26 East Hill

Dartford

https://whatpub.com/victory

Above photo celebrating the coronation in 1902, kindly sent by Michael Norman.

Above photo, 1985, kindly sent by Philip Dymott.

Photos taken on 20 February, 2009 from http://www.flickr.com by Dave Dunmall.

Above sign, 1985, kindly sent by Philip Dymott.

Above sign left, August 1991, sign right, August 1992. With thanks from Brian Curtis www.innsignsociety.com.

Above matchbox circa 1980s.

The Victory was a small pub just to the east of the town centre. It is known to have been trading by 1852. The pub was probably part of the tied estate of Dartford brewers C N Kidd & Son. Kidd's was swallowed by Courage in 1937 and The Victory traded as a Courage house for much of the mid-20th century before being acquired by Shepherd Neame in the 1970s. The pub was extended around this time but Shepherd Neame's commitment waned and the death knell was sounded in 2000. After closure the pub was converted to a pizza takeaway, and so it remains to this day (2020).

See Dartford Map 1905.

LICENSEE LIST

MITCHENER Thomas 1879-82

WILLIAMSON Henry E 1913-18+

EGAN Frederick John 1922+

WEST Arthur 1930+

WEST Florence B Mrs 1938+

???? Ian & Rita 1980s

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

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

From the Post Office Directory 1913

From the Post Office Directory 1918

From the Post Office Directory 1922

From the Post Office Directory 1930

From the Post Office Directory 1938