Hop Pocket Lane

Paddock Wood

https://whatpub.com/hop-pocket

Above photo 2011 by David Anstiss Creative Commons Licence.

The pub was originally called the "Maidstone Arms" and then the "Railway Hotel," which was destroyed in January 1944 when it was hit by a German Junkers 88 bomber that was shot down and crashed in the area, causing a major explosion. The property was eventually rebuilt in 1955 and the new build was called the "Hop Pocket" being situated in Hop Pocket Lane, what better name for the pub. However, some time after 1993 it was deemed necessary to change the name to simply the "Hop Inn."

The pub closed its doors in 2006 and by 2014 had been demolished.

Above photo 2014 by Tasha Nicholls. https://tashanicholsphotography

LICENSEE LIST

http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/hopinn.html