This pub was established in around 1842 and survived until around 2000. It is now in residential use as ‘Lion Court’. **
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.
Lion, 70 Parrock Street, Gravesend - in January 2011
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1851/William Goldsmith/Lion, 70 Parrock street/../../Post Office Directory
1855/William Goldsmith/../../../Post Office Directory **
1858/William Goldsmith/White Lion/../../Melvilles Directory
1861/William Goldsmith/Inn Keeper/65/Sudbury, Suffolk/Census
1861/Anne Goldsmith/Wife/58/Sudbury, Suffolk/Census
1861/William B Goldsmith/Son, Shipping Clerk/19/Witham, Essex/Census
1861/Anne Goldsmith/Daughter/25/Sudbury, Suffolk/Census
1861/Sara M Goldsmith/Daughter/23/Witham, Essex/Census
1861/Jane Goldsmith/Daughter/21/Witham, Essex/Census
1861/Sarah B Archer/Sister in Law/59/Sudbury, Suffolk/Census
1861/Richard Waddle/Pot Boy/16/Strood, Kent/Census
1861/Honora Wallis/House Servant/18/Chadwell, Essex/Census
1861/George B Russell/Visitor, Station Master/28/Ceylon/Census
1861/Henry Dawson/Lodger, Pianoforte Maker, Widow/40/Westminster,
Middlesex/Census
1862/W Goldsmith/../../../Post Office Directory
1865/William Goldsmith/../../../Hall’s Directory **
1874/William Goldsmith/../../../Post Office Directory
1878/Henry Edward Harrington/../../../Post Office
Directory **
1881/Henry E Harrington/Licensed Victualler/71/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1881/Elizabeth E Harrington/Wife/43/Wapping, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Harrington/Daughter, Barmaid/19/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry E Harrington/Son, Painter/18/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Matilda Harrington/Daughter, Assistant/17/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie Harrington/Daughter/15/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Chas Harrington/Son/13/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie Pollack/Niece/5/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Chas Clark/Potman/17/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1882/Henry Edward Harrington/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Thomas Winepress/../../../Post Office Directory
1903/George Russell/../../../Post Office Directory
1913/Frank Harry Foster/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/Albert Scudder/../../../Post Office Directory
1930/Frederick Toole/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/William Charles Tarrant/../../../Post Office Directory
** Provided By Stephen Harris