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40 High Street
Aylesford
Above postcard, circa 1910 showing the building as a grocers. |
Above photo 1960s. |
Above Google image, September 2018. |
 
Above photographs kindly sent by Paul Narramore, showing the address
plate and door knocker, taken in 2020. |
Above Google image, May 2019, showing the entire block, the end house
with the red door is known as Anchor Cottage. |
I am informed that Aylesford used to have a brewery in the High Street
called the Anchor Brewery that ran from between 1840 and 1956. I am assuming
that this house was tied to that brewery at some time.
Now owner Heather Worrall tells me the following:- "To my knowledge all 4
houses in the row comprised the Anchor Inn. They were built 1750 and I am
under the impression that they were built as the pub originally. Our house
has the original cellar and there are tunnels running underneath the yard at
the back- who knows where!
"The pub was a coaching inn and the central alleyway was originally twice
as wide to allow them through. There is a yard at the back where they could
turn.
I believe that the Anchor Brewery itself was in the square, owned by the
Danes family that lived next door but one to what is now the village shop."
As the information is found or sent to me, including photographs, it will
be shown here.
Thanks for your co-operation.
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Taken from John Byng's The Torrington Diaries, "A Tour into Kent" 1790.
We entered Aylesford by a steep old Stone Bridge; and so to The
Anchor Ale House, as bad a stop as could be, with most miserable
stabling. The Day was so gay that any misery was to be Endured—so we
attempted to be happy over our bad mutton chops and a Pudding with
Brandy and Water. We saw, whilst at Dinner, a Gang of well-mounted
smugglers pass by: How often have I wish'd to be able to purchase a
Horse from their excellent Stables.
No Dinner could be worse than ours; nor could a stupider Inn Keeper
be found! But we were highly gratified by our walk after Dinner; first
to the church yard, then to the beautiful walk towards the Friars where
The Dowager Lady Aylesford Resides. (Ailesford is 4 miles by Lande from
Rochester and there is a faire Bridg of Ston over the Streme. LEYLAND)
The View, from below The Elms, of the River, the Town, and Preston Hills
of a well-wooded rich Country, screen'd from the North by the
Hollingburn Hills is composed of the loveliest scenery. The Bridge must
be one of the oldest extant. Our landlord was a surly ignorant Brute;
nor would answer to any of our Questions about Harvest, Hop Picking, &c.
&c.
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Southeastern Gazette, 13 September 1853.
MALLING.
Petty Sessions, Monday. (Before Sir II. Fitzherbert, Bart., J. W.
Stratford, A. Akers, J. Savage, J. Woodbridge, R. Tassell, W. Lee,
M.P., and M. H. Dalison, Esqrs., Sir F. Stapleton, and Capt.
Randolph).
Licenses were granted to all the public-houses in the division,
except the "Anchor," at Aylesford, which was suspended to the 26th,
Superintendent Hilton having complained of the conduct of the
landlady who sent for the constable because there was a row at the
house, and when he came said she had not sent for him.
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Maidstone Telegraph, Saturday 11 September 1869.
Licensed Houses.
Several licences were postponed to 27th February, in consequence of non
fulfilment of the conditions of their notices, amongst others the
"Anchor," Aylesford.
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LICENSEE LIST
POSS Jane 1832+
BAKER Henry 1840+
MARCHANTS Alfred P 1858+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/Anchor.shtml
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
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