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Esplanade / 1 High Street
Strood
Above postcard circa 1856. |
Above photo 1857 showing the "Ship Inn" the building of the right, and
also showing the shortly to be demolished old Rochester Bridge. |
Above photo 1900. |
Above photo, circa 1903. I believe this to be earlier than 1903. |
Above photo showing the closed pub prior to its demolition in 1904. |
This building was on the north-east corner of the Esplanade and was demolished in
1904 to make way for an extension to the Aveling and Porter works, and its
licence was removed to the "Ship"
in Bill Street Road, Frindsbury where William Rose continued with his
service as licensee.
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From the the "History of Strood" by Henry Smetham, published 1899.
1626.
A Stranger died at the signe of the "Shipp."
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From the Kentish Gazette, 29 September 1846.
DEATH.
Wyles:— Sept. 19, Mr. S. Wyles, landlord of the "Ship," Strood.
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South Eastern Gazette, 11 December, 1860.
Discovery of the Body of an Infant.
An inquest was held on Wednesday last at the "Ship Inn,"
High-street, Strood, before B. Marsh, Esq., the deputy coroner, on
the body of a male infant child, name unknown, which was discovered
in the river near Rochester-bridge. John Baldry deposed to having
found the body of deceased, in the mud, on the banks of the river,
wrapped in a paper parcel, in which was also placed a stone.
Immediately on discovering the body he gave information to the
police. Mr. S. Steele, surgeon, said he had examined the body by
direction of the deputy coroner, and from the appearance it
presented he has no doubt that it had been in the water for several
days. There were no marks of external violence, but the cord it was
evident had been severed by an inexperienced person. The inquiry was
adjourned for a post mortem examination.
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LICENSEE LIST
DOWNS John 1828+
WYLES Samuel 1832-19/Sept/1846 dec'd
WILSON William P 1858+
PARKER James 1862+
TUFFEY William 1874+
IDEN William 1881+
LUCHFORD James William 1882+
ROSE William Thomas
 1891-1903+ (age 49 in 1891 )
https://pubwiki.co.uk/Ship.shtml
From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
Census
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