DOVER KENT ARCHIVES

Page Updated:- Monday, 21 October, 2024.
PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1851-

 Royal Oak

Closed 2015-

216 Henwood Green (Lower Green)

Pembury

https://whatpub.com/royal-oak

Royal Oak day out

Above photo, date unknown, kindly supplied by Tony Nichols of the Pembury History website.
Royal Oak

Above postcard, date unknown, showing the pub on the left.
Royal Oak 1951

Above photo, circa 1951, kindly supplied by Tony Nichols of the Pembury History website.
Royal Oak 2015

Above photo, March 2015, kindly sent by Brian Curtis.

 

Built in the 1800s

There is some confusion with the "Royal Oak" appearing on some old coaching maps. These are taken to mean the "Woodsgate Inn" at Woodsgate Corner.

Closed in 2013.

 

Southeastern Gazette, 20 September 1853.

TUNBRIDGE. Annual Licensing Meeting.

On Wednesday last the annual meeting for renewing the victuallers’ licences for the several parishes in this division was held at the Town-hall, before James Deane, Esq., chairman, A. Pott, Esq., Col. Armytage, and S. Cartwright. Esq. No objection was made to the renewal of any licence, 52 of which were renewed.

The following applications were made for new licences:—

Henry S. Chittenden, for "Royal Oak" at Lower-green, Pembury.

Refused.

Three other applications were also refused.

 

The Chronicle and Courier, 16 September, 1921.

Lamberhurst Brewery Estate.

Important sale at Tunbridge Wells.

One of the biggest sales of licensed houses held in the provinces in recent years was conducted by Messrs. Wickenden and Sons at the Pump Room, Tunbridge Wells, on Friday, when the Lamberhurst Brewery Estate, comprising 68 lots, came Under the Hammer. The lots sold were:-

....

"Royal Oak," Pembury, £4,880

....

 

 

LICENSEE LIST

ALLCOCK William 1841 (building shown on the 1840 tithe map)

MANWARING William 1851 (age 49 in 1851Census)

CHITTENDEN Henry Shepherd 1851-Apr/69 (also master carpenter age 59 in 1861Census) Maidstone and Kentish Journal

PETERS Frederick Apr/1869+ Maidstone and Kentish Journal

PETERS Philip 1871-81+ "also Farmer & Publican Brick Tile & Pottery Manfter age 40 in 1881Census)

PETERS Philip & Co 1891+

GOODWIN Arthur J 1901-04+ (age 42 in 1901Census) Kelly's 1903

NASH Henry 1907+

JEFFERY Charles 1911+

JACKSON Charles 1913-18

VAUGHAN Richard Charles 1918

WELLS Edward Herbert 1922-38+

FINCH George 1940+

BALL E W 1848-50

NICHOLLS E F 1955+

MANTELL Bill 1950s-70s

McCARTHY Mr & Mrs 2010+

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

 

Kelly's 1903From the Kelly's Directory 1903

CensusCensus

Maidstone and Kentish JournalMaidstone and Kentish Journal

 

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