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Sort file:- Sheerness, April, 2024.

Page Updated:- Friday, 05 April, 2024.

PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1768-

Red Lion Inn

Open 2020+

61 High Street

Blue Town

Sheerness

01795 669099

https://whatpub.com/red-lion

Red Lion

Above photo date unknown.

Red Lion 2017

Above photo September 2017, kindly taken by June Etherington.

Red Lion card 1970

Above card 1970.

Red Lion sign 2009Red Lion sign 2017

Above sign left 2009, sign right, Sept 2017 by June Etherington.

 

I have reference to this pub from the Kentish Gazette or Canterbury Chronicle September 1768, when the paper advertised the sale of household furniture at Minster Abbey, on the Isle of Sheppey. It was stated that catalogues could be obtained from this public house. See Notes of 1768.

The building was probably built just before this date and has also been listed as the "Swan Inn" from an O.S. map of 1864. The map also shows the house next door, No. 62 to be part of the public house, although the "Red Lion" and "Swan" may have been run separately.

In the 1800s it was a meeting place for the local Freemasons.

 

From the Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald. 21 September 1867. Price 1d.

ANNUAL LICENSING DAY

The following applications for new licenses were heard:—  John Wood, "Red Lion," Sheerness; the application was refused.

 

This pub is one in the list of my "Project 2014."

As such I have found a picture of the pub, but to date have no other information. Local knowledge, further pictures, and licensee information would be appreciated.

I will be adding the historical information when I find or are sent it, but this project is a very big one, and I do not know when or where the information will come from.

All emails are answered.

 

LICENSEE LIST

WOOD John Sept/1867+ Canterbury Journal

TRILL Charles W 1871-74+ (age 52 in 1871Census)

ROBINS William John Richard Next pub licensee had 1881-Oct/1883+ beer retailer

COLE John Down 1891+

LEARY Cornelius 1899-1918+

McKEE John 1930-38+ Kelly's 1830 (Beer retailer)

???? Stan & Lou 1970+

https://pubwiki.co.uk/RedLion.shtml

 

CensusCensus

Canterbury JournalCanterbury Journal, Kentish Times and Farmers' Gazette

Kelly's 1830From the Kelly's Directory 1930

 

If anyone should have any further information, or indeed any pictures or photographs of the above licensed premises, please email:-

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