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Sort file:- Faversham, August, 2024.

Page Updated:- Saturday, 31 August, 2024.
PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1850-

 Willow Tap

Closed 2000s

Church Road

Faversham

Willow Tap

Above photo, date unknown.
Willow Tap

Above photo, date unknown.
Willow Tap group 1940s

Above photo 1940s, showing licensees William and Felice Kelly ringed.
Willow Tap

Above photo, date unknown.
Former Willow Tap 2010

Above photo, 4 September 2010.
Willow Tap sign 1990Willow Tap sign 1992

Above sign left, August 1990, sign right, June 1992.

With thanks from Brian Curtis www.innsignsociety.com.

From local publication, date unknown.

Willow Tap locals late 1930s

But Bill Weaver, now 87, of Mill House, was able to name almost all of them. He grew up at Front Brents and most of the people pictured lived there around the late 1930s.

He gives the names as: Phil Beckett, Jimmy Rains, "Bon" Gregory, Alf and Maud Harris, Bill Jacobs, Alec (Ponk) Gamble, Bill Burney, Mill White, Geo Stedman, Harry (surname unknown), Mr. and Mrs. Sheepwash, Charlie Beer, Bob Jemmett, Rhoda Belsom, Mrs. Downs, Mary Lane, Rose and Les Queen, Harry Pepper, Lester Stevens, "Aunt Polly", Mrs Gregory, Tom White, Bill and Phyll Kelly (landlord and landlady) and Midge and George Payne.

 
Willow Tap footmall team

Above football team, names and date unknown.

 

Traced to as early as 1850 but closed in the 2000s and is now a private residence called "Creek House."

Caitlin Doyle tells me the following:- "The building in the photo is near the "Albion Tavern." The road that it's on is more commonly known as the Upper Brents. I think on some maps this road is also called Church Road."

Now being used as two residential premises, one called Creek House and the other Willow Tap Cottage.

 

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

LILLEE Thomas Lillee 1899+ (Beer Retailer) Kelly's 1899

HYLAND William 1938+ Post Office Directory 1938

KELLY Bill & Phyll late 1930-40s+

FARLEY David Frederick 1960s

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

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

 

Kelly's 1899From the Kelly's Directory 1899

Post Office Directory 1938From the Post Office Directory 1938

 

If anyone should have any further information, or indeed any pictures or photographs of the above licensed premises, please email:-
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