DOVER KENT ARCHIVES

Page Updated:- Sunday, 15 August, 2021.
PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest ????

 Royal Oak

Closed 2015-

Lower Green

Pembury

https://whatpub.com/royal-oak

Royal Oak 2015

Above photo, March 2015, kindly sent by Brian Curtis.

 

Looks to be closed in 2015 if not earlier.

 

I have just added this pub to that list but your help is definitely needed regarding it's history.

As the information is found or sent to me, including photographs, it will be shown here.

Thanks for your co-operation.

 

The Chronicle and Courier, 16 September, 1921.

Lamberhurst Brewery Estate.

Important sale at Tunbridge Wells.

One of the biggest sales of licensed houses held in the provinces in recent years was conducted by Messrs. Wickenden and Sons at the Pump Room, Tunbridge Wells, on Friday, when the Lamberhurst Brewery Estate, comprising 68 lots, came Under the Hammer. The lots sold were:-

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"Royal Oak," Pembury, £4,880

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LICENSEE LIST

MANWARING William 1851 (age 49 in 1851Census)

CHITTENDEN Henry Shepherd 1851-Apr/69 (also master carpenter age 59 in 1861Census) Maidstone and Kentish Journal

PETERS Frederick Apr/1869+ Maidstone and Kentish Journal

PETERS Philip 1871-81+ "also Farmer & Publican Brick Tile & Pottery Manfter age 40 in 1881Census)

PETERS Philip & Co 1891+

GOODWIN Arthur J 1901-03+ (age 42 in 1901Census) Kelly's 1903

JACKSON Charles 1913-18+

WELLS Edward Herbert 1922+

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

 

Kelly's 1903From the Kelly's Directory 1903

CensusCensus

Maidstone and Kentish JournalMaidstone and Kentish Journal

 

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