This pub was established as the Swan by 1462, was renamed the Kent in around 1830, renamed again as the Penny Farthing in 1988 and now trades as Peppino’s (2009). **
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.
Kent (Tavern), 20 High Street, Gravesend - in March 2009
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
Swan :
1824/ Eliz. Thompson/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
Kent :
1851/John Temple/Kent tavern, 20 High street/../../Post Office Directory
1855/John Temple/Kent tavern, 20 High street/../../Post Office Directory
1861/John Temple/Victualler/47/P Marland, Westmoreland/Census
1861/Barbara Temple/Wife/44/Leatheringham, Suffolk/Census
1861/Emma M A Temple/Daughter/12/Milton, Kent/Census
1861/Thomas T Langhorn/Nephew, Victualler/30/Moreland, Westmoreland/Census
1861/Mary A Nokes/House Servant/20/Benfleet, Essex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Nokes/House Servant/14/Benfleet, Essex/Census
1865/ Henry Levy/../../../Hall’s Directory **
1878/Henry James Kingston Balls/../../../Post Office Directory **
1840/Richard Jerry/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1855/John Temple/../../../P.O. Directory **
1858/John Temple../../../Melvilles Directory
1874/Henry James K Balls/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/John Charles Pitt/Licensed Victualler/33/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane Pitt/Wife/31/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1881/Florence Jane Pitt/Daughter/6/Bow Bromley, Middlesex,/Census
1881/Maud Mary Pitt/Daughter/4/Bow Bromley, Middlesex,/Census
1881/Catherine Isabella White/Visitor/28/Preston, Lancashire/Census
1881/Lydia Annie Urmack/General Servant/19/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frederick Wyatt/Potman/22/Oundle, Northampton/Census
1882/John Charles Pitt/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/John Charles Pitt/../../../Post Office Directory
1903/Alfred Twyman/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/W J Warwood/../../../Ancestry Phone Books
1912/W J Warwood/../../../Ancestry Phone Books
1913/William James Warwood/../../../Post Office Directory
1918/William James Warwood/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/Thomas Claude Walter/../../../Post Office Directory
1930/Arthur Oliver/../../../Kelly’s Kent Directory **
1938/H J Bretton/../../../Kelly’s Kent Directory **
P Bristow, Kent, died on December 6th, 1958. Previously licensee of the
Anchor & Crown, transferred to the King of Belgians and took over the Kent a
week before his death - Black Eagle Journal ***
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Alex Wilkinson