The Pubs of Pembury
Compiled by Tony Nicholls
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Introduction Notes.
This is a compilation of previously documented data on the pubs of Pembury. The existing data is extracted from many publications, web sites, businesses, local authorities and special interest groups. We have little or no way of knowing how these sources got their data. This project aims to tabulate some basic facts and to act as an anchor from where greater detail can be found. The information is presented as a series of basic statements, not as a cosy, narrative history of the pubs.
There are several pubs recorded for Pembury for which there is no hard evidence – just a name. These maybe very ancient drinking houses, long gone. They may be the old names of more recent establishments, such as the Camden Arms, thought to be called the Five Bells in ancient times.
Some years ago Keith Hetherington & Alun Griffiths published “The Old Pubs of Tunbridge Wells & District”. All the pubs in their Pembury section have been listed here, but there may be arguments as to what constitutes a pub, a beer house, a cider house or just a retailer of beer. All needed licenses to trade. On-licenses allowed the alcoholic drink to be consumed on the site of sale. Off-licenses prohibited the consumption of alcohol on the site of sale. The cost of the license determined what they could sell – a cider house license was cheaper than a beer house license, but neither could sell gin, whiskey, rum or any other spirits. The term ‘Beer Retailer’, seen in many old advertisements, is assumed to be an ‘off-license’ establishment, but this is just an assumption.
Sadly, there are no records or photos of many of the missing pubs, so it is hard to make a judgement on some of the listings. Some old beer houses were just domestic properties with the front room turned over to beer consumption. By recording all data from all sources there may be a chance of making sense when there are enough parts of the puzzle available.
Everything on this page is up for scrutiny, testing, additions and corrections. Nothing is sacred. Where errors have been found we will do our best to add corrections without obliterating the previously published data. Differences in name spellings reflect the source of the data.
Kathryn Franklin has contributed many additions and amendments to this page. See the Sources of Information section, lower down this page, for a link to her full notes.
The map shows the locations of the pubs, followed by a table containing known details.
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Black Horse 12 High Street
16th century – 1800 Cider House Tonbridge Library The Black Horse
Current building dates from 1801 From Pembury Conservation Area Report 1998 P15
Called The Black Horse from about 1840 From Pembury Conservation Area Report 1998 P15
Called The Black Horse Inn from about 1906 Tonbridge Library The Black Horse
Building: c1840 From The Old Pubs of Tunbridge Wells & District
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Tithe Schedule (c 1840) says ‘House & garden’, tenant William Allcock. It was the only property in Pembury owned by Samuel Windes. There is no mention of it being a beerhouse, and there is no indication whether the building is new or not. In 1841 census tenant is William Alcock (bn c1800) & his occupation is ‘beershop’. Kathryn Franklin notes 2016
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Anonymous document in Pembury Library – Black Horse entry:
This is the site of a cider house in the late 16th century, before licenses were required.
Building dates to 1801 when a cider license was granted.
Beer license granted in 1906
1871 census has first record of the name Black Horse.
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Note: The Beer Act of 1830 granted a beer & cider license for 2 Guineas and a Cider only license for 1 Guinea.
There was a clear distinction between a beerhouse and a ciderhouse. (TN)
Restaurant converted from electricity substation building c1985. (MC)
Extension to pub, new kitchen & merging of old restaurant – 2000 (MC)
Conservatory extension to restaurant – 2000 ?? (MC)
Freehouse Michele & Gary Coldwell
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Mary Standen Pembury in Pictures :
p16 postcard view. BH identified by white fence.
p19 postcard view. BH identified by fence & door lamp
More pictures to come on Pembury Village web site.
The Old Pubs of Tunbridge Wells & District by Keith Hetherington & Alun Griffiths Publ: Meresborough Books, Gillingham, Kent – Black Horse c1840
Pubhistory.com – KentPubs/Pembury/BlackHorse
Privately published booklet (1985) in Tonbridge Library – The Black Horse
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Landlords / Tenant Managers
Michele & Gary Coldwell 1990 – current (MC)
John Cole c1985 – 1990 (MC)
Robert Burrows c1980 – c1985
Mark & Pam Waddington c1960s – c1985 (MC)
Lillian Thomas 12 High St 1970, 1974 Kelly’s Dir – Private Residents section. Does not fit with dates of other occupants.
