Search my many thousands of pubs and London history
Farningham pub history index
The (Pied) Bull Inn was present by 1587 (alternatively, another account gives the date of establishment as 1612). ***
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Kent . The Kent listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Bull Inn, Farningham - circa 1913
Plus two extra pictures of the Bull, Farningham - see Bull2 & Bull3
All kindly provided by Nina Morris
Pied Bull Inn, Farningham - in December 2012
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
The following entries are in this format:
Residents at this address
1745/J Pratt/../../../per. Farningham & Eynesford Local History Society **
1828/George Mandy/../../../Pigots Directory
1832/George Mandy/../../../Pigots Directory
1839/George Mandy/../../../Pigot’s Directory ***
1840/George Mandy/../../../Pigot’s Directory ***
1841/George Mandy / Publican / 55 /../../1841 Census ***
1841/Mary Mandy / Wife / /../../1841 Census
1841/Eliza Mandy / Daughter / /../../1841 Census
1841/Louisa Mandy / Daughter / /../../1841 Census
1847/James Phillips/../../../Bagshaw’s Directory ***
1851/Jane Phillips/Victualler, Widow/39/Wortham, Kent/Census
1851/Thomas Phillips/Son/10/Farningham, Kent/Census
1851/John Phillips/Son/7/Farningham, Kent/Census
1851/Frederick Phillips/Son/5/Farningham, Kent/Census
1851/Jane Phillips/Daughter/2/Farningham, Kent/Census
1851/Thomas Wickenden/Visitor, Gentleman/25/Rochester, Kent/Census
1851/Charlotte Stride/Servant/34/Dublin/Census
1851/Richard/Servant/37/Charing, Kent/Census
1851/Sarah Sawyer/Servant/15/Wortham, Kent/Census
1855/Mrs Jane Phillips/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1858/Mrs Jane Phillips/../../../Melvilles Directory
1861/Jane Phillips/Inn Keeper, Widow/50/Wrotham, Kent/Census
1861/James Phillips/Son, Butcher/20/Farningham, Kent/Census
1861/Frederick Phillips/Son, Miller/15/Farningham, Kent/Census
1861/Sarah J Phillips/Daughter/12/Farningham, Kent/Census
1861/Frances Eyles/Servant/18/Sutton at Hone, Kent/Census
1861/William Larkin/Ostler/22/Bromley, Kent/Census
1861/Borthgwick Douglas/Boarder/49/Scotland/Census
1861/John Smith/Boarder, Agricultural Labourer/28/Hounslow,
Middlesex/Census
1861/James Richardson/Boarder, Agricultural Labourer/30/Balsom,
Cambridgeshire/Census
1861/Joseph Richardson/Boarder, Agricultural Labourer/21/Balsom,
Cambridgeshire/Census
1861/Dennis Tucker/Boarder, Bricklayer/22/Stodmarsh/Census
1861/Walter Haslin/Boarder, Bricklayers labourer/33/Farningham,
Kent/Census
1862/Mrs J Phillips/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/William Hollands/Inn Keeper/50/Foots Cray, Kent/Census
1871/Elizabeth A Hollands/Wife/40/Dover, Kent/Census
1871/Alfred W Hollands/Son/3/Farningham, Kent/Census
1871/Emily Ayres/Sister/38/Dover, Kent/Census
1871/Eliza Jane Wigzell/Nursemaid/12/Sevenoaks, Kent/Census
1874/William Hollands/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Sidney Smith Wright/Licensed Victualler/38/Bexley, Kent/Census
1881/Harriet Wright/Wife/36/St Mary Cray, Kent/Census
1881/Elizabeth A Wright/Daughter/13/St Mary Cray, Kent/Census
1881/Arthur Wright/Son/11/St Mary Cray, Kent/Census
1881/Sidney Harry Wright/Son/9/St Mary Cray, Kent/Census
1881/Walter Wright/Son/6/St Mary Cray, Kent/Census
1881/George E Wright/Son/4/St Mary Cray, Kent/Census
1881/Horace Wright/Son/1/Sidcup, Kent/Census
1881/Thomas Euridge/Ostler/44/Eynsford, Kent/Census
1881/Ada A Yewet/Domestic Servant/16/Birchinton, Kent/Census
1882/Sidney Smith Wright/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/James Lines/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/James Lines/../../../Kelly’s Directory ***
1901/George Horne/Inn Keeper/31/Wallop, Hampshire/Census
1901/Helen Horne/Wife/35/Uppertown, Scotland/Census
1901/George H W Horne/Son/3/Kingsdown, Kent/Census
1901/Helen K Horne/Daughter/4/Kingsdown, Kent/Census
1901/Isabella G Beattie/Visitor/40/Uppertown, Scotland/Census
1901/Emma Dunmall/Waitress/19/Kingsdown, Kent/Census
1901/Ellen Dunmall/Waitress/17/Kingsdown, Kent/Census
1903/George Horne/../../../Post Office Directory
My great grandfather was Alfred Edgar Hannam, and I have several photos at
the time he was the publican at the Bull, Farningham **
1913/Alfred Edgar Hannam/../../../Post Office Directory
1918/Alfred Edgar Hannam/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/Alfred Edgar Hannam/../../../Post Office Directory
1930/Geo Thos Arnold/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Wm. Benj. Bryan/../../../Kelly’s Directory ***
1938/William Benj Bryan/../../../Post Office Directory ***
** Provided By Nina Morris
*** Provided By Stephen Harris