Ridgeway

Smeeth

Above photo, 1906 showing The Rock Cottages, The Ridgeway, Smeeth. Originally the "Red Lion" Pub. Converted for three Spinster sisters. Demolished in 1954. Spring Place now sits on this plot”

I am informed by Laurence Archer that there was once a pub in the village called the "Red Lion."

It was situated along the Ridgeway, which at that time was the main road between Folkestone and Ashford. The pub was demolished at some point, I would guess at least 50 years ago. (Information from 2018.) There is no sign of its existence now. Laurence was told by the village historian, that the bar was large enough to turn a hay cart in. Presumably the standard unit of measurement for gauging the size of pub bars in pre-metrication days!

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