Fred & Bunny Thomas c1950s – 1960s (JS) (MCo)
Cecil Brooks 1950, 1955 Kelly’s Dir
Thomas Sutton 1948 Kelly’s Directory 1948
Walter Coleman ??- 1938, 1940 -?? Kelly’s Directory 1938
Jessie Silke 1931, 1934 Kelly’s Directory
Edward Maynard ??- 1922 -??
Edward Maynard ??- 1918-?? Kelly’s Directory 1912, 1916, 1919
Edward Maynard ??- 1913 -??
Edward Maynard ??- 1903 -??
Edward Maynard ??- 1901 -??
Edward Maynard ??- 1891 -?? Kelly’s Directory 1889, 1899
John Stanley Smith & Philip Simpson (tenants) 1892 (KF)
Edward Smith of Edenbridge sold BH to Benjamin Collard Bushell of Westerham 1892 (KF)
William Peacock ??- 1881 -?? Kelly’s Directory 1884, 1886
John Walter Cox ??- 1874 -??
John W Cox ??- 1871 -??
Sam Wilder / William Alcock 1841 (TN – TPL)
William Allcock (tenant) Samuel Windes (owner) Tithe Schedule c1840 (KF) |
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Camden Arms / Camden Hotel 1 High Street
Building: c1820 (KH/AG) 2007 hotel extension.
Shepherd Neame James and Carol Cunningham
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Mary Standen Pembury in Pictures:
p9 postcard view 1930
p10 rear of building & gardens 1912
p11 Army procession past CA 1909
p17 distant view in High St.
p18 distant view of corner door.
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Anonymous document in Pembury Library – Camden Arms entry:
In 1702 Charles Amherst in his will left all his property, including the ‘The Five Bells’ on Pembury Green …..
Between 1805 – 1811 the name was changed to the Camden Arms.
The Camden estate acquired various chunks of Pembury around 1799 so it is highly probable that any old names were changed to reflect new ownership and status.
Prior to Lord Camden’s ownership the Camden arms was known as The Five Bells.
Claims that the current building is c1820 may indicate that an earlier building was replaced by a larger structure to better serve the increasing coach trade between London and the coast.
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The Old Pubs of Tunbridge Wells & District
by Keith Hetherington & Alun Griffiths Publ: Meresborough Books, Gillingham, Kent – Camden Arms c1820.
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Kathryn Franklin – ‘The Five Bells’
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In 1792 George Feldwick took over lease of Five Bells & Chalket from Samuel Springate (Thos Streatfeild owner) and in 1813 he leased Camden Arms & Chalket for 10 years from 1811. Lord Camden bought the Bayham estate which included the coaching inn in 1799, hence the change of name circa 1805. This is the proof of continuity.
Even English Heritage say the building is 18th century, but I can remember, before the latest modernisation, a very old back-to-back fireplace in the middle of the property. Given its location on the main road London to Rye there has probably been an inn there since medieval times. There was an inn known as the sign of ‘The Cock’ in the area in 1595 and think that could be the same place. |
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Pubhistory.com KentPubs/Pembury/CamdenHotel
British Listed Builings (Pembury) Camden Arms
Interior greatly modified during the 1970s under Whitbread for Beefeater restaurant. (JC)
Photo c1912 shows Billiard Room From Pembury in the Past by Mary Standen p21
Photo c1912 shows out buildings From Pembury in the Past by Mary Standen p21
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Landlords / Tenant Managers
James and Carol Cunningham 2002 – current
Whitbread Brewery ??? Beefeater restaurant.
Fremlins Brewery ???
Leneys Wateringbury ? (Brewery ?)
Mr Wolfe late 1950s – 1960s (SS)
H.S. Symonds 1955 Kelly’s Dir
Claude Burgess 1950 Kelly’s Dir mid 1950s (MCo)
V.W. Ashford 1940 Kelly’s Dir
W Horn 1938 Kelly’s Dir 1938
A.G. Allen, tenant 1935 (KF)
Arthur G. Allen 1934 Kelly’s Dir
Percy Wallaker 1933 Kelly’s Dir
Capt. Geo. Williams 1931 Kelly’s Dir 1931
G Williams ??- 1930 -??
