DOVER KENT ARCHIVES

Page Updated:- Saturday, 07 March, 2026.

PUB Open 2014+

CHATHAM

SEARCH
NEVER OPENED
Closed Photo
Near Blue Bell Hill, Brompton, Gillingham, Rochester, Twydall, Upnor, Walderslade, Wigmore. Chatham map Chatham sign
Your help is required to enable me to compile this list correctly.
PUB NAME ADDRESS EARLIEST FOUND LATEST FOUND

Abysinnian Ale House

240 High Street 1869-

Admiral Rodney

247 (155) High Street 1832-  

Airport Hotel

Davis Estate Spoken of 1939 Never opened

Albion

361 High Street 1858-  

Alexandra Hotel

53 Railway Street 1868- Open 2020+

Alhambra

Military Road 1861- 1872+

Alma

157 High Street 1858- Dec 1909

Alton Ale House

63 High Street 1851- 1938+ (Name to)

Angel

208-210 High Street 1862- (Name from) 1955+

Army and Navy

7 The Brook 1828- 2009 (Name to)

Balaclava

Bryant Street 1851- 1872+ (Name to)

Bar 21

301a High Street 2001 (Name from) 2006

Barrow Boy

155 Thorold Road 1985 (Name from) 1985+ (Name to)

Beacon Arms

124 (30) Beacon Road, Luton 1867- Closed 2005

Bear

High Street 1828-  

Bear and (Ragged) Staff

High Street 1824- 1858+

Bee Hive

37-39 Henry Street 1861-  

Beer and Porter House

254 High Street 1841- Closed 1877

Bell

167 Brook 1793-  

Big Drum

Fair Row 1856- 1860+

Birmingham Arms

200 High Street 1849 (Name from) 1874+ (Name to)

Black Boy

120 High Street 1793-  

Boatswain and Call

12 Rainham Road / 138 Chatham Hill 1863- (Name from) Closed 2006

Brewer's Arms

Cannon Street 1854- 1891+

Brewer's Arms

206 (263) High Street 1666- 1938+

Brickmaker's Arms

367 (151) Luton Road 1867- Closed 2008

Britannia

41 High Street 1789- Open 2009+

British Queen

330 (216) High Street 1858-  

Brook Bar

7 Brook Street May 2009 (Name from) Feb 2012 (Name to)

Brown Jug

26 Whitaker Street 1853- 1936-

Bull

115 (94) High Street 1872- (Name from)  

Bull's Head

High Street 1793-  

Bullseye

 13 Ordnance Terrace 1978- (Name from) 1988+ (Name to)

Bunch of Grapes

Clover Lane 1710 1786- (Name to)

Cannon

Cannon Street 1828- 1876+

Cannon

Chatham 1657- 1657+

Canteen

Royal Navy Barracks 1806-  

Carpenter's Arms

46 Fort Pitt Street 1872-  

Carpenter's Arms

2-4 Skinner Street 1858-  

Castle

310 (222) High Street 1828- 1913+

Castle Tavern

Globe Lane 1838- 1841+

Central Commercial Hotel

Railway Street ???? 1953+

Chatham Arms

Military Road 1975- (Name from) 1984

Chatham Chest

Bryant Street 1974 Closed 1994

Chequered Flag

301a High Street ???? (Name from) ???? (Name to)

Chest Arms

55 High Street 1806- 1881+

Churchill's

7 Brook Street 2013 (Name from) Closed 17 Oct 2016

Clarence Hotel

2 Pagett Street/Watts Street 1872- 1984 (Name to)

Clarence Hotel

198 High Street ???? ????

Clarendon Inn

76 Luton Road 1872- Closed 2008-

Coach and Horses

187 (132) High Street 1794-  

Coach Makers Arms

335 (200) High Street 1874+ (Name from) Closed 1972

Cock

High Street 1793+ 1851+

Command House

Gun Quay   Open 2020+

Compasses

High Street 1838- (Name from) 1858+ (Name to)

