Chequers Street/Church Street

Lower Higham

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Above postcard, date unknown. Kind permission from Eric Hartland.

Above postcard, date unknown.

Above postcard, date unknown. Kind permission from Eric Hartland.

Above photo 2008 by David Anstiss Creative Commons Licence.

Above sign 2010.

The pub is situated a good 400m from the railway station, and at one time was a pub and bakery and also hosted the post office.

One time a Mason's tied house, but the brewery was bought out by Shepherd Neame in 1956 and the brewery was subsequently closed and demolished.

I believe the Shepherd Neame pub was closed in August 2014 and sold in 2015 and was converted into a residential property.

Above photo May 2018 kindly taken and sent by Brian Brockie.

LICENSEE LIST

RAYFIELD George 1874+ (also Blacksmith)

THOMPSON Isaac 1877-81+ (age 32 in 1881)

PELLATT Thomas 1891+

JOHNSON Stephen 1911 (age 61 in 1911)

NEAL Herbert Percy 1938+

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

Census