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The Lads of the Village Public House is located on Elizabeth Street at the junction with Church Hill. It was built in 1793 and became a licensed premises in 1833. Sean Holland has been the landlord since 1978.
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Residents at this address
1922, Mrs Sophia Ridgewell, beer retailer, Elizabeth street
1934, Mrs Lily Mary B Ridgewell, beer retailer, Elizabeth street
In 1939 at The Lads Of The Village, Stone, Dartford
Lily M B Ridgewell, Licensed Victualler, Widowed, born 28 Apr 1891
Kathleen M Jarvis, later David, Barmaid & Help In House, born 15 Aug 1922
Audrey D Gee, Domestic Servant, born 07 Apr 1923
2023 :
The number of pubs serving the parish to three: The Wharf at Crossways, The Bull at Horns Cross and the Lads of the Village. The Lads of the Village is the only pub that is not part of a wider brewery chain. The Brent Old Boys Club on London Road is also a licensed members club.
The Lads of the Village pub is also regarded as a local heritage landmark in a village setting, which would represent a loss to the local landscape if demolished. A planning application for the erection of two 3 bed semi-detached dwellings with associated parking and amenity space, and creation of new access was permitted in 2018. Reserved matters were approved in 2022 but to date seemingly only minor groundworks have been carried out at the site.
Council members discussed the importance of the pub and agreed that nominating it as an asset of community value would be beneficial to protect the provision, which would give the local community time to look into further options regarding its long-term management.