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39 High Street
Isle of Grain
Above postcard, circa 1909, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. Just visible, on
the extreme left of this image is part of the pub's signage, advertising
"...L L & Co's" Ales & Stout. At the time this photograph was taken, the
Cock was a tied house, within the estate of Charles Arkcoll's Lion
Brewery. A very keen sailor, Mr, Arkcoll died at sea in 1912 and having
no family, the brewery (along with its tied estate) was auctioned off
later that year, fetching £75,000. Soon afterwards, the tied houses,
including the Cock, were sold on to Style & Winch's Medway Brewery. |
Above postcard, circa 1910, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo, 1917, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above postcard, date unknown. |
Above postcard, date unknown. |
Above photo, date unknown. Man on bike said to be licensees grand-son,
but name unknown. |
Above postcard, circa 1931, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. It's not clear
whether the Cock and the Post Office were two separate entities, or
whether the licensee ran both businesses. |
Above postcard, date unknown. |
Above map showing overlay of old and new. |
Changed name to the "Cat and
Cracker" in 1954.
| Kentish Gazette, Wednesday 18 October 1780.
To be let, and entered upon immediately.
For the remainder of the several terms of years after mentioned.
The following farms, viz. A Farm, consisting of a small farmhouse, barn,
and other out-buildings, and about 80 Acres of very good Upland, Arable,
Meadow and Pasture (being the Upland part of a farm called Walland Farm,
together with a public house called the "Cock Ale House," which premises
are held by Lease for 21 years from Michaelmas, 1775, of which term 15
years will be unexpired at Michaelmas, 1780.
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Kent Herald, 10 March 1825.
Death.
March 3, Mr. Baker, landlord of the "Cock" public house, Isle of Grain; the
deceased was an industrious young man, and had taken the public house about
three years with every prospect of success, a few months since he lost his wife,
and himself has now fallen beneath the shafts of death, leaving several orphans.
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LICENSEE LIST
BAKER Mr to 3/Mar/1825 dec'd
SELLIS Samuel 1858+
FRY Mr 1863+
OVERY Thomas Edward 1901+ (age 50 in 1901 )
TITLOW Frederick Howe 1903+
WARWOOD William James 1904+
RADLEY & STROVER 1913+
STROVER William Henry 1922-38+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/Cock.shtml
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
Census
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