57 St Mary's Road

Faversham

Above photo, circa 1970, by Geoff Prior.

Above photo, 1976, kindly sent by Bob Le-Roi.

Above photo 2012 kindly sent by Colin Haggart.

Above sign, April 1991. With thanks from Brian Curtis www.innsignsociety.com.

Traced back to 1861 so far the pub closed about 1994 and was purchased by Barry Hunt in 1996, who converted it into a private dwelling with an attached ground floor one bedroom flat with his architect's office over (in what was the function room).

Barry goes on to tell me that whilst open it catered for the likes of Jasper Carrot, Gordon Giltrap (who named an instrumental piece of music after the pub). Richard Digence, Jim Davison and Ian Banks (author) it was his local as he lived in the next street St John's Road before his fame.

I have just added the pubs of Faversham after a visit to the hop festival in 2012.

I will be adding further information as time allows, but with my site getting ever larger, time spent on each pub is being watered down unfortunately. Your information, photos, old or new and licensee names and dates is much appreciated.

LICENSEE LIST

SPILLETT Thomas 1861+ (also sawyer age 45 in 1861)

HILLS Edwin 1871-88+ (age 33 in 1871)

The Hills and Ellis families were related

ELLIS Charles 1891+ (age 39 in 1891)

By 1901, Charles Ellis and family are at the Queens Head, Salehurst, Sussex

RENGGER Charles C 1903+

LARKIN Walter 1908-22+

WASH William H 1926-38+

GIRVAN Thomas & Helen 1973-83

WIGGINS David 1983-89+

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

http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/royalwilliam.html

Census

From the Post Office Directory 1874

From the Post Office Directory 1882

Swinock's Faversham Directory 1888

From the Kelly's Directory 1903

Guide to Faversham 1908

From the Kelly's Directory 1913

From the Post Office Directory 1913

From the Post Office Directory 1922

From the Post Office Directory 1930

From the Post Office Directory 1938