This pub seems to have been established in the 1850s, following the demise of the nearby Kent Hotel. At 123, 124 & 125 Central Parade by 1938. It closed in 1983 and the premises are now in cafe use. **
Herne Bay pub history index
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Maidstone, Kent . The Maidstone, Kent listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Residents at this address
1874/William Mackett/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Joseph T Philpott/Inn Keeper/27/Swalecliffe, Kent/Census
1881/Jane Philpott/Wife/22/Herne Bay, Kent/Census
1881/Lilly Philpott/Daughter/11 mpnths/Herne Bay, Kent/Census
1881/John Maytom/Nephew/12/Swalecliffe, Kent/Census
1882/Henry Raisin/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Geo Maskell/../../../Post Office Directory
1903/Samuel Leonard Edwards/../../../Post Office Directory
1913/Ernest F Wheeler/../../../Post Office Directory
1917/E F Wheeler/../../../Canterbury “Blue Book” 1917-18 **
1922/Ernest F Wheeler/../../../Post Office Directory
1930/Harold F Lewis/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/S V R Raabe/../../../Post Office Directory
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