Above photo 1919. Creative Commons Licence.

Above photo, circa 1930, showing licensee Richard King, kindly sent by his grand son Pete Kerry.

Above photo showing Mary King and grand son Pete Kerry. Taken on Coronation day 1953.

Above photo 1948. Creative Commons Licence.

Above photo, date unknown.

Charrington's ledger. Creative Commons Licence.

Above photo date 2011, from www.Flickr.com by Ben Levick.

Above Google image, September 2015.

From an email received, 29 October 2018.

My grandfather Richard King was the landlord of the "Rose Inn," Victoria Street, Gillingham until his death in 1951, his wife, Mary and son Charlie then ran the pub until the mid 1960s. Richard King’s father had a history of being publican in Gravesend including the "Rose of Denmark," the "Crown" and the "Dickens."

My memories of the "Rose Inn" were that it had 3 bars, public, saloon and private with a small function room at the rear. Upstairs were used for lodge meetings. The was also a ‘Jug and Bottle’ for carry out sales. During my visits there I remember the 2 corgi dogs that my grandmother and uncle had, Vicky and Betty and Polly the Parrot (who was actually a cockatoo).

Pete Kerry.