Red Lion

Latest 1967+

High Street

Plaxtol

Above photo, circa 1901.

Above postcard circa 1908. Kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Above postcard, date unknown, kindly sent by Michael Mirams.

Above postcard, date unknown, kindly sent by Michael Mirams. The "Red Lion" is shown bottom right.

Above photo, circa 1910, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Above photo, date unknown. Red Lion is the building to the left of the village stores.

Above Google image March 2009.

Open in the High Street since 1851 as far as I have gone back so far, and still operating in 1939, but as yet I don't know when it closed. Local knowledge appreciated.

Situated right next door to the local stores it was known as "Nutwood House" in 2009 and is another private residence.

From the Maidstone Journal, 21 January 1794.

Public house and lands.

To be sold by private contract, all that well is established public house with the barn, buildings, stables, and other offices, known by the sign of the "Red Lion," in Plaxtol Street, in the parish of Wrotham, together with two acres, more or less of exceedingly rich land, adjoining the said public house planted with hops, and also with Filberts , Apple's, and other fruit trees, in very high perfection. The whole of which is in the occupation of Mr. William Streaton, at a very low rent, under a lease which will expire at Michaelmass next.

For further particulars, and to treat for the purchase, apply to Mr. Richard Children, at the Bank Farm, near Riverhill, in the parish of Tonbridge; or to Mr. Bowdler, Attorney at Law, in Tonbridge Town.

Kentish Gazette, Friday 24 January 1794.

Public House and Lands.

To be sold by private contract.

All that well accustomed public house, with a barn, buildings, stables and other offices, known by the sign of the "Red Lion," in Plaxtoll Street, in the parish of Wrotham; together with 2 acres, more or less, of exceeding rich land, adjoining the said public house, planted with hops, and also with filberts, apples and other fruit trees in very high perfection. The whole of which is in the occupation of Mr. William Streaton, under a lease which will expire at Michaelmas.

For further particulars, and to treat for the purchase, apply to Mr. Richard Children, at the Bank Farm, near Riverrill, Tonbridge, or to Mr. Bowdler, Attorney at Law, in Tonbridge Town.

Kent & Sussex Courier, Friday 28 February 1975.

Brewery man takes ex-pub.

The old "Red Lion," in the Street, Plaxtol, should feel quite at home in the former pub, converted into a private house.

For Mr. Reginald Johnson who moved in earlier this month, is a trade manager for Whitbread's.

He, his wife, and 4 children come from Loose, near Maidstone, and are hard at work making the former pub a comfortable home.

Most of the outward signs of its former existence have disappeared, and it has been renamed Nutwood House after the 2 acres behind it planted with cobnut trees.

With there being another "Red Lion" at near by Dunks Green and another "Red Lion" at Borough Green, there may be a little confusion over the licensee list at these three pubs.

LICENSEE LIST

STREATON William 1794+

PALMER William Theophilus 1851-91+ (widower age 80 in 1891)