Compasses

33 Russell Street 1872- Demolished 1960s

Coopers

Naval Barracks ???? Open 2016+

Constitution Castle

5-6 Constitution Hill 1867- Open 2014+

Constitutional Club

  ???? Closed 1972

Cossack

Delce Lane 1851+ 1858-

Criterion

129 High Street    

Cross Keys

37 (49) High Street 1793-  

Crown

High Street? 1793-  

Crown and Anchor

72 High Street 1827- (Name from) 1970s

Crown and Anchor

Unknown 1790- 1872

Crown and Thistle

188 High Street 1781- 1880+ (Name to)

Dark Sun

High Street 1838-  

Dartmouth Arms

257 High Street 1783- Closed ????

Devonshire Arms

Fair Row 1838-  

Dockyard Canteens

Chatham Dockyard 1872-  

Dove

2 Best Town 1870- (Name from) 1960-

Dover Castle

2 Globe Lane 1779- Demolished 1980s

Druids Arms

3 Fort Pitt Street    

Duchess of Edinburgh

163 High Street    

Duke of Cambridge

24 Brook 1872-  

Duke of Wellington

Magpie Hall Road 1838- 1973+

Duke of Kent

Military Road    

Duke of York

Brook 1860- 1866+

Duncan's Head

New Road 1839- 1842+

Eagle

54 (10) Military Road 1872- Closed 1972

Earl of Cardigan

Queen Street 1861- 1861+

Earl of Chatham

141 Brook 1861-  

Eastcourt Arms

Wood Street ???? Sept 1956 (Name to)

East End Hotel

368 High Street 1891- 1984+

Edward VII

Albert Road ???? Closed 2007

Elephant and Castle

142 Luton Road 1853-  

Evening Star

104 Coleman Street 1872-  

Forester's Arms

82 Henry Street 1865-  

Forester's Arms

12 Watts Place    

Fortune of War

Fort Pitt Street 1845- 1872+

Fountain

248 High Street 1793-  

Fox

124 Ordnance Street ???? (Name from) Closed 2012

Fox and Hounds

138 Ordnance Street 1851- ???? (Name to)

Francis and Firkin

14 Railway Street ???? ???? (Name to)

Gaiety

49 High Street    

Gas Lamp

63 High Street ???? (Name from) ???? (Name to)

George

High Street 1707- 1872+

General at Sea

1A Balfour Road   Open 2020+

General Havelock

High Street 1857+ 1892

Gibraltar Hotel

New Road 1787-  

Globe

131 (100) High Street 1769-  

Golden Cross

99 High Street 1872-  

Golden Lion

7 Brook Street 1770- 1891+

Good Intent

50 New Road 1872- Closed 1990s

Good Intent

7 Skinner Street 1872-  

Granby Head

107-109 High Street 1819- 1872+ (Name to)

Granville Arms

178 High Street 1903- 1903+

Green Man

High Street 1832- (Name from) 1863+ (Name to)

Half Moon

  1674- 1862+

Halfway House

1-3 Magpie Hall Road 1872- Demolished 1960s

Hen and Chickens

Luton High Street 1746 Closed Nov 2019

Hill House

Dock Yard 1773- 1773+

Hit or Miss

86 High Street 1795- 1850+ (Name to)

Hook and Hatchet

Luton 1788- 1866

Hope

     

Horn of Plenty

188 New Road 1872- Demolished 1989

Horn Tavern

115 High Street 1785- 1861+ (Name to)

Horse Shoe

143 High Street 1891- (Name from) 1930+

Huntsman

Front Row Ordnance Place 1872-  

Imperial Forces

27 Military Road ???? 1975- (Name to)

Imperial Hotel

49 High Street    

Irish Harp

  1859- 1859+

Jolly Caulkers

1 Fullalove Alley 1872- Open 2020+

Juddy's

9-11 Cross Street/Smithfield Bank 1980+ (Name from) Closed 2015-

Kestrel

Kestrel Road ???? Closed 2012-

Kent Arms

217 High Street 1900- (Name from)? 1903+

King's Arms

18 Medway Street 1671- Demolished 2002

King's Head

149 Brook Street 1678-  

King's Head

High Street 1820- Destroyed 1820

King's Head

New Road 1838-  

King William IV

33 The Brook   Closed 1962

Lads of the Village

38 Henry Street 1872-  

Leeds Castle

Dale Street Ordnance Place 1861- 1872+

Little Crown

346 High Street 1828- Closed 2017-

Little Fountain

92 New Road/Regent Place 1872-  

Little George

155 High Street 1793- Closed ????

London Tavern

72 High Street   1864+

Lord Brougham

153 New Road 1872- Destroyed Dec 1901

Lord Duncan

59 New Road 1799- Closed 1974

Lord Nelson

115 Brook 1864- Closed 1920s

Lord Nelson

52 Ordnance Street 1828-  

Lord Raglan

245 New Road 1864- 1919

Luton Tavern

23 Luton High Street ???? Closed 1990s+

Magpie Inn

33 Magpie Hall Road 1872- Closed 2011+

Malt House

14 Church Street 1860-  

Malt Shovel

High Street 1828- 1872 (Name to)

Man of Kent

6 Luton Road 1872- Closed 1908

Marine Mess House

Marine Barracks 1872-  

Marquis of Granby

  1872-  

Mason's Arms

42 Ordnance Street 1872- Demolished 1960s

Mast and Rigging

Pier Road 25 Sept 2017 Open 2020+

Medway Queen

Street End Road ???? Closed 2014

Mitre Hotel

198 (268) High Street 1768- Closed 1934

Mitre Tap

267 High Street    

Mossy's Tavern

53 Capstone Road ???? (Name from) Open 2012+ (Name to)

Mousetrap

High Street ???? ????

