Eynsford Road

Crockenhill

Above postcard, date unknown, kindly sent by Michael Norman.

Above postcard, circa 1939, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Above photo 2009 by David Anstiss Creative Commons Licence.

Above photo, 2011, kindly sent by Kevin Flack.

It is believed that the pub was previously called the "Victoria" and changed name some time between 1881 and 1891.

The "Fruiterer's Arms" is in an area still well-wooded compared to some parts of Kent, but when it first traded Crockenhill was a tiny settlement surrounded by dense woodland. Fruit growing, especially damsons, brought much prosperity to the community there in the late nineteenth century, as local poor people sold them at market to help raise their rent money.

Locals who frequented the pub also use to refer to it as "The Mudhole."

I am informed that the pub was closed and demolished in 2013.

LICENSEE LIST

SMITH Mary A Smith1891-1901+ (widow age 56 in 1891)

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

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

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