Bishop, tenant 1927 (KF)
Edward Simms 1924 Kelly’s Dir
Arthur Lister ??- 1922 -??
Mrs E.K. Steadman 1919 Kelly’s Dir (Mrs E.K. Steadman & Charles Grant – two listings)
Charles Grant 1919 Kelly’s Dir (Mrs E.K. Steadman & Charles Grant – two listings)
Charles Grant, tenant 1918 (KF)
Frederick Williams ??- 1913 -??
Mrs May B. Thorne 1911 Kelly’s Dir
William Thorne, tenant 1905 (KF)
William Thorn ??- 1901, 1904 -?? 1903, Kelly’s Directory
Devere Hotels 1900
Thomas Johnson, Carter, tenant 1895 (KF)
Mrs Green 1892 Kelly’s Dir
Gustuv Adolf Krusssman 1891 Kelly’s Directory
Clarence Pigot, tenant 1891 (KF)
William Andrews 1886, 1889 Kelly’s Directory
Miss Cage 1880s
Elizabeth McGregor – Camden Family Hotel – Kelly’s 1882
Augustus Leney 1886
Charles F Leney 1883
Elizabeth McGregor ??- 1881 -??
Mrs Macgregor, tenant 1878 (KF)
Alexander McGregor ??- 1874 -??
Alexander McGregor ??- 1871 -?? 1878 Post Office Dir
Elizabeth Chittenden ??- 1862 -??
Henry Chittenden (address not specified) Licensed victualler 1858 Melville’s Directory
John Faircloth 1858 Melville’s Directory Also listed as Posting House
George Edward Neal 1855 Post Office Directory Also listed as Posting House
Edward Pawley, tenant 1845 (KF)
Richard Jeffrey Clout, tenant 1839/40 Piggot (KF)
Richard Jeffrey Cloute 1840 Piggot’s Directory John Colbran’s New Guide for Tunbridge Wells 1840
Edward Pawley, tenant 1839/1840 (KF)
Benjamin Pawley 1828 – 1832 Pigot’s Directory John Colbran’s New Guide for Tunbridge Wells 1840
Note: John Colbran’s New Guide for Tunbridge Wells 1840 also has Pawley at Woodsgate.
Mrs Feldwick, tenant 1820 (KF)
George Feldwick, tenant 1800 (KF)
George Feldwick,, tenant – new lease 1792 (KF)
Thomas Streatfeild, owner 1792 (KF)
Elizabeth Browne (Will of), owner 1789 (KF)
Charles Amherst (Will of), owner. William Turner, tenant 1702 (KF)
Mary Smither, tenant c1637 ? (KF)
Coaching House & Stables built c1820. Coffee Room & Stables demolished to build Maidstone & District bus station, later demolished for car park. Little evidence of Bus Garage. New Hotel extension 2007 (JC) |
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King William IV 87 Hastings Road
Building: c1800 (KH/AG)
The Old Pubs of Tunbridge Wells & District
by Keith Hetherington & Alun Griffiths Publ: Meresborough Books, Gillingham, Kent – King William IV c1800
Pubhistory.com KentPubs/Pembury/KingWilliam
Web site Geolocation ( http://www.geolocation.ws/v/E/1409203/king-william-iv-public-house-pembury/en ) claims:
This pub is on Hastings Road. This 200 year old building is thought to have been a private dwelling and carpenters
shop until 1848, when it was leased to two brothers, who were beer retailers.
Photo of 1932 shows association with Westerham Ales From Pembury in the Past by Mary Standen p21
Report of raisin wine supplied from King William IV in 1810 From Pembury in the Past by Mary Standen p21
Landlords / Tenant Managers (Some dates overlap and seem to be contradictory)
Dave Andrews & Lyn Morgan 2010 – c2013
Closed for a short while ?
Mel Thornton & Sandy Canham 2006 – 2009 ?
