WOOLPACK Pub of Iwade

DOVER KENT ARCHIVES

Page Updated:- Thursday, 06 November, 2025.

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PUBLIC HOUSES

Paul Skelton

Earliest 1833-

Woolpack

Open 2020+

17 The Street

Iwade

01795 472656

https://woolpackiwade.co.uk/

https://whatpub.com/woolpack-inn

Above postcard, circa 1923, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

The Woolpack was a W E & J Rigden's Faversham Brewery tied house, until 1922, when this company merged with George Beer's Star Brewery, Canterbury. The newly-formed George Beer & Rigden concentrated all production in Faversham and adopted the marketing strapline "Kent's Best" for its beers. This photograph was taken soon after the Woolpack got its new George Beer & Rigden signage, including a Kent's Best swing sign.

Above photo, circa 1925. Kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Above photo 1957.

Above photo, date unknown.

Above sign 2006.

Above photo showing Walter and Mabel Fagg, circa 1960, kindly sent by their son, Barry Fagg.

Above showing a business card of 1963.

I am informed by Debby Lovell that during the building of the Sheppy bridge in 1959, she was living in one of four caravans situated behind the pub, her father was part of the building gang working for the John Howard engineering company.

Local knowledge, further pictures, and licensee information would be appreciated.

I will be adding the historical information when I find or are sent it, but this project is a very big one, and I do not know when or where the information will come from.

All emails are answered.

From the Kent Herald, 15 August 1833

Iwade. Sudden death.

On Thursday evening, three men who were harvesting near Iwade, Isle of Sheppey, went to the sign of the "Woolpack," and obtained beds for the night. They all retired to rest in their usual health; upon two of them rising in the morning to go to their War work, they found their companion had died in the Night.

South Eastern Gazette, Tuesday 26th January 1858.

Sittingbourne. Petty sessions, Monday.

(Before the Rev. J. Poore, D.D., chairman, Sir John Tyldn, E. Twopenny, Esq., Rev. G. B. Moore, W. Bland Esq., and J. D. Dyke, Esq.)

George Lockyer, of the "Woolpack Inn," Iwade, was charged by P.C. 165, K.C.C., for keeping his house open for the sale of beer after the hours of 12 p.m., on the 24th, and before the hours of 12:30 p.m., on the 25th ultimo.

Fined £2, costs 9s.

LICENSEE LIST

LOCKYER Martha 1841-47+

GALE Jane 1851 (widow also farmer age 49 in 1851)