16 West Street

Blue Town

Sheerness

This pub saw two fires during its existence, the first recorded in 1866, the second in 1888. It didn't survive the second fire and was demolished, a new pub called the "Jolly Sailor" was built on the same site some time later.

LICENSEE LIST

HAMMOND William 1824

BARREN Henry John 1828+

THARP Thomas 1839

SHRUBSALL Edwin 1840-55

SWADEN John 1855+

SWADEN Mrs Eliza 1858+

ARTHURSON James Arthurson 1861-62+  (age 45 in 1861)

BROWN J 1867+

PILCHER John 1871+ (listed as barman age 31 in 1867)

ROBINS William 1874+

MILES James 1881-82+ (age 24 in 1881)

From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29

From the Pigot's Directory 1824

From the Pigot's Directory 1839

From the Pigot's Directory 1840

From Bagshaw Directory 1847

From the Post Office Directory 1855

From Melville's Directory 1858

Census

From the Post Office Directory 1862

From the Post Office Directory

From the Post Office Directory 1874

From the Post Office Directory 1882