63 High Street

Gravesend

Above photo, date unknown. Kindly supplied by John Hopperton.

Above photo, circa 2015.

Above photo date unknown.

Above photo 2019.

Earliest I have found this is 1754 when it was the "Greyhound", although there is a little confusion over that. After the "Greyhound" I believe it was called the "Old Parr's Head" (perhaps) in 1797 and remained with that name till 1891. 1892 till 1914 saw it as the "Empire Tavern." It was tied to Reid's Brewery of London.

Project 2014 has been started to try and identify all the pubs that are and have ever been open in Kent. I have just started to map out the pubs that exist or existed in Gravesend, but need local knowledge and photographs, old and current if you have any.

As the information is found or sent to me, including photographs, it will be shown here.

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This page will be updated as soon as further information is found.

LICENSEE LIST

COOMBES John 1901+ (age 62 in 1901)

SAUNDERS Frederick 1903+

TOWE Frederick C 1913+

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

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

From the Kelly's Directory 1903

Census