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Gun Hotel, Horsemonden, Tonbridge

Directory of Pubs in the UK,  historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Horsemonden, Tonbridge, Kent . The Horsemonden, Tonbridge,  Kent listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

The Gun, Horsemonden postcard

The Gun, Horsemonden postcard

On the reverse is:

A XV1th Century Inn in the centre of Kent's fruit and hop country
Tunbridge Wells - 8 miles
Tonbridge - 9 miles
Maidstone -11miles
LUNCHES SNACKS
Westerham Ales
Your Hosts: Harry and Daphne Roe

Gun Hotel, Horsemonden - circa 1930s when the Harries ran the Gun

Gun Hotel, Horsemonden - circa 1930s when the Harries ran the Gun

Both kindly provided by Joan Thompson

The following entries are in this format:

Residents at this address

1858/Francis Green/../../../Melvilles Directory

1862/Francis Green/../../../Post Office Directory

1874/John Harvey/& Farmer & Hop grower/../../Post Office Directory

1881/John Harvey/Licensed Victualler And Farmer Of 50 Acres Employing 3 Men & 1 Boy/50/Blandford, Dorset/Census
1881/Matilda Harvey/Wife/55/Blandford, Dorset/Census
1881/Emily Harvey/Daughter/18/Blandford, Dorset/Census
1881/Caroline Harvey/Daughter/17/Blandford, Dorset/Census
1881/Elizabeth Harvey/Daughter/15/Horsmonden, Kent/Census
1881/Fanney Harvey/Daughter/14/Horsmonden, Kent/Census
1881/Lillian Brown/Grand Daughter/3/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Wells/Aunt, Widow/93/Blandford, Dorset/Census

1901/G W Benjamin/Licensed Victualler/54/Rolvenden, Kent/Census
1901/F Young/Housekeeper/32/Leigh, Kent/Census
1901/M Johnson/Barmaid/22/100 of Hoo, Kent/Census

1913/Alfred Tourle/../../../Post Office Directory

1918/Alfred Tourle/../../../Post Office Directory

1922/Alfred Tourle/../../../Post Office Directory

I think your Owen W Harris should be Owen W Harries as the later name is the connection with my family and his widow Beatrice ran that pub sometime following Owen B Harries death in 1932. *

1930/Owen W Harries/../../../Post Office Directory

1938/Edgar Rt Nicholas/../../../Post Office Directory


* Provided By Joan Thompson

And Last updated on: Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 14:06:27 BST