High Street

Hadlow

Above postcard, 1905, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

I believe this has also been referred to as the "Brewery Tap" as well as the "Fountain Tap." As reported in the Kent and Sussex Courier of 1880 the premises operated as a beer house, but I will assume by the suffix of the word "Tap" the premises also used to brew its own beer.

After the death of John Brigden, his widow went on to marry John Pearce.

LICENSEE LIST

BRIGDEN John 1871-Apr/1880 dec'd (also Hop Dealer age 46 in 1871)

BRIGDEN Elizabeth (widow) Apr/1880+

PEARCE John 1881+ (age 35 in 1881)

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Census

Kent and Sussex Courier