DOVER KENT ARCHIVES

Page Updated:- Friday, 14 June, 2024.
PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest ????

(Name from)

 Sydney Arms

Open 2020+

Old Perry Street

Chislehurst

020 8467 3025

http://www.sydneyarms.com/

https://www.whatpub.com/sydney-arms

Sydney Arms 1928

Above photo, 1928.
Sydney Arms

Above photo, date unknown.
Sydney Arms 2018

Above photo 2018.
Sydney Arms inside 2018

Above photo, circa 2018.
Sydney Arms beermat 1960

Above beermat, circa 1960, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.
Sydney Arms sign 2010Sydney Arls sign 2018

Above sign left, November 2010. Sign right, 2018.

With thanks from Brian Curtis www.innsignsociety.com.
Sydney Arms sign 2024

Above sign 2024.

 

The address today is known as Old Perry Street, the Old not always being there.

The pub as we know it today was named after John Robert Townsend, Lord Sydney who was one of the lords of the manor. Previous to this name the premises was known as the "Swan," or perhaps the "White Swan." As yet I don't know when the name changed but it must have been previous to 1862.

From 1875 to 1900 there was a school for local children opposite the pub, established by Lady Emily Sydney, the buildings are still there but the site today (2018) is now part of a timber yard.

 

South Eastern Gazette, 12 March, 1860.

CHISLEHURST. Sudden Death.

On Thursday last C. J. Carttar, Esq., coroner, held an inquest at the "Sydney Arms," public-house, in this parish, on the body of Martha Paull, a widow 82 years of age. It appeared that the deceased resided with her son, Mr. W. Paull, builder, at Perry-street, and for her advanced age enjoyed very good health. About ten o’clock on Monday night, after having partaken of a hearty supper, she retired to bed, but her son shortly afterwards, hearing an unusual noise in her room, went there, and found her in bed, but she was very sick. She, however, recovered in a short time, and appeared to go to sleep, but was a second time attacked, and expired before Mr. Matthews, surgeon, who was immediately sent for, could arrive.

Mr. Matthews, who had made a post mortem examination by order of the coroner, stated that death resulted from a severe attack of apoplexy, and a verdict was returned accordingly.

 

 

LICENSEE LIST

COLDMAN Robert 1862+

PERIAM Jane 1871+ (age 26 in 1871Census)

LODGE Robert 1874+

JOSIFFE Charles 1881-91+ (age 34 in 1881Census)

FLETCHER George Sidney 1901-03+ (age 57 in 1901Census) Kelly's 1903

GARDENER William 1911+ (age 58 in 1911Census)

WRIGHT John Albert 1913+

BAKER Thomas 1918-22+

WESTOBY F W 1930+

PAMMENT Sydney 1938+

PAMMENT Arthur 1939+ (widow age 66 in 1938)

CHAPMAN D 1960ish

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

https://www.whatpub.com/sydney-arms-chislehurst

 

Kelly's 1903From the Kelly's Directory 1903

CensusCensus

 

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