Documentary Stories and Photography from in and around Gravesham
If you know of a local story that needs highlighting or something you'd like to share, contact me at nigel@gravesendjournal.com.
The Lost Pubs
In 2000, there were 67 pubs in Gravesend; at one time, there had been many more. Today, just 31 are still trading. As I write, the latest to close is The Peacock, which served its last pint on 1st January this year. As a whole, the UK loses about 500 pubs a year. With rising costs, streaming and home delivery keeping many of us on the sofa, is there a future for the British pub?
Gravesend’s Lost pubs: Ascot Arms
The Public House, the pub, with maybe the church, was once at the centre of every English community. In my parent’s generation most men, and sometimes women, would have ‘a local’ a place to go and chat with friends about their lives, their troubles, or at least how poorly their football team were playing that week.
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