Naval and Military Arms

26 Military Road 1828- Demolished 1972+

Navy Arms

Meeting House Lane 1814-  

New Inn

218 High Street    

New Inn

60 John Street 1828- Destroyed in WW2

New Inn

Ordnance Place 1840- 1901+

New Inn

291 Luton Road    

New Lord Raglan

Pembroke Place 1872-  

New White Hart

High Street 1872-  

North Foreland

  1821- 1860+

O'Connells Bar

Ordnance Street 1988+ (Name from) Open 2008+ (Name to)

Off License

66 High Street    

Old Ash Tree

139 Chatham Hill 1864- Open 2020+

Old Barn

313a (189) High Street 1754- 1976+ (Name to)

Old Fox and Hounds

3 Perry Street 1854-  

Old George Inn

9 Globe Lane 1819- Closed 1972

Old House at Home

110 Front Row/Ordnance Street 1872-  

Old King's Head

93 (82) High Street 1819-  

Old Lord Raglan

8 Chatham Hill/260 New Road   Closed 2016

Old Malt House

Church Street 1872-  

Old Post Office

14 Railway Street 2008- (Name from) 2009+ (Name to)

Old Tally Ho

High Street 1838- Sept 1869

Old White Hart

31 Brook Street 1828-  

Olive Branch

2 East Street 1872-  

Ordinary Fellow

106 Palmerston Road 17 Mar 1937 Closed 2009

Ordnance Arms

78 Coleman Street 1793- 1960+

Oxford

53 High Street    

Patriot

Globe Lane 1851- 1851+

Palmerston Road Working Mans Club

104 Palmerston Road ???? Open 2020+

Pelican

99 Brook 1872-  

Phoenix Tavern

47 High Street    

Piccadilly

112 Chatham Hill ???? (Name from) 1995-

Pickwick

50 Front Row    

Pier Five

Dock Head Road July 2017 Open 2020+

Plough

Front Row/Ordnance Place 1872-  

Portland Arms

1-2 Cromwell Terrace/New Road 1872- Closed 2015-

Prince Alfred

3 Fair Row 1870- Demolished 1970s

Prince of Orange

23 (42) High Street 1819- Closed 1980s

Prince of Wales

37 Hards Town   Closed 1959

Prince of Wales

145 High Street 1793- 1876-

Prince of Wales

1-3 Railway Street 1871- Open 2020+

Princes Park

Princes Avenue   Open 2023+

Princess May

Lester Road 1895 Never opened

Princess Royal

High Street 1866- 1866+

Queen Adelaide

Rhode Street    

Queen's Arms

Chatham 1860- 1860+

Queen's Head

Chatham Garrison 1828-  

Queen Victoria

  1872-  

Railway Tavern

Ordnance Street ???? (Name from) Closed 2016-

Railway Tavern and Concert Hall

91 High Street 1858- (Name from) ????

Railway Refreshment Rooms

104 Brook 1860 1912+

Red Lion

145 (110) High Street 1753- Jan 1960

Red Lion

335 Back High Street 1793- 1849 (Name to)

Red Lion

Church Lane 1807- 1858

Rendezvous

2 Pagett Street/Watts Street 1984 (Name from) Closed ????

Richard Cobden

178 Luton Road 1872- Open 2023+

Rifleman

155 Thorold Road 1872- Closed 2008

Rob Roy Inn

131 Brook 1872-  

Ropemaker's Arms

70 New Road 1872- 2005

Rose and Crown

12 Fort Pitt Street 1858-  

Rose and Crown

8 High Street 1866- Closed ????

Rose in the Valley

3 Hills Terrace 1851- Demolished 1972

Rose Tavern

High Street 1864- (Name from)  

