This pub was established by 1705 as the Pippin Tree or Cherry Tree, being renamed the Town Arms by 1834. In 2000 it was renamed the Night Shades, and now has the appearance of being a nightclub. Address formerly given as 51 Queen Street. **
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.
Town Arms, 23 Queen Street, Gravesend
Town Arms, 51 Queen Street, Gravesend - in January 2011
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Residents at this address
1851/Thomas Bennett/Town Arms commercial inn & tavern, Queen
Street/../../Post Office Directory
1851/Thomas Bennett/Victualler/31/Chatham, Kent/Census
1851/Henry Bennett/Brother, Gentleman/36/Chatham, Kent/Census
1851/Martha Bennett/Sister, Housekeeper/23/Chatham, Kent/Census
1851/Arthur Green/Waiter/22/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Henry Beeton/Lodger, Hawker/19/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1855/Charles B Bennett/../../../Post Office Directory **
1858/Charles Bennett/../../../Melvilles Directory
1861/Charles Bennett/Victualler/40/Chatham, Kent/Census
1861/Elizabeth Bennett/Wife/33/Watlington, Oxfordshire/Census
1861/Charles Bennett/Son/7/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1861/Ernest Bennett/Son/4/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1861/Frederick Bennett/Son/3/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1861/Lavinia Roberts/House Servant/20/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1861/Thomas H Gravenor/Lodger, River Pilot/50/Deal, Kent/Census
1862/B Cooper/../../../Post Office Directory
1865/Benjamin Cooper/../../../Hall’s Directory **
1874/James Bird/../../../Post Office Directory
1878/James Bird/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/Annie Bird/Licensed Victuallers Manager/25/Milton Next Gravesend,
Kent/Census
1881/Elizabeth Toys/Barmaid/20/Chatham, Kent/Census
1881/Alice Henderson/Domestic Servant/21/Milton Next Gravesend, Kent/Census
1881/Thomas Johnson/Potman/23/Plumstead, Kent/Census
1881/Edith Maud Bartholomew/Niece/4/Erith, Kent/Census
1882/James Bird/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/John Collins/../../../Post Office Directory
1903/John Collins/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/William Worthington/Licensed Victualler/34/Whitechapel, London/Census
1911/Florence Worthington/Wife/20/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1911/William Worthington/Son/6/Walthamstow, Essex/Census
1911/Nell Perry/Servant/19/Clapton, London/Census
1911/William Busbridge/Potman/23/Sutton at Hone, Kent/Census
1913/William George Worthington/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/Lewis Wakefield/../../../Post Office Directory
1923 - 1940/P J Jennings/../../../Freehold
1930/Patrick Jennings/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Patrick Jennings/Town Arms, 51 Queen street/../../Post Office Directory
1941 - 1955/Marfleet/../../../Freehold
1956/Copes Taverns/../../../Freehold
1957 - 1958/M B Probitts/../../../Freehold
1959 - 1965/E G Yorke/../../../Freehold
October 1965/C H Dyson/../../../Freehold
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