Above postcard, 1900, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Above photo circa 1910.

Above photo, 1925, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Above photo 1950, kindly sent by Susan Northrop.

Above photo 1950, kindly sent by Susan Northrop.

Above photo, 1953, kindly sent by Tim Timpson.

Above photo, 1953, kindly sent by Tim Timpson.

Above photo 1954, kindly sent by Susan Northrop, showing her father Richard John Rose.

Above photo, 1970, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Above photo, 1988, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Above photo 2010 by Oast House Archives Creative Commons Licence.

Above photo April 2019, kindly sent by Garth Wyver.

Above beer-mat circa 1955. Kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Above photo showing Noah Miles, 1891, kindly sent by Francis Holliday.

OLD KENT HOSTELRIES. 1928.

"THE RED LION," HERNHILL.

Hernhill, in the centre of the rolling downs, is a delightful village near the Blean wood’s, and full of orchards which in a few weeks will be a fairyland of blossom. As one comes from Watling Street, on the north side of the picturesque village green, facing the church, is the "Red Lion." There is no doubt that the fine substantial old building dates back to the Fourteenth Century, and doubtless was at one time a beautiful old half-timbered house. It has now been made to suit the conveniences of modern times and has a plastered front. Two wings project each side of the old hostelry and the eaves of the fine roof are supported with brackets. The massive joists carrying the roof tiles are old oak, while the tiles themselves are attached with oak pins.

The interior contains many fine sturdy oak beams, and to suit modern necessities many alterations have been made, and a number of beams have had to be covered up. At the rear of the "Red Lion" the walls are covered with weather-beaten tiles, and just beyond the back entrance is an ancient well which, by the way, is still in use. The license of the "Red Lion" dates back many years, at least some four hundred.