Keith Hopkins 1970s (MCo)
George Monk 1948, 1950, 1955 Kelly’s Dir
Mary Jane Jenner 1929 – 1941 From Pembury in the Past by Mary Standen p21
Frederick Jenner 1894 – 1929 From Pembury in the Past by Mary Standen p21
J Pattenden ??- 1903 -?? Beer Retailer, Post Office Directory 1903, Kelly’s 1903
Joseph Pattenden ??- 1901 -?? Publican , 1901 Census 1899, 1904 Kelly’s Dir
Joseph Pattenden ??- 1891 -?? Beer Retailer, Post Office Directory 1891
G. Rhodes 1894 Publicans section of Pike’s Directory
George Hayler beer retailer 1886 Kelley’s Dir
John Pentecost ??- 1881 -?? Beerhouse Keeper, 1881 Census
John Pentecost ??- 1871 -?? Retailer of Beer, 1881 Census
John Pavey, beerseller in Hastings Road 1851 (KF)
John Pavey – Beershopkeeper, renting from W. Neale 1848. 1st License (Anonymous document in Pembury Library)
William Neale – Owner 1848 (Anonymous document in Pembury Library)
John Pavey, licensee 1841, 1848 (KF)
Edward Gower 1841 (KF)
Edward Gower 1838 (Anonymous document in Pembury Library)
Note: King William IV is the most popular monarch among pub names from the passing of the 1830 Beerhouse act that liberalised the brewing and selling of beer. It was during his reign that the number of pubs multiplied out of control, and he is celebrated by having his name on so many. (TN) |
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Royal Oak 216 Henwood Green Road
Building: c1800 (KH/AG)
Closed 2013
The Old Pubs of Tunbridge Wells & District
by Keith Hetherington & Alun Griffiths Publ: Meresborough Books, Gillingham, Kent – Royal Oak c1800
Pubhistory.com KentPubs/Pembury/RoyalOak
Landlords / Tenant Managers
Mr & Mrs McCarthy 2010
Enterprise Inns (DG)
Bill Mantell 1950s – 1970s (MCo)
E.F. Nicholls 1955 Kelly’s Dir
E.W. Ball 1948, 1950 Kelly’s Dir
George Finch 1940 Kelly’s Dir
Edward Herbert Wells ??- 1922 -?? 1924, 1927, 1934, 1938 Kelly’s Also Prop of Camden Garage 1924
Charles Jackson ??- 1918 -??
Richard Charles Vaughan 1914 Kelly’s Directory 1914
Charles Jackson ??- 1913, 1916, 1919 -?? Kelly’s Directory
Mr & Mrs Jeffery ??- 1910 -?? Charles Jeffery beer retailer 1911 Kelly’s Dir
Henry Nash 1907 Pelton’s Directory
A J Goodwin ??- 1903, 1904 -??
Arthur J Goodwin ??- 1901 -??
Arthur Goodwin , Royal Oak 1898 (Kelly’s Directory 1898)
Philip Peters ??- 1891 -?? 1886 Kelly’s Directory
Philip Peters ??- 1881 -??
Philip Peters ??- 1874 -??
Philip Peters ??- 1871 -??
Henry S Chittenden ??- 1862 -??
Henry Chittenden beer retailer lower green (address not specified) Post Office Directory 1855
Henry Crittenden , Royal Oak beerhouse, Lower Green 1851 (KF)
William Alcock 1841 (KF)
Royal Oak opened and licensed c1860 (KF)
PVN No 89 p20 Philip Peters Landlord 1939
This is ambiguous text and can give the impression that P Peters was the Landlord in 1939.
PVN No 93 p17 Ron Clark’s butchers shop next to Royal Oak
PVN No 101 p38 Advert. Breakfast for £3.95
Note there is some confusion with the Royal Oak appearing on some old coaching maps.
These are taken to mean the Woodsgate Inn at Woodsgate Corner. |
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Woodsgate Hotel / Woodsgate Inn / Royal Oak Woodsgate Corner, High Street
Building: c1700 or earlier
Ancient coaching inn, hotel, and half way house for travelers between London & Rye/Hastings.
Shown as ‘Woodgate’ on Ogilby’s 1676 road map of London to Rye.
Old coaching schedules show a stop at the Royal Oak Inn, Pembury. This is the Woodsgate rather
than the Royal Oak in Henwood Green Road.
Roads Itinery of 1798 (Pembury in the Past – Mary Standen)
“Roads measurable from G.P.O. London – The Royal Oak Inn at Woods Gate, Pembury, distance 36 miles from London”
Ogilby’s 1675 road map shows the Coppingcrouch Green milestone 35 miles from London Bridge.
