This pub was present by 1580 as the Cock. It was destroyed by fire in 1844 and the replacement pub opened as the Trafalgar by 1852. The pub closed in 1906 and was demolished by 1940. **
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
Cock :
1824/ William Nettleingham/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1851/ Robert Pickering/Cock, 36 West street/../../Post Office Directory
Trafalgar :
1855/ William Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory **
1865/ John Cox/../../../Hall’s Directory **
1878/ Edward Russell/../../../Post Office Directory **
1858/Henry Taylor/../../../Melvilles Directory
1861/William Payne/Victualler/61/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1861/Charlotte Rich/General Servant/45/Strood, Kent/Census
1861/William Edwards/Pot Boy/13/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1862/W Paine/../../../Post Office Directory
1874/Mrs Esther Clarke/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/William Clark/Licensed Victualler, Widow/49/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/William Clark/Son, Barman/21/Aldershot, Hampshire/Census
1881/Henry Jones/Boarder, General Labourer/33/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1881/George Freeman/Boarder, General Labourer/39/Portsmouth,
Hampshire/Census
1882/William Clay/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Charles Dobson/../../../Post Office Directory
1903/James Martin/../../../Post Office Directory
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