12 John Street

Troy TownRochester

07772 214315

https://www.whatpub.com/man-of-kent-ale-house

Above photo, date unknown.

Above photo, July 2000, kindly sent by Philip Dymott.

Photo date unknown from http://www.flickr.com by John Law.

Above sign left, 1990, sign right 2003. With thanks from Brian Curtis www.innsignsociety.com.

The building was designed by the celebrated architect George E Bond, he also designed the Chatham Town Hall and the Theatre Royal. However the plans appeared to have been drawn and approved in 1923, yet G E Bond died in 1914.

Bond's assistant, Frank T Goring is listed as the other architect.

Above photo, circa 1911, showing licensee William James Challis.

Above showing an outing on 30th August 1919.

LICENSEE LIST

SIMMONS John 1853+

SIMMONS Thomas 1858+

SIMMONS Elizabeth Mrs 1870-71+ (widow age 56 in 1871)

BAKER Nathaniel 1881-82+ (age 38 in 1881)

CHALLIS William James 1911-13+ (died in 1922)

TESTER Herbert George 1930-38+

RANK Roger 1982-84+

https://pubwiki.co.uk/ManOfKent.shtml

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