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Sort file:- Ashford, December, 2021.

Page Updated Ashford:- Tuesday, 14 December, 2021.

PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1890-

County Hotel

Open 2020+

10 Lower High Street

Ashford

https://whatpub.com/county-hotel

County Hotel 1895

Above photo circa 1895. By kind permission Ashford Museum.

Country Hotel 1935

Above postcard, circa 1935, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

County Hotel 1952

Above postcard, circa 1952, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

County Hotel 2010

Above photo 2010 by Oast House Archive Creative Commons Licence.

County Hotel 2010

Above sign, 2010.

 

This pub was built around 1710, as a doctor’s home and medical practice for Dr. Whirfeld then the Wilks family. Dr Wilks of the Wilks Hall fame was born there 29th August 1840. After this it was sold and became the "Fernley" temperance hotel serving non alcolholic beverages for commercial travellers.

In 1895 was again sold and it became the "County Hotel," and George Edward Bozon became the owner and licensee.

It must have gone under refurbishment in 1982 as it had a reopening in August 1982.

It was bought by Wetherspoons pub, in April 1998 and is still (2019) owned by them.

 

Kentish Express, Friday 13 August 1982.

County reopens.

Some of the brewing industry's most influential figures were among 200 guests at the official reopening of the "County Hotel," Ashford, this week.

Their hosts were the partners behind the refurbishment, Jerry Allibone vice-chairman of Ashford LVA, and publican Ray Sharp.

 

 

LICENSEE LIST

BOZON George Edward 1895+

HAGGAR ???? 1950s-70s

ALIBONE ???? 1980s

https://pubwiki.co.uk/CountyHotel.shtml

 

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