95 Cuxton Road

Strood

Above photo 2009 by Chris Whippet Creative Commons Licence.

Above Google image 2010.

Above image from Google, May 2012.

Above sign, July 1993. With thanks from Brian Curtis www.innsignsociety.com.

The premises was described as a Beer House in the census of 1881 and the licensee described as a Labourer General.

One time a Mason's tied house, but the brewery was bought out by Shepherd Neame in 1956 and the brewery was subsequently closed and demolished.

Locally known as the "Corner Pin" supposedly due to a pin of ale which stood on the corner of the bar. This was mentioned as such in a book called the "History of Strood" by Henry Smetham, published 1899, but was still being referred to as such till at least 1946 and possibly till its closure in 2005.

LICENSEE LIST

WEST John West 1881+ (listed as Labourer General age 27 in 1881)

TAYLOR Thomas 1891+ (age 60 in 1891)

FORSTER George 1901+ (age 35 in 1901)

PETERS Frederick 1918-22+

HORSHAM John Ernest Henry 1930+

WESTGATE Jack 1938+

WESTGATE Florence C H Mrs 1955+

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

http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/britannia.html

Census