10 Lower High Street

Ashford

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Above photo circa 1895. By kind permission Ashford Museum.

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

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

Above drawing, 1950s.

Above photo 2010 by Oast House Archive Creative Commons Licence.

Above sign, 2010.

Letter of thanks for services rendered. Frederick Maple started at the hotel in 1928. Above photo, showing Frederick Maple 1931.

Above card, date unknown.

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.

LICENSEE LIST

BOZON George Edward 1895+

HAGGAR ???? 1950s-70s

ALIBONE ???? 1980s

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