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Empire Tavern, 63 High Street, Gravesend

This pub was established as the Old Parr’s Head in 1797 and renamed the Empire Tavern in 1892; you currently have these listed as two separate pubs.
The pub closed in 1914 and is now in restaurant use. **

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Empire Tavern / Old Parrs Head, 63 High Street, Gravesend - in March 2009

Empire Tavern / Old Parrs Head, 63 High Street, Gravesend - in March 2009

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The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

See Old Parrs Head before 1892:

1901/John Coombes/Publican/62/Weymouth, Dorset/Census ****
1901/Mary Ann Coombes/Wife/47/Pimlico, London/Census
1901/Albert J Coombes/Son, Assistant, Barman/22/Canning Town, London/Census
1901/Mary A Finch/Housekeeper, Widow/59/Wood Ditton, Cambridge/Census
1901/Rosina R Lane/Assistant, Barmaid/22/Greenwich, Kent/Census

1903 Frederick Saunders/../../../Kelly’s Kent Directory **

1913/Fredk C Towe/../../../Post Office Directory ****


** Provided By Stephen Harris

**** Provided By Kevan

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