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Trading Name	Address, Location, Type, Established	1798 - Existed as per song "The Maidstone Landlords, or a Song about Signs"	1811 - Landlord	1826/7 - Landlord	1828/9 - Landlord	1832/3 - Landlord	1840 - Landlord	1855 - Landlord
Admiral Rodney	High Street, Tavern, Public House			CHARLTON George	CHARLTON George	CHARLTON George		ALLDRIDGE Joshua
Anchor & Hope	Week Street, Tavern, Public House, mid-17thC east side	Yes as Anchor of Hope		BOTTING William	BOTTING Wm.	CORNWALL Thomas
Ancient Druid	Wheeler Street, Tavern, Public House						DEALL Edward	BUNYARD Thomas
Artichoke	Ashford Road, Tavern, Public House			MASTERS Abigail	MASTERS Abigal	WESTOVER George	FIELD Michael
Ball	ca 1714, adjoining the Town Hall	Yes
Bell	14 Week Street, Posting Inn, existed at Leland's visit in 1538 on Gabriel's Hill moved to Week Street c1711, in 1650 landlord was WATSON John	Yes	WILDISH Dilnot	WILDISH Valentine	WILDISH Valentine	WILDISH Valentine	WILDISH Valentine	SWINFEN Spencer Bow
Bell Tap	15 Week Street, Tavern, Public House					HOLLOWAY John		SWINFEN John
Blacksmiths Arms	West Borough, Tavern, Public House						SMITH Timothy
Bluebeard	Stone Street, Alehouse, 1650