Royal Engineer

340 High Street 1872-  

Royal Exchange

55 (60) High Street 1874- 1984-

Royal George

380 High Street 1793- Closed 11 Apr 2014

Royal Marine

7 River Street 1872- 1901+

Royal Music Hall

227 High Street 1872- 1872+

Royal Oak

346 High Street 1793- 1872+

Royal Sovereign

151 Brook   Closed 1972

Royal Standard

Military Road 1866- 1882+

Running Horse

73 Brook 1838- 1919+

Saracen's Head

179 Brook 1872-  

Shades Bar

301 High Street ???? (Name from) 2001 (Name to)

Shakespeare

8 Military Road 1861-  

Shant

Dockside Extension 1872-  

Ship Inn

217 High Street 1788- 1901+ (Name to)

Ship and Launch

High Street 1788- 1814+

Ship and Trades

Chatham Dockyard   Open 2020+

Shipwright's Arms

45 Hills Terrace 1872- Closed 2018

Shipwright's Arms

29 Richard Street   Closed 2001

Shovel

  1793-  

Sir Colin Campbell

24 Fair Row 1858-  

Sir Robert Peel

31-33 Skinner Street 1858- 2000

Six Jolly Fellowship Porters

Chatham Maritime May 2007 Closed 2018-

Skating Rink

Railway Street 1876 1876+

Smith's Arms

9-11 Cross Street/Smithfield Bank 1851- 1980+ (Name to)

Soldiers Return

Ordnance Place 1836- 1836+

South Foreland

Chatham Hill 1851- 1861+ (Name to)

Spread Eagle

1 Jeyes Street 1864-  

Spotted Cow

  1852- 1852+

St George Hotel

     

Stag and Hounds

97 New Road 1872-  

Stag's Head

7 Ordnance Place 1872-  

Star

Canterbury Road 1787- 1870

Star Coffee House

249 High Street 1872-  

Sultan

10 Watts Place 1872-  

Sun Tap

High Street 1793- 1882+

Sun Family & Commercial Hotel & Posting House

76 High Street 1768-  

Swan

53 Brook 1793-  

Swan

Wood Street Sept 1956 (Name from) ????

Tam O'Shanter

112 Chatham Hill 1851- ???? (Name to)

Tap'n'Tin

24 Railway Street 23 June 1999 Open 2020+

Taylor's Arms

Chatham 1600s 1600s

Thistle and Crown

High Street 1872-  

Thomas Waghorn

14 Railway Street Feb 2016 (Name from) Open 2020+

Three Brothers

55 Cross Street/Slykates Hill 1872-  

Three Cups

129 Brook Street 1793-  

Three Fishes

Chatham 1660s- 1660s+

Three Tuns

  1787- 1793+

Tichbourne Arms

227 High Street 1881- 1881+

Tiger Moth

Highview Drive, Horsted 1959 Open 2022+

Tobacco Roll

High Street 1828-  

Trafalgar Maid

32 (25) Jenkins Dale 1952 (Name from) ????

Travellers Rest

Brook 1851- 1872+

True Briton

7 King Street 1857- 1901+

Trumpet Tavern

60 High Street 1648- 1889+

Two Brothers

31-32 Military Road 1853-  

Union Flag

47 High Street 1781- 1872+

Unknown Name

Chatham 1666- 1666+

United Service

188 High Street 1869- (Name from) ????

United Services

High Street 1815+ 1815+ (Name to)

Unknown Name

123 High Street 1861- 1891+

Unknown Name

Chatham 1666- 1666+

Unknown Name

Chatham 1666- 1666+

Unknown Name

Chatham 1668- 1668+

Upper Barracks Canteen

Chatham Barracks 1872-  

Victoria

5 King Street    

Victoria

Fair Row 1852- 1861+

Victory

Fort Pitt Street 1872-  

Victory

High Street 1872- 1872

Von Alton

63 High Street 1938+ (Name from) Closed 2004

Waggon at Hale Inn

179 Copstone Road 1844- Open 2025+

Wellington Arms

124 New Road 1828- Closed 1980s

Wheatsheaf

5-7 Claremont Place 1859- (Name from) 1960+

Wheatsheaf

53 Capstone Road 1851- ???? (Name to) Open 2021+

White Hart

262 (237) High Street 1793- 1953+

White Horse

80 (29) Chatham Hill 1776- ????

White Lion

325 High Street 1819- Closed 1972

White Swan

363 (214) High Street 1828-  

White Swan

Symans Avenue ???? 2000s

White Swan Tap

2 Best Town ???? 1870- (Name to)

Woolpack

Clover Lane 1786- (Name from) 1838 (Name to)

Worlds End

32 (25) Jenkins Dale 1851- 1952 (Name to)

Yarmouth Arms

Chatham 1710- 1711+

York Hotel

 13 Ordnance Terrace 1872- ???? (Name to)
       

BEER RETAILERS

     
       

I am after a list and photographs of pubs in this village. If you are able to help or know the above information to be incorrect, please email me at the following address:-

BACK Valid CSS Valid XTHML