Mary Standen Histrory of Pembury p44 Woodsgate (Hotel) / Woodsgate Coaching Inn
The Old Pubs of Tunbridge Wells & District
by Keith Hetherington & Alun Griffiths Publ: Meresborough Books, Gillingham, Kent –
Woodsgate Coaching Inn c1700 (known as Royal Oak Inn – 1700s)
Pigot’s Directory of 1840 – ” Royal Oak, Edward PAWLEY, Woodsgate, Pembury ”
John Colbran’s New Guide for Tunbridge Wells 1840 – mentions a Posting House kept by Mr Pawley.
Royal Oak at Woodsgate closed at about 1850 (KF)
Pembury Conservation Area Report 1998 – Woodsgate Coaching Inn
Landlords / Tenant Managers for Royal Oak
1823 listed as holding sale details for a property in Pembury (KF)
1841 – Maria Pawley was licensee at Woodsgate Inn. (KF)
1839 – Edward Pawley (Piggot) – he was at The Camden by 1845 (KF)
Landlords / Tenant Managers for Woodsgate Inn
1932 – 16th cent coach house recently bought by Mr Geo Lewis & turned into Guest house. (KF)
1886/95 – home of Major-Gen Dixon VC (KF)
By 1850 – a private house k/a Woodsgate (KF)
1837 – Still an inn (KF)
1820 – Posting House & inn, tenant James Harris (KF)
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Woodsgate Nightclub & Bar
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Reports from locals of a nightclub and bar in the cafe associated with the Woodsgate Swimming Pool.
The use as a nightclub dates from around the 1960s, although the cafe is thought to be a lot older.
Joint use of building (shown on 1936 OS map) – Cafe during the day, Nightclub & Bar at night.
Advertised in Pembury Parish Guide 1966 – Your Local Lido ‘Woodsgate’ Meeting, Eating, Dancing …
See Woodsgate Maps page for greater details of location. |
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Foresters Arms Romford Road
Note there is variable spelling of Foresters and Forresters.
This gives the impression of the very old style of village public house – literally somebody turning their front room over to selling beer under license.
Mary Standen’s Pembury in the Past p17 indicates the pub was known as the ‘The Peep and Slip-it’ before
it received a license – date not known. Thereafter it was known as the Foresters Arms. License taken away in 1917.
Postcard view of house in Romford Rd From Mary Standen Pembury in Pictures p63
Postcard view of house in Romford Rd From Pembury in the Past by Mary Standen p17
The old house in Romford Road, now known as The Forresters held a license until 1919. – WISB 1965
20th Century OS map showing ‘BH’ – Beer House in Romford Road
Note the difference in the buildings depicted by Mary Standen’s book and the WI Scrapbook 1965
The Old Pubs of Tunbridge Wells & District
by Keith Hetherington & Alun Griffiths Publ: Meresborough Books, Gillingham, Kent – Forresters Arms c1870 – 1918
Kelly’s Directory of 1914 has A. Harris – Beer Retailer, Romford
Pubhistory.com KentPubs/Pembury/ForestersArms
Landlords / Tenant Managers
Rice-Oxley, tenant 1927-38 (KF)
Mrs May, tenant 1918 (KF)
A. Harris beer retailer Romford 1911 Kelly’s Dir
John Collins beer retailer Romford 1904 Kelly’s Dir
1901/George Easterfield/Beer Retailer/65/Locks Green, Tonbridge/Census
1898 George Easterfield, Beer Retailer, Romford – does not specify Foresters (Kelly’s Directory 1898)
S. Kenwood Foresters Arms, Pembury 1894 Publicans section of Pike’s Directory
Spencer Kenwood beer retailer 1892 Kelly’s Dir
Spencer Kennard, tenant 1891 (KF)
George Fry, tenant 1881 (KF)
1871/George Jury/Carpenter & Beer Retailer/51/Pembury, Kent/Census
The following newspaper cuttings were offered by Paula Montandon and add more data –
Cutting 1 (1918) Cutting 2 (c1920) |
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Waterloo Inn Highfield House, 31 Hastings Road
The Waterloo Inn – on the site of Highfield House, Hastings Road.
PVN No84, p12 suggests that Highfield House was demolished to make way for new houses on the site of Highfield Close.
