This pub was established by 1740 (although originally on the opposite side of the road). It closed in 1914 and is now demolished. At Whitehall Place in 1851, 1862 & Opposite the Custom House in 1874 & 1882 **
Gravesend pub history index
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Gravesend, Kent . The Gravesend, Kent listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Residents at this address
1824/Jn. Crafter/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1839/Thomas Hodgskin/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1840/Thomas Hodgskin/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1847/Thomas Hodgskin/../../../Bagshaw’s Directory **
1851/William Hurst Rhodes/Fountain tavern, Whitehall place/../../Post Office Directory **
1851/Walter H Rhodes/Inn keeper/34/Pontefract, Yorkshire/Census
1851/Ann Rhodes/Wife/28/Goudhurst, Kent/Census
1851/William Rhodes/Son/9/Dover, Kent/Census
1851/Elizabeth Rhodes/Daughter/7/Nailsworth, Gloucestershire/Census
1851/Hariett Rhodes/Son/3/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1851/Henry Rhodes/Son/1/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1851/Richard Rhodes/Brother, Customs Officer/29/Pontefract, Yorkshire/Census
+ Visitors
1855/William Hunt Rhodes/../../../Post Office Directory **
1858/William Hurst/../../../Melvilles Directory
1861/William H Rhodes/Licensed Victualler/45/Pontefract, Yorkshire/Census
1861/Ann L Rhodes/Wife/38/Goudhurst, Kent/Census
1861/William Rhodes/Son/18/Dover, Kent/Census
1861/Elizabeth A Rhodes/Daughter/17/Nailsworth, Gloucestershire/Census
1861/Harriet Rhodes/Daughter/13/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1861/Henry Rhodes/Son/11/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1861/Nathaniel G Rhodes/Son/9/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1861/Mary Rhodes/Daughter/5/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1861/Alice Rhodes/Daughter/4/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1861/Edward Brown/Visitor/32/Newington, Kent/Census
1861/James Marwell/Visitor, Pilot/42/Dundee, Scotland/Census
1861/Charlotte Rhodes/Servant/35/Deptford, Kent/Census
1862/J T Bennett/../../../Post Office Directory
1865/James Thomas Bennett/../../../Hall’s Directory **
1874/John Patterson/../../../Post Office Directory
1878/Samuel William Pope/../../../Post Office Directory
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1881/John Tallant/Licensed Victualler/31/Stoke Newington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Harriet Tallant/Wife/24/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ada H Tallant/Daughter/5/Stoke Newington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eliza Baker/Domestic Servant/19/Chatham, Kent/Census
1882/Thos Le Sueur/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Mrs Mary Ann Rebecca Tomlin/../../../Post Office Directory
1903/Robert Kent/../../../Post Office Directory
1913/Harry Preston/../../../Post Office Directory
** Provided By Stephen Harris