

Fined 20s., and 18s. 6d. costs.

The penalties were paid.

From the Kentish Chronicle, 30 July 1859. Price 1 ˝d.

THURSDAY. ATTEMPTED MURDER AT CHATHAM

Burgess Masters was charged with attempting to
murder James Wilkins, a Royal Marine, in Skinner-street, Chatham on
Sunday, the 19th June last.

From the evidenceof prosecutor, it appeared that
he was 24 years of age, and had been in the corps of Royal Marines five
years. He first saw the prisoner last March, when he arrived from South
America, at the “Carpenters Arms” beer-house, where the prosecutor was
lodging. About six weeks ago he saw the prisoner again at a house in
which he was lodging, next door to the “Carpenters' Arms,” The prisoner
was making a disturbance there, and prosecutor went in. Prisoner was in
the kitchen with a poker in one band, and holding a woman named Matilda
Simpkins, with his left. The landlord took the poker away from him.
After prisoner had been deprived of the poker he struck at prosecutor,
and they both scuffled and fell. As they were lying on the floor
prisoner said, "I'll be one with