1 High Street

Aylesford

Above photo, circa 1900, kindly sent by Paul Narrowmore.

Not much known about this at present, and believed it was called the "Rosemary Branch" but it may just have been called the "Rosemary" without the Branch suffix, so I am informed as there is not enough room for the word Branch on the building.

Once owned by Style and Winch but now a private residence.

At some time in the late 19th century it was owned by a family called Brooks, who had a bakery at Sittingbourne, and they later moved to the "Chequers."

LICENSEE LIST

JESSUP Edward 1851+ (also grocer age 50 in 1851)

BROOKS George W pre 1881

BUNYARD Walter H 1891-Sept/1907 (age 61 in 1901)

HOPKINS John Sept/1907-11+ (age 44 in 1911)

Kent and Sussex Courier

Census