White Swan, 21 Kent Road, Orpington BR5 4AD
St Mary Cray pub history index
Earlier address is in Wellington Road
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White Swan, 21 Kent Road, St Mary Cray - in 1954
Kindly provided by Mark Reeves
White Swan, 21 Kent Road, St Mary Cray - in July 2010
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
White Swan, 21 Kent Road, St Mary Cray - in 2023. I’ve been the landlord since 2020. My names is Ronald Hall
Kent Road was formerly called the Broadway **
Residents at this address
1858/Thomas Packman/../../../Melvilles Directory **
1861/Uninhabited////Census
1871/Henry Philip Constable/Beer Retailer/30/Pembury/Census
1871/Eliza Constable/Wife/30/Cudham, Kent/Census
1871/Henry Philip Constable/Son/9/Knockholt, Kent/Census
1871/Stephen Constable/Son/6/Knockholt, Kent/Census
1871/George Constable/Son/4/Orpington, Kent/Census
1871/Mary Constable/Daughter/3/Orpington, Kent/Census
1871/Eliza Constable/Daughter/1/Orpington, Kent/Census
1871/Robert Johnson/Lodger, Labourer/30/Sydenham, Kent/Census
1881/Charles Pring/Beer Retailer & Carman/55/Westerham, Kent/Census
1881/Mrs Pring/Wife/44/Cjelsfield, kent/Census
1881/Thomas C Pring/Son/12/Bromley, Kent/Census
1881/Anne J Pring/Daughter/11/Bromley, Kent/Census
1881/Caroline M Pring/Daughter/7/Bromley, Kent/Census
1881/Henry R Pring/Son/9 months/Orpington, Kent/Census
1881/Edwin Smith/Lodger, Ag labourer/24/~Swanley, Kent/Census
1881/William Wells/Lodger, Cowman/45/Edenbridge, Kent/Census
In 1911 census at The Swan Kent Road St Mary Cray Kent,
Stanley Lorne Whitehead, Publican, aged 42 years and born in Bromley, Kent
Laurina Whitehead, Wife, aged 43 years and born in Aberaman, Glamorgan
Clifford Stanley James Whitehead, Son, aged 15 years and born in Bromley, Kent
Maud Mary Gregory, Cousin, aged 17 years and born in Abergwynf, Glamorgan
George William Westbrooke, Cellarman, aged 19 years and born in Orpington, Kent
1913/Stanley Lorne Whitehead/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1918/Stanley Lorne Whitehead/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at The Swan, St Mary Cray, Orpington
Stanley Whitehead, Publican, aged 52 years 3 months and born in Bromley, Kent, Own Account
Laurina Whitehead, Wife, aged 52 years 2 months and born in Glamorganshire, Wales
Ellen Brigden, Servant, aged 18 years and born in Orpington, Kent
1922/Stanley Lorne Whitehead/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1930, Stanley Lorne Whitehead of 25 Kent road St Mary Cray Kent died 27 July 1930 at Farnborough Hospital Administration London 4 September to Laurina Whitehead widow. Effects £590 15s 5d.
Bromley & West Kent Mercury 07 January 1938
Transfers of licenses of The White Swan, Kent road, St Mary Cray, from Laurine Whitehead to Clifford Stanley James Whitehead
1938/Clifford Whitehead/../../../Post Office Directory
In the 1939 electoral register at 25 Kent road are
Emma Whitehead, Licensee PublicWidowed, born 17 Jul 1891
Laurina B J Cook (Whitehead), Shorthand Typist, born 20 Apr 1924
Bromley & West Kent Mercury 07 July 1939
Mr Clifford Stanley James Whitehead, aged 43, of the White Swan, Kent road, St Mary Cray, died on Wednesday.
Mr Whitehead, who was a native of Bromley, had been at the White Swan two years. His father, who died several years ago, and his mother, who is still alive, had previously been the licensees there for 25 years.
Before coming to the White Swan, Mr Whitehead was for two years at "The Director General", Woolwich. He leaves a widow and one daughter.
1939, Clifford Stanley James Whitehead of the White Swan Kent road St Mary Cray Kent died 5 July 1939 at the County Hospital Farnborough Kent Administration London 18 September to Emma Whitehead widow. Effects £1170 14s 7d.
Bromley & West Kent Mercury 09 May 1941
Mrs Emma Whitehead, of the White Swan, Kent road, St Mary Cray, pleaded guilty to an offence at 9.50 p.m. on April 13th and was fined 20 shillings.
Evidence was given by Special Constabulary Robertson who saw a light coming from the public bar. A light lock was fitted with a curtain and there was black-out material on the door.
Every time anyone came out they had to pull back the curtain and a beam of light lit up the buildings on the other side.
My father’s father, William H. Reeves, was a licensee of the White Swan when my father was married in 1954. I believe my father was living there at the time. I don’t have exact dates for when my grandfather was its landlord. ***
1955/W H Reeves, White Swan, 21 Kent Road, St Mary Cray - Orpingtn 25552/../../BT Telephone Directory
1960/W H Reeves, White Swan, 21 Kent Road, St Mary Cray - Orpingtn 25552/../../BT Telephone Directory
1988/F G Whyton/../../../Watney Truman List
My husband and I were licensees of The White Swan from 1993 to 2000 ;the previous licensee was F G Whyton before him I think it was Jack Whitehead but can't find anything about him as there is a gap between 1938 and 1988 *
2018, White Swan, 21 Kent Road, Orpington BR5 4AD Bromley
2023, I’ve been the landlord since 2020. My names is Ronald Hall.
* Provided By Barbara Pointer
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Mark Reeves
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