Birchwood Road

Birchwood

Swanley

https://whatpub.com/alma

Above photo, date unknown, kindly sent by Keith Whitmore.

Above photo date unknown.

Above sign, 1985, kindly sent by Brian Curtis. From the www.innsignsociety.com

A former Courage pub that stood at the intersection of Birchwood Road and London Road (ex-A20). I have also seen this incorrectly addressed as being in Hextable.

I am informed that the pub opened circa 1854.

The pub gave its name to Alma Swanley FC, which rose through the ranks of Kent football from their formation in the early 60s to become winners of the Kent league in 1985-86 before dissolving in 1994.

 The pub traded as the "Alma" until around 2005, when it was imaginatively renamed the "Birchwood," but this ceased trading in 2010, with demolition following soon afterwards.
 

LICENSEE LIST

JACKSON William 1871+ (age 59 in 1871)

PRESKETT Thomas 1881+ (Widower age 46 in 1881)

PRESCOTT Mary Ann 1891+ (Widow age 41 in 1891)

PACKMAN George Henry Mar/1894-1901 (age 34 in 1901)

LASLETT Daniel 1911+ (age 54 in 1911)

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

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

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