Greyhound Hotel, 131 Upper Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells

At Langtons in 1903

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Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

Residents at this address.

1881/David Taylor/Innkeeper/43/Tunbridge Wells, Kent/Census
1881/Sophia Taylor/Wife/47/Lamberhusrt, Sussex,/Census
1881/Kate Taylor/Daughter/16/Tunbridge Wells, Kent/Census
1881/Minnie I Taylor/Daughter/15/Tunbridge Wells, Kent/Census
1881/Elizabeth Taylor/Daughter/12/Tunbridge Wells, Kent/Census
1881/Robert Taylor/Son/10/Tunbridge Wells, Kent/Census
1881/Louisa M Taylor/Daughter/8/Tunbridge Wells, Kent/Census
1881/Richard Clark/Visitor, Retired Gentleman, Widow/64/Ormesby, Norfolk/Census

1891/Ralph Young/../../../Post Office Directory

1903/William Mobsby/../../../Post Office Directory

Croydon Guardian and Surrey County Gazette 22 December 1906
Surrey to Kent - This week Mr Maurice H Hills for the past ten years proprietor of the Jolly Sailor and Goat House livery stables, left South Norwood to become landlord of the Greyhound, Tunbridge Wells

Kent & Sussex Courier 22 July 1910
The death at the Greyhound Hotel, Tunbridge Wells, on Saturday, of Mrs Charlotte Elizabeth Rennison, the highly respected wife of landlord Mr A G Rennison.
The funeral took place on Thursday afternoon at the Borough Cemetery, the burial service being read by the Rev A D Ferrier Rowe of St Lukes Church, Tunbridge Wells. The mourners were Mr Arthur G Rennison (widower), Misses Bessie and Maud Lester (daughters), Mr Walter Rennison (brother in law), Mr Frank Tickner (brother), Mr George Tickner (brother), Mr Frank Ratcliffe jun (nephew), and Mr Eustace Sherrard (solicitor), Miss Lownds, Mrs Yates, Miss Martin and staff.

1913/Arthur George Rennison/../../../Post Office Directory

Kent & Sussex Courier 29 September 1916
Deaths - On the 22nd Instance at the Greyhound Hotel, Tunbridge Wells, Arthur George Rennison passed peacefully away, after a long illness, patiently borne, aged 63.

Kent & Sussex Courier 31 August 1917
The lighting Order, Tom Harvey, Greyhound Hotel, Tunbridge Wells, was summoned for contravening the Lighting Order - on the 23rd August.

1918/Tom Harvey/../../../Post Office Directory

Kent & Sussex Courier 14 April 1922
Births, Knight - Sunday, April 9th, Greyhound Hotel, Tunbridge Wells, to Mr and Mrs Harold Knight, the gift of a daughter.

1922/Harold George Knight/../../../Post Office Directory

Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser 22 November 1929
Inquest into the death of Mr Edmund Henry Howard Eldridge, licensee of the High Brooms Hotel. Main witnesses were his widow, and also her brother Harold George Knight of the Greyhound Hotel, Tunbridge Wells.
He had made acquaintance after the war, and did not know which regiment he had served in. He had then married his sister.
Mr Eldridge had been employed as manager of a drapers establishment in Eastbourne until within five years ago, when he relinquished the position owing to ill health. He became licensee of the High Brooms Hotel in 1923.

1930/Harold George Knight/../../../Post Office Directory

Kent & Sussex Courier 15 June 1934
Sudden Death of popular licensee.
His many friends were shocked to learn of the sudden death on Saturday of Mr Alfred Edwin Talfourd, landlord of the Greyhound Hotel, Tunbridge Wells. He was only 44 years of age, and was taken ill two days previously.
After serving for 21 years in the Royal Artillery, from which he retired with the rank of Sergeant-Major, Mr Talfourd came to the Greyhound in September 1932, In the short time since then he became widely popular, and was this years chairman of the local branch of the Licensed Victuallers Association.
During his army days Mr Talfourd was an exceptionally fine sportsman. He played cricket and football in many representative games, and for years held the long distance running championship of the Army in the Mediterranean. Deep sympathy is felt with Mrs Talfourd and their twelve year old daughter.


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