Ordnance Survey maps back to 1865 show empty fields in the vicinity of Highfield Close.
Ordnance Survey maps back to 1897 show a similar shaped house to that of today’s on Hastings Road – ‘Highfield’.
Ordnance Survey map of 1865 shows a different shaped house on the site of ‘Highfield’.
Mentioned in Pembury Parish Guide 1966 as having been on the Site of Highfields in Hastings Road. (MPt)
Where ‘Highfield’ Now stands in Hastings Road once stood The Waterloo Inn. – WISB 1965
Section of parish map from Mary Standen’s History of Pembury 1947 showing the site.
The Old Pubs of Tunbridge Wells & District
by Keith Hetherington & Alun Griffiths Publ: Meresborough Books, Gillingham, Kent – Waterloo Inn c1800
Landlords / Tenant Managers
Thomas Smith, owner. William Pavey, tenant c1841 (KF) |
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Five Bells Cockshoot Cottages, Redwings Lane
The Old Pubs of Tunbridge Wells & District
by Keith Hetherington & Alun Griffiths Publ: Meresborough Books, Gillingham, Kent – Five Bells c1800
Mentioned in Pembury Parish Guide 1966 as having been near the Old Church (MPt)
The ‘Five Bells’ at Hawkwell away in the NE corner has long been turned into cottages – WISB 1965
See Camden Arms listing for ‘Five Bells’. See Kathryn Franklin notes on ‘Five Bells’.
Landlords / Tenant Managers
So far listings not found in trade directories, telephone directories or beer licensing. |
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The Alders Alders Rd
Note the location is wrong, for historical reasons. There is no ‘The Alders’ in Pembury.
This has been identified in”Capel Explored” (page 84) by the Capel History Society as The Dovecote Inn, Alders Road.
It was ‘The Alders’ and was renamed in 1987. Page 83 indicates that this part of the world was at one time a part of the parish of Pembury, and deemed by the Post Office to be a part of Five Oak Green, hence the historical confusion.
The listing is maintained here because earlier sources quote this as a Pembury pub.
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Kelly’s Directory of 1914 has a business entry for Pembury – Mrs Playfoot – Grocer, The Alders
Kelly’s Directory of 1934 has a business entry for Pembury – William Roberts, beer retailer The Alders
Kelly’s Directory of 1938 has a business entry for Pembury – W. Roberts, The Alders
All Kelly’s entries quote “Letters Through Capel”
Alders page indicates “Letters Through Capel” ???? This entry is thought to be wrongly identified with Pembury.
Pubhistory.com KentPubs/Pembury/Alders
Landlords / Tenant Managers
1862/Edward Biggs/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Martha Biggs/Inn Keeper, Widow/43/Capel, Kent/Census
1874/James King/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/William Thorpe/Licensed Victualler/46/Maresfield, Sussex/Census
1884 James King – Kelly’s Directory address – The Alders
1930/Wm Adams/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1938/W Roberts/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/George McQueen/Inn Keeper/40/Pembury, Kent/Census
G. McQueen beer retailer 1892 Kelly’s Dir
G. McQueen, The Alders Inn, Pembury 1892 Publicans section of Pike’s Directory
Edgar John Trussell, beer retailer, Alders 1889 Kelly’s Dir |
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Three Stars 1 Hawkwell Cottages, Maidstone Road.
The Old Pubs of Tunbridge Wells & District
by Keith Hetherington & Alun Griffiths Publ: Meresborough Books, Gillingham, Kent – Three Stars c1800
Landlords / Tenant Managers
So far listings not found in trade directories, telephone directories or beer licensing. |
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Swiss Cottage Beerhouse 132 Lower Green Road / 1 Romford Road
The Old Pubs of Tunbridge Wells & District
by Keith Hetherington & Alun Griffiths Publ: Meresborough Books, Gillingham, Kent – Swiss Cottage Beer House c1910
Landlords / Tenant Managers
Original listing for “Swiss Cottage” was in “The Old Pubs of Tunbridge Wells” with no indication of of its location.
Various advertisements and newspaper cuttings have led to the location and the operators of this establishment.
