Pilot Tavern

Latest 2012

42-43 East Terrace

Gravesend

Above photo, date circa 1900. Kindly supplied by John Hopperton.

Above photo, circa 1900, kindly sent by Debi Birkin.

Above photo, date unknown.

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

Photo 17 May 2012 from http://www.flickr.com by emdjt42.

Above photo showing the regulars on the last night colosing celebration, 2012. Names unknown.

Above sign 1995.

With thanks from Brian Curtis www.innsignsociety.com.

Originally opened in 1839 as a beer-house close to the "Terrace Hotel," and by 1846 it had gained its license to become a Tavern and that was added to its name.

Kentish Gazette, 27 January 1857.

GRAVESEND. Suicide.

On Monday a young man named Frederick Brooks committed suicide by cutting his throat with a pen-knife, at his lodgings at the "Pilot Tavern." The deceased had been to London, and on his return nothing unusual was observed. He complained of being tired, and lay down and went to sleep in the bar parlour. Some time after he got up, and went upstairs into his bedroom. The company in the smoking room were soon afterwards startled by the sound as of a heavy body falling in the room above; and, on going up stairs, they found the deceased lying on the floor in a pool of blood. He was not then dead, but he told them he did not wish to live. Dr. Russell was sent for, and closed the wound, but the deceased expired shortly after, the wound having divided the jugular vein. The deceased had been formerly employed by the General Steam Navigation Company as a pilot, but had been lately discharged, which had evidently preyed upon his mind.

At an inquest held on Wednesday, the jury returned a verdict of "Temporary insanity."

LICENSEE LIST

WARE Henry William 1900-03+

From the Kelly's Directory 1903

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