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Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address, i.e. use the search box below. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs, beer retailers, taverns and hotels; and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. All transcriptions and imagery is copyright, and excepting personal usage (which is fine); is NOT available for commercial usage without explicit permission. Many of the Pubs are still open, as I do not differentiate between dead and open Pubs. The site is updated every day, mainly during pub opening hours. Please contact: Kevan with any updates and additional details to the site/s. Thanks.
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Railway Tavern, 22 West Street, Sittingbourne

I have always believed that the pub was originally created by amalgamating three cottages, as the third from the corner in west street still had the stairs up the middle, and were much the same as the two up two down terrace houses in the old Pembury street that have now been pulled down.  *
At 22 & 24 High Street west in 1874. This pub is now called the Ypres Tavern. **

Railway Tavern, 22 West Street, Sittingbourne - circa 1880s (Ann Hales is named above the door)

Railway Tavern, 22 West Street, Sittingbourne - circa 1880s (Ann Hales is named above the door)

Kindly provided by Arthur Wallington

Railway Tavern, 22 West Street, Sittingbourne - in March 2011

Railway Tavern, 22 West Street, Sittingbourne - in March 2011

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

Directory of Pubs in the UK,  historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Sittingbourne, Kent . The Sittingbourne,  Kent listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

The following entries are in this format:

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

1851 / Thomas Hales / Publican / 32 / Stockbury, Kent / Census **
1851 / Ann Hales / Wife / 35 / Deal, Kent / Census
1851 / John Mount Hales / Son / 1 / Stockbury, Kent / Census
1851 / Thomas Richard Hales / Son / 3 / Sittingbourne, Kent / Census
1851 / Mary A Lambert / Visitor / 56 / Deal, Kent / Census

1858/Thomas Hales/Beer Retailer/../../Melvilles Directory ****

1861 / Thomas Hales / Beer House / 43 / Stockbury, Kent / Census **
1861 / Ann Hales / Wife / 45 / Deal, Kent / Census
1861 / John Mount Hales / Son, Scholar / 11 / Stockbury, Kent / Census
1861 / Thomas Richard Hales / Son, Scholar / 10 / Stockbury, Kent / Census
1861 / Emily Hales / Daughter, Scholar / 8 / Sittingbourne, Kent / Census
1861 / Miriam Hales / Daughter, Scholar / 6 / Sittingbourne, Kent / Census
1861 / Tilden Banner Hales / Son, Scholar / 5 / Sittingbourne, Kent / Census
1861 / Mary Ann Lambert / Mother, Dressmaker / 68 / Deal, Kent / Census
1861 / John Hewet / Lodger, Labourer / 41 / Maidstone, Kent / Census

1870/Thomas Hales/../../../Post Office Directory **

1871/Thomas Hales/Licensed Victualler/52/Stockbury, Kent/Census ****
1871/Ann Hales/Wife/55/Deal, Kent/Census
1871/John M Hales/Son, Butcher/20/Stockbury, Kent/Census
1871/Thomas R Hales/Son, Baker/19/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1871/Emily Hales/Daughter/17/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1871/Mariann A Hales/Daughter/15/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1871/Tylden B Hales/Son/14/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1871/Mary Ann Lambert/Mother, widow/77/Deal, Kent/Census

1874/Thos Hales/& Butcher/../../Post Office Directory ****

1881/Ann Hales/Licensed Victualler, Widow/65/Deal, Kent/Census ****
1881/John Hales/Son, Butcher Employing 1 Boy/30/Stockbury, Kent/Census
1881/Miriam A Hales/Daughter, Annuitant/25/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1881/Jane Kittle/General Servant/16/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census

1882/Mrs A Hales/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/Thomas Hales/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1891/Thomas R Hales/Licensed Victualler/40/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census ****
1891/Emma Thomas/Housekeeper/30/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1891/Henry E Thomas/Visitor, Seaman R Navy/28/Bredger, Kent/Census
1891/Henry E Thomas/Visitor Son/8/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1891/Lillian M Thomas/Visitor Daughter/8 months/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1891/Liddia A Phipps/Domestic Servant/20/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census

1899/Thomas Richard Hales/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1901/Thomas R Hales/Licensed Victualler/50/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census ****
1901/Selina Hales/Wife/43/Chislett, Kent/Census
1901/Alice M White/General Servant/15/Canterbury, Kent/Census

1913/Wm Carr/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1918/William Carr/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1922/William Carr/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1930/Mrs Olive Sutton/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1938/Mrs Olive Sutton/../../../Post Office Directory ****

My father Arthur F Wallington took over as Licensee in mid 1938. I have known for a long time that my grandmother (widow) of Jack Knight had the Fleur De Lis, in Gillingham; my Uncle was at the Black Moors Head in Rochester & then the Royal Oak in Chestnut Street.
But, recently discovered is that my great great great grandfather had the Coach & Horses in London Road Strood, and my g,g,g, grandfather’s brother had the Rochester Castle in Corporation Street. *

1938 - 1950/Arthur F Wallington/../../../Personal History *

1950/Ivy Wallington/../../../Personal History *

To 1979/Kenneth & Ivy Hunt/../../../Personal History *


* Provided By Arthur Wallington

** Provided By Stephen Harris

**** Provided By Kevan

Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. The site is updated every day. Contact: Kevan with any updates and additions.
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All transcriptions and imagery is copyright, and excepting personal usage (which is fine); it is NOT available for commercial usage without explicit permission.
The historical trade directory and census listing of all of London, Essex, Kent, Suffolk, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Sussex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire Oxfordshire, and Dorset. If you are searching for a historical address, try the census and street directory database. This is a Victorian view on the streets of london and the south of England.

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