This pub was present by 1853 and closed in 1913. It is now demolished. The name of the pub is remembered in the name of the modern residential development on site. **
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.
Melbourne Tavern, 92 West Street - in January 2011
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1855/Stephen Lewis / Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory **
1881/Henry D Halls/Beer Seller/34/Orsett, Essex/Census
1881/Louisa Halls/Wife/35/Nayland, Suffolk/Census
1881/Harriet E Burrow/Niece, Barmaid/13/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1891/Henry Halls / Beer Retailer/../../Kelly’s Directory of Kent, Surrey &
Sussex **
1911/Harry Walter Charles Benjafield/Public House Manager/28/Westbourne
Park, London/Census
1911/Laura Ellen Benjafield/Wife/27/Amesbury, Wiltshire/Census
1911/Gladys Hilda Ellen Benjafield/Daughter/2/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1911/Winifred Eileen Benjafield/Daughter/3 months/Gravesend, Kent/Census
** Provided By Stephen Harris