Above postcard, circa 1919, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. Evidently, when this photograph was taken, the Crown was a tied house, within the very large estate of Watney, Combe, Reid. These three long-established London breweries had merged in 1898 making Watney, Combe, Reid the second largest brewery in Britain: second only to Bass. How though, a small village pub in the middle of Kent, came to be in Watney, Combe, Reid's largely metropolitan tied estate is a story yet to be uncovered and told.

Above photo, date unknown, kindly sent by Norman and Janet Webster.

Above photo, circa 1968, kindly sent by Norman and Janet Webster.

Above photo, circa 1968, kindly sent by Norman and Janet Webster.

Above photo, 1995, kindly sent by Norman and Janet Webster.

Above photo, 1995, kindly sent by Norman and Janet Webster. Who points out that the building to the right is not part of the pub.

Above Google image, September 2010.

Sevenoaks News. Thursday, September 2nd, 1965.

YOUNG LICENSEE AT IDE HILL.

ONE of the youngest licensees in the Sevenoaks district, 27-year-old Mr. Norman Webster, formerly of "Longwood,” Sevenoaks Road, Borough Green, has taken over his first house tenancy at the "Crown" public house at Ide Hill.

Serving behind the bar will not be a new venture for Mr. Webster, however, as he has been a part-time barman for the past 15 months at the "Bullfinch," Riverhead, with the licensee. Mr. Arthur Cooke. A keen sportsman and gardener, Mr. Webster, a Charlton man was employed as a foreman sheet metal worker. "Mine host," in his new pursuit, will be assisted by his wife, Janet. They have a two-year-old
daughter, Karen.

Mr. A. V. Tyler Retires.

As Mr. Webster moved in on Friday, the "regulars" said good-bye to their friend over the past 14 years, Mr. A. V. Tyler, the retiring publican, who is moving to Aylesham, near Eastbourne.

A Buckinghamshire man, who left the police force when he moved to Ide Hill, Mr. Tyler and his wife became well-known in the village. He has served on the parish Church committee, and Mrs. Tyler was a keen member of the local Women’s Institute. They have two sons.

We join with their friends in wishing Mr. Webster every success in his new position, and Mr. Tyler happiness in his well-deserved retirement.

Photos kindly sent by Norman Webster.