335 (200) High Street

Chatham

Above photo, date unknown.

Above photo taken off, Crown Film Unit documentaries: Listen to Britain, and A Diary for Timothy, circa 1940.

Prior to 1874 the building was known as the "Birmingham Arms" and was listed as being at 200 High Street before the renumbering.

I am informed that the building has been demolished, date unknown and in its place there is yet another Tesco.

Judy Miller kindly informs me that the "Coachmakers Arms" was certainly demolished to make way for a big Tesco store. The whole area between The Brook and Upbury Way (Cage Lane) was demolished just after 1969.

The Closed Pubs website incorrectly identifies 200 High Street as the above amusement arcade, but I am not sure whether this is the correct location for the former pub. It is certainly not a Tescos store. I believe the street has been renumbered and 200 was the old address.

I am informed that the pub closed about 1972 and was demolished shortly afterwards to make way for the Chatham town centre road scheme which created the ring road and Pentagon centre.

LICENSEE LIST

RANDALL William 1858-61+ (age 43 in 1861)

BENSTER Thomas William 1872+

BENSTED William Thomas 1874+

ATTWOOD Alfred 1881-91+ (also wheelwright age 40 in 1881)

HINCKLEY Thomas Henry S 1903+

WAITT William Thomas 1911+ (age 43 in 1911)

McINTOSH William Lester 1913-22+

McINTOSH Mabel Mrs 1930+

HETTERLEY John 1938-55+

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

Census

From the Kelly's Directory 1903