This pub was established by 1570 as the White Bear and went through a succession of names including Bear, Bear & Ragged Staff and Beehive, before becoming the Prince Alfred. Closed in 1939 and now demolished. The address in the 1851 census is at 69 West street prior to road renumbering. At 89 West Street in 1903 & earlier, then again in 1922. **
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/[Bear] Jos. Smith/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1840/[Beehive] Elizabeth Austin/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1851/Robert Lilleystone/Bear, & builder, West street/../../Post Office
Directory
1851/Robert Lilleystone/Builder & Victualler/40/Blofield, Norfolk/Census
1851/Sarah Lilleystone/Wife/40/Lowestoft, Suffolk/Census
1851/Sarah Lilleystone/Daughter/12/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1851/Charles Lilleystone/Son, Carpentyers Apprentice/15/Bermondsey,
Surrey/Census
1851/Mary A Justice/Servant/21/Cooling, Kent/Census
1851/Nicholas Savage/Potman/26/Bishopsgate, City of London/Census
1855/[Bear] Robert Lilleystone / & Builder/../../Post Office Directory **
1861/John Richardson/Licensed Victualler/65/Adlington, Kent/Census
1861/Mary Richardson/Wife/58/Stockbury, Kent/Census
1865/[Bee Hive] William Pitt/../../../Hall’s Directory **
1874/Daniel Thurgood/../../../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
1882/Charles Durden/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Winfred Weeks/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Elizabeth Davis/Licensed Victualler, Widow/28/Canterbury, Kent/Census
1901/William Davis/Son/3/Abbey Wood, Kent/Census
1901/Alice Mowle/Visitor, Dressmakers Assistant/23/Chatham, Kent/Census
1901/Robert Blackman/Barman/21/Tonbridge, Kent/Census
1903/William Sargent/../../../Post Office Directory
1913/Edward Gay/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/James W Hawkins/../../../Post Office Directory
1930/James Rise/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/H J Bretton/../../../Post Office Directory
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