This pub was renamed the Barge in 1991. **
Gillingham pub history pub index
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Cricketers, 49 Layfield Road, Gillingham - in January 2011
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Residents at this address
Cricketeers Beer House in the 1881 census:
1881/Leonard Jarrett/Beer House Keeper/79/Boxley, Kent/Census
1881/Maria Jarrett/Wife/70/Aylsford, Kent/Census
1882/Edward Jarrett/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory **
In 1911 at The Cricketers Layfield Road Gillingham
David Drain, Publican aged 43 and born in Rainham Kent
Emma Drain, Wife aged 45 and born in Rainham Kent
Ethel Goodwin, Domestic general aged 20 and born in Rainham Kent
1913/David Drain/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1918/David Drain/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 at 49 Layfield Road, Gillingham
David Drain, Licence Victualler, Flint & Co Canterbury aged 53 years 3 months and born in Rainham, Kent
Emma Drain, Wife aged 55 years 2 months and born in Rainham, Kent
1922/David Drain/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1930/David Drain/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1938/S Roger Wibrew/../../../Post Office Directory
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