14 Cliffe Road

Strood

Above postcard, date unknown.

Above photo, date unknown.

Above photo November 2008 by David Anstiss Creative Commons Licence.

Above sign, December 1986. With thanks from Brian Curtis www.innsignsociety.com.

Above card issued March 1955. Sign series 4 number 12.

The built in 1832, and much changed since those days. In the 1950s the premises had a music and dancing licence.

A review in June 2011 by Steve C says the following:- "The "Cecil Arms" is primarily a sports pub with its three projector screens for showing Sky Sports and three dartboards and two pool tables in the extended room away from the bar area. There is also a fruit machine, quiz machine, golf machine and jukebox along the wall by the main entrance. This is an over 25s pub, but families are welcome which leads me to believe that the age limit is imposed to stop the young chaff of the area using the pub like a youth club. The bar is stocked with standard draught products and there are six hand pumps, but unfortunately five were unused leaving Black Sheep as the only ale option. I looked around the pub before ordering from the friendly barmaid and decided to stick to the Guinness as everyone was drinking that and lager. There is a ‘bar menu' which lists some usual pub grub meals which seemed to be reasonably priced. Outside the front of the pub there is some parking along with some picnic tables, some of which are covered.

There is probably a good atmosphere in here when the football is on, but if I found myself in the area again around kick-off time I would probably head to the "Sportsman" down the road.

The pub had the license transferred from the demolished "Red Lion and Star" that was originally in the High Street prior to 1899.

Certainly still trading in 2014, the Closed Pubs Project suggests that it was closed by 2018.

LICENSEE LIST

McINERY Thomas Charles 1901-03 (age 37 in 1901)

SAUNDERS Thomas Youd 1911+ (also Army Pensioner age 41 in 1911)

MORGAN Walter Thomas 1913+

LAWRENCE Frederick 1918+

WARD Albert walter 1922-30+

FAIRWEATHER James K 1938+

STEER Rennick 1955+

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

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

From the Kelly's Directory 1903

Census