Selling Road

Old Wives Lees

Chilham

https://whatpub.com/star

Above postcard, circa 1920, kindly supplied by Rory Kehoe. Star is on the left opposite the village shop.

Above pictures taken from Google Maps, 2009. Above sign left, July 1991, sign right, 1993. With thanks from Brian Curtis www.innsignsociety.com. Above sign 2003.

The long-established "Star Inn" closed for some years and was renovated and reopened as a free-house by its present owners in 1999.

Further information tells me that the pub closed in 2015 due to illness of the landlord and the family wants to sell it for housing. Information gained in August 2016 says the premises has now been delicensed.

LICENSEE LIST

ROWLAND John 1841+ (age 45 in 1841)

PAMPLET John 1858-61+ (age 57 in 1861)

KINGSLAND J 1862

KINGSLAND Thomas 1871-82+ (also grocer and baker age 41 in 1871)

WARD Alfred 1891+ (age 31 in 1891)

PRICE William 1901-13+ (age 25 in 1901)

KINGSNORTH Herbert 1918+

WOODWARD George 1921+

BOLE John H 1922+

WESTMORELAND William 1930+

GOLLOP Charles Henry 1938+

FRANKLIN Frederick & Annie late 1960's-early 80s

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

From Melville's Directory 1858

From the Post Office Directory 1862

From the Post Office Directory 1874

From the Post Office Directory 1882

From the Post Office Directory 1891

From the Post Office Directory 1903

From the Kelly's Directory 1903

From the Post Office Directory 1913

From the Post Office Directory 1922

From the Post Office Directory 1938