The following newspaper cuttings were offered by Paula Montandon and add more data –
Cutting 1 (1879) Cutting 2 (1901) Cutting 3a (c1920) Cutting 3b (c1920) Cutting 4 (1944)
Percy Thomas Kenwright Swiss Cottage Stores Lower Green Road – death in 1944 (cutting 4) (PM)
Percy T. Kenwright grocer Lower Green Rd 1940 Kelly’s Dir
Alfred Palmer Swiss Cottage, beer retailer Lower Green 1904 Kelly’s Dir (see cutting 2)
Wm. Nurden beer retailer Lower Green 1911, 1912, 1916, 1919 Kelly’s Dir (see cutting 3b)
W. Nurden., Swiss Cottage Pelton’s Directory 1907
The newspaper cuttings suggest the Swiss Cottage beerhouse was within 300 yards of the Royal Oak.
Various advertisements featuring William Nurden selling beer from 132 Lower Green Road indicate that this is the location of the Swiss Cottage. See Item 54 on the Lower Green – Shops & Retail page.
Kathryn Franklin –
The address is actually 1 Romford Rd, the house it was attached to is in Henwood Green Rd. (Before the Chapel was built Romford Road started at the junction of Back Lane or Henwood Green Rd. The track in front of the Chapel was then known as Chapel Lane, even into the 20th century. Henwood Green Road towards Bopeep is also a later edition, possibly 18th century. Your 1769 map & Hasted both only show a track rather than a road) |
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Half Moon Inn Half Moon Lane
PVN No 85 p14 Half Moon Inn, located three quarters along Half Moon Lane, from the A21 toward Capel.
Date unknown, but in 1995 an 85 year old recalls it was closed when his grandfather was a boy, placing it sometime around the mid 1800s.
Landlords / Tenant Managers
So far listings not found in trade directories, telephone directories or beer licensing. |
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Unresolved Landlords & Beer Retailers
Mrs Grass beer retailer 1899 Kelly’s Dir
Charles Humphrey beer retailer 1911 Kelly’s Dir
Edward C. Paige, beer retailer, High St 1924 Kelly’s Dir
Miscellaneous entries
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PIGOT’S NATIONAL & COMMERCIAL DIRECTORY 1828/29
Pubs & Brewers - COWDEN, Ashurst, Capel, Pembury, Speldhurst and Tudeley
Taverns & Public Houses
BAKER Francis BLACK LION Ashurst
PATEMAN Thomas STAG Ashurst
GEERING Adam KING'S HEAD Caple
WALLIS James CROWN Cowden
HUGHES Geo CROWN Groombridge
MAYNARD Ts GREYHOUND Langton
PAWLEY Benj CAMDEN ARMS Pembury
BROOKES Thos GEORGE & DRAGON Speldhurst
HARRIS Thos GEORGE & DRAGON Tudely
LAURENCE Wm CHEQUERS Tudely
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PIGOT’S NATIONAL & COMMERCIAL DIRECTORY 1832/33/34
Pubs & Brewers - COWDEN, Ashurst, Groombridge, Pembury & Speldhurst
Taverns & Public Houses
BEST Joseph BLACK LION Ashurst
PATEMAN Thomas STAG Ashurst
GEERING Adam KING'S HEAD Caple
WALLIS James CROWN Cowden
HUGHES George CROWN Groombridge
HOLMES William GREYHOUND Langton
PAWLEY Benjamin CAMDEN ARMS Pembury
BROOKES Thomas GEORGE & DRAGON Speldhurst
TURNER William RED LION Speldhurst
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Sources of Information
WISB Pembury Women’s Institute Scrap Book 1965
KH/AG The Old Pubs of Tunbridge Wells & District by Keith Hetherington & Alun Griffiths
JC James Cunningham
MC Michele Coldwell
MG Maggie Godley
TN Tony Nicholls
JS Jack Stead
DG Derek Goodwin
TK Terry Killick
MPt Martin Petch
MCo Melvyn Cole
TPL Tonbridge Public Library
SS Sylvia Schmocker
PM Paula Montandon
KF Kathryn Franklin
Licensing Acts 1690-1900 for pubs and beerhouses.
Pembury Pubs as listed in Pubhistory.com KentPubs/Pembury/
Kathryn Franklin’s notes, corrections and amendments (March 2016)
IMPORTANT !!! This needs your help. All contributions will be credited.
If you have any further information or corrections please contact me –
Tony Nicholls email: history@pembury.org
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