61 High Street

Blue Town

Sheerness

01795 669099

https://whatpub.com/red-lion

Above photo date unknown.

Above photo September 2017, kindly taken by June Etherington.

Above sign left 2009, sign right, Sept 2017 by June Etherington.

I have reference to this pub from the Kentish Gazette or Canterbury Chronicle September 1768, when the paper advertised the sale of household furniture at Minster Abbey, on the Isle of Sheppey. It was stated that catalogues could be obtained from this public house. See Notes of 1768.

The building was probably built just before this date and has also been listed as the "Swan Inn" from an O.S. map of 1864. The map also shows the house next door, No. 62 to be part of the public house, although the "Red Lion" and "Swan" may have been run separately.

In the 1800s it was a meeting place for the local Freemasons.

This pub is one in the list of my "Project 2014."

As such I have found a picture of the pub, but to date have no other information. 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

WOOD John Sept/1867+

TRILL Charles W 1871-74+ (age 52 in 1871)

ROBINS William John Richard 1881-Oct/1883+ beer retailer

COLE John Down 1891+

LEARY Cornelius 1899-1918+

McKEE John 1930-38+ (Beer retailer)

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

Census

Canterbury Journal, Kentish Times and Farmers' Gazette

From the Kelly's Directory 1930