Kings Arms, Frating
30th July 2000
Known Residents
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
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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