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This pub was established as an inn in the early part of the eighteenth century. It is now closed and was used until recently by Woolworths. Renamed for a while the Royal Victoria Hotel after the future Queen had stayed there in 1825. This pub is now closed and in use as a cafe. **
Rose, High Street, Sittingbourne
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Rose Inn, 50 High Street, Sittingbourne - in March 2011
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1832/William Ballard / & Posting House /../../Pigot’s Directory **
1832/Robert Waterman/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1838/Robert P Hams/../../../Stapleton’s Directory **
1839/William Ballard / & Posting House /../../Pigot’s Directory **
1839/Rbt. Waterman/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1840/William Crump/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1840/Robert Petman Hams/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1841/Robert Pettman Hams / Innkeeper /../../London Gazette, 8 June 1841 **
1845/Robert Petman Hams/../../../Post Office Directory **
1847/William Deacon/../../../Bagshaw’s Directory **
1855/Saml. Hurd / & Wine & Spirit Merchant /../../Post Office Directory **
1858/James Petley/../../../Melvilles Directory
1862/James Wyles/../../../Post Office Directory
1870/William Smith/../../../Post Office Directory **
1874/William Smith/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Alfred Sharp/Licenced Victualler/46/Borden, Kent/Census
1881/Susan Sharp/Wife/49/Milton, Kent/Census
1881/William Wilson/Lodger, General Labourer/55/Cork, Ireland/Census
1881/George Costin/Lodger, General Labourer/31/Canterbury, Kent/Census
1881/Jesse Bigg/Lodger, General Labourer/55/Isle Of Sheppy, Kent/Census
1881/Ann Philpot/General Servant/17/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1882/Alfred Sharp/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Miss Susan Sharp/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1899/George Adams/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1901/George Adams/Licensed Victualler/28/Westminster, London/Census
1901/Sarah Adams/Wife/32/Battersea, London/Census
1901/Gladys Adams/Daughter/3/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1901/Ada Tadman/General Servant/19//Murston, KentCensus
1903/George Adams/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Kent **
1913/William Sellers/../../../Post Office Directory
1918/William Henry Sellers/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/Archibald Young/../../../Post Office Directory
1930/Mrs Lilian Young/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Mrs Lilian Young/../../../Post Office Directory
** Provided By Stephen Harris