NORTH KENT Faversham

DOVER KENT ARCHIVES

Sort file:- Faversham, January, 2026.

Page Updated:- Thursday, 29 January, 2026.

PUB LIST

PUBLIC HOUSES

Paul Skelton

Earliest 1855-

North Kent

Latest 1960+

23 West Street

Faversham

Above photo date unknown.

Above photo, 1910, showing on the right hand side, No. 100 Gardiners Stored, No 99. "White Horse," left side, No. 20-21 O. Checksfield, Baker & Confectioner, No. 23 "North Kent."

Above photo, circa 1924, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. Until 1922, the pub was one of about 125 pubs in East Kent (13 of them located in Faversham) which were tied to W. E. & J. Rigden's Court Street Brewery, Faversham, After Rigden's January 1922 merger with George Beer's Star Brewery, Canterbury, their combined estate of about 250 tied houses was owned and supplied by George Beer & Rigden's Brewery, Faversham and the Star Brewery was closed. This photograph is almost certainly one of the series commissioned by George Beer & Rigden showcasing all their pubs in their new livery and signage.

Above photo 2013 by Chris Whippet Creative Commons Licence.

This pub has been traced back as far as 1855 to date, but closed some time in the 1960s. It is now (2009) operating as the "Toacham House Veterinary Surgery."

I have just added the pubs of Faversham after a visit to the hop festival in 2012.

I will be adding further information as time allows, but with my site getting ever larger, time spent on each pub is being watered down unfortunately. Your information, photos, old or new and licensee names and dates is much appreciated.

Southeastern Gazette, 13 September 1853.

FAVERSHAM.

Wednesday last being the annual licensing meeting, all the old licenses were granted.....

New licenses were applied for by Mr. J. J. Rogers, of the "Phoenix Tavern," Mr. Bedwell, of the "North Kent," and Mr. S. Court, spirit merchant, all which were refused.

Kentish Gazette, 18 January, 1870.

Inquest on an Old Man.

On Saturday afternoon an inquest was held at the Guildhall before J. Tassell, Esq., respecting the death of John Clarke, aged 60 years a pensioner in the Royal Marines who was found dead in a room at the "North Kent" beerhouse, West-street, the same morning. Thomas Bedwell, landlord of the house, stated that the deceased had lodged there at intervals during the past six years, and had been ill for some weeks, and on Friday he was very ill. That morning he went into deceased room, and found him on the bed quite dead.

Mr. W. N. Spong, deposed to having attended deceased three weeks ago for dropsy, and he believed that dropsy had reached the heart and caused his death.

The jury returned a verdict of "Natural death."

LICENSEE LIST

BEDWELL James 1853-55+