53 Church Street

Gillingham

Above Google image June 2017, showing 53 Church Street, which doesn't look like it was a public house to me.

Ind Coope & Co Ltd purchased the pub from Budden & Biggs Brewery Ltd by conveyance and assignment dated 23 March 1931. The pub held a beer only license.

The Lost Pubs Project gives the address of this as Saunders Street and says it has now been converted back to residential use. Further information says it was 100-102 Saunders Street.

Above Google image, October 2008, showing what was 100-102 Saunders Street, now identified as 100, 100A and 100B.

This one to me still seems to be full of confusion as to the correct location, but the Facebook page titled "The Pubs of the Medway Towns" does seem to suggest that it was addressed in Saunders Street and not Church Street, unless of course there were two with the same name, or less likely that the street had changed name. Peter lodge goes on to say that the pub was certainly open for business on Christmas day 1988 but had closed the following year.

Local knowledge, further pictures, and licensee information would be appreciated.

I will be adding the historical information when I find or are sent it, but this project is a very big one, and I do not know when or where the information will come from.

All emails are answered.

LICENSEE LIST

COCKRILL James 1918-22+

SHOWLER Frederick 1930+

MUNSEN W C 1938+

https://pubwiki.co.uk/HopeInn.shtml

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