20 High Street

Gravesend

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

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

Above photo, 1985, kindly sent by Michael Norman.

Above photo, May 1988, kindly sent by Philip Dymott.

Above sign, September 1990. With thanks from Brian Curtis www.innsignsociety.com.

Traced to 1462 as the "Swan" till 1829. The following year in 1830 it was referred to as the "Kent" where it operated under this name till 1976. It then changed to the "Penny Farthing" till 2001, apparently being closed for 4 years till 2005 when it reopened as the "Kent Bar and Bistro."

There is also the possibility that it may have been called the "Blew Boar's Head" traced from between 1635 and 1795, which would have been in the same area.

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.

Thanks for your co-operation. Every email is answered and all information referenced to the supplier.

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

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