71 Dymchurch Road / 32 Market Street
Hythe
https://whatpub.com/gate-inn
Above photo taken 31 August 1983, kindly sent by Chris Excell. |
Above photos taken from
http://officialpubguide.com showing the "Gate Inn" when it was open, date unknown. |
Above photo by Paul Skelton, 6 June, 2013, showing the former "Gate
Inn."

Above sign left 1950. The sign right appears to still be hanging on the building as shown above,
June 2013. |
The above sign, wasn't actually designed and released by Whitbread, but has
been designed by Robert Greenham in the same style as the card sets they
distributed as a representation of what the sign looked like. Robert
says:- This was based on the image which appeared on Whitbread's metal
map for East Kent which was painted by D. W. Burley in 1950, on
commission from Whitbread. |
The above metal map, kindly sent by Robert Greenham was released, in
1950 and painted by D. W. Burley, and was titled Inn-Signia of Whitbread
Houses in East Kent, Whitbread & Co Ltd. The Inn Signs designed by:- M.
C. Balston, Vena Chalker, Kathleen M Claxton, K. M. Doyle, Ralph Ellis,
Marjorie Hutton, Harvey James, Prudence Rae-Martin, Violet Rutter, L.
Toynbee and Kit Watson. |
Addressed as St. leonard's, Hythe in the 1901 census.
Unfortunately closed some time in 2011.
LICENSEE LIST
SMALE Frederick 1881-82+ (age 36 in 1881 )
DUNSTER Albert 1891+ (age 29 in 1891 )
STAINES Henry E (William) 1899-03+ (age 58 in 1901 )

ROBINSON William George 1913-22+
CHURCHER Charles William 1930+
RIDGEWELL Harry 1934-38+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/GateInn.shtml
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
Census
|