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Page Updated:- Sunday, 01 December, 2024.
PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1851-

 Swan

Latest ????

150 Bridge Street

Wye

Swan 1890

Above photo, circa 1890, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.
OS map 1896

Above map form the O.S 1896.
Swan 1913

Above photo, 1913, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. Showing the Wye detachment, Territorial Army, led by the Wye Village Band, as it passes the Swan and Taylor's Garage.
Former Swan 2016

Above Google image, August 2016.
Former Swan 2019

Above photo, July 2019, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

 

In the period from about 1900 to 1920, the Swan was a far-flung outpost for Obadiah Edwards' Vine Brewery, Tenterden, which would have been a round trip of about 19 miles to deliver beer and collect empties.
 

I am informed that in 2018 it was operating as Mary Hemsley, Interior Design.

 

Kentish Gazette, 4 November 1851.

James Greenstreet, landlord of the "Swan beer-shop, parish of Wye, was also summoned by Mr. Gifford, for having his house open after the hour of eleven o'clock on the night of the 18th of October. He visited the house on the night in question, and found twenty-one persons smoking and drinking.

Defendant was lined 20s. and costs.

 

LICENSEE LIST

GREENSTREET James 1851+

THORPE Thomas W 1881-82+ (age 30 in 1881Census)

SUTTON Frederick 1891+

PENBLE John 1903+ Kelly's 1903

SAUNDERS Kate Mrs 1913+

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

 

Kelly's 1903From the Kelly's Directory 1903

CensusCensus

 

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