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Print Edition – Issue Two: 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…
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The Compass Points to a Possible Future
A former estate agent’s office doesn’t sound like the obvious venue for a new pub, but that’s what The Compass Alehouse, was before it became Gravesend’s first micro-pub in 2014. John and Rachael run the pub with the help of a dedicated group of volunteers, which tells you a lot about its place in the…
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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…
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Make History Today
I was reading about the history of The Waterloo pub when it occurred to me – this being census day – the first record of many pubs is when they show on a census. Fill in your census if you haven’t already, you’re making history and when pubs reopen, pop to your local and buy…
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Looking forward to Gravesend’s pubs reopening?
Are you looking forward to pubs reopening? Here’s what is hoped will happen.On April 12 – Restaurants and pub gardens will be allowed to serve customers sitting outdoors – including alcohol.
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How many pubs will return?
Pubs across the country have had a torrid year. The square mile of central Gravesend had 29 trading pubs and bars as we entered the first lockdown. Sadly it seems inevitable that not all of those would reopen when restrictions are partially lifted on April 12.
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Gravesend’s Lost Pubs: The Old Sun
Another in my series documenting Gravesend pubs that have recently closed. I’ve generally been trying to photograph the pubs at night, that seems the time when a pub should look most alive, highlighting those that are no longer. But a found myself walking past The Old Sun camera in hand, and it seemed too good…
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Lost Pubs: The Old Sun
Another in my series documenting Gravesend pubs that have recently closed. I’ve generally been trying to photograph the pubs at night, that seems the time when a pub should look most alive, highlighting those that are no longer. But a found myself walking past The Old Sun camera in hand, and it seemed too good…
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Lost Pubs: New Inn
The New Inn can be traced back to 1780. The pub with the shops adjoining had previously been the home of the Holker family where, in April 1734, Dr Holker entertained the Prince and Princess of Orange (daughter of George II) after their marriage when they were weather-bound on their return to Holland.
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Lost Pubs: The Globe
On Thursday last, four well-dressed men arrived at the Globe Tavern, Gravesend, by a London Steam Packet. At their request they were accommodated with a bedroom and a sumptuous dinner, for which they paid and left for London the same afternoon. After they were gone, Mr. Lott, the proprietor, discovered that his bedroom had been…
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Lost Pubs: The Call Boy
The Call Boy was built in 1953, replacing the demolished Assembly Rooms pub that was on this site before it. In 2008 the brewery Shepherd Neame closed The Call Boy along with many other pubs in the area.
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Lost Pubs: Manor Shades
There have, at some time, been sixteen pubs in Gravesend with the suffix ‘Shades’ to their name. Manor Shades was the last when it closed on 31st December 2012. There were also ‘Shades’ pubs across south-east London and Kent.
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