Facing South Barracks

10-12 Walmer Road/Dover Road

Walmer

Above pictures taken from Google maps showing the second incarnation of the "Royal Standard." Picture taken 2010.

From the Kentish Gazette Friday 5 February, 1813.  p.1 col.1 Walmer: "COCKING": "A Main of Cocks and Stags to be fought at the Royal Standard, Walmer Road, on Wednesday 10 February for Five Guineas a battle between the gentlemen of Dover and the gentlemen of Walmer Road – also two pair of Great Cocks to be fought; one Shak Bag to fight before dinner, and one after dinner. An ordinary will be on the table at a quarter before One o’clock."

Further mentions found in Pigot's directory of 1828 and 1840 with an address of Walmer Road.

Developments were taking place in Lower Walmer around 1848 and the building of St. Saviours had just started, it was consecrated on 2nd July 1849 and a celebration was held at the "Royal Standard."

Due to developments the original pub was demolished and rebuilt around 1865 to a site a little further up Dover Road and on the same side.

The pub was closed by 1870 to become a home for the Rev. Charles Elvin and remained a private residence known as Wexcombe House and the Grange.

Just after WW1 it was again changed to become the "Fair Maid of Kent."

LICENSEE LIST

BLYTHE Stephen 1810-21

SNELLING Henry 1821+26

KOPETZKY Joseph 1826-28+

SMITH Jessie

PEARCE Thomas 1832-39

NASH Thomas 1839-55+

BARNES Thomas 1858+

LAWS John William 1859-61 (Census)

1865 rebuilt slightly further up the road

ATTWOOD John Jennings 1865+

Closed around 1870

From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29

From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34

From the Pigot's Directory 1839

From the Pigot's Directory 1840

From Bagshaw Directory 1847

From Melville's Directory 1858