Above photo, 1907, by Tom Baines.

Above photo, 1952 by R. S.

Above photo, circa 1960s kindly sent by Jason Kemsley.

Above photo, date unknown.

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

Above advert, pre 1850. Kindly sent by Jason Kemsley with permission from Kathy Bentley.

Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser, Saturday 9 May 1857.

GRAVESEND.

On Monday last a respectably-dressed man entered the "Ship" public house, in Bath Street, and asked Mr. Gentry, the landlord, for some gin. He entered the smoking room, and then said he wanted some boiling water, Mr. Gently, on entering the room with the water, saw that the man had a paper in his hand, which on near approach he thought looked like oxalic acid, the nature and appearance of which he was well acquainted with. He took the parcel from the man, and challenged him with intent to commit suicide. This he denied, but looked confused and made off. The contents of the paper proved to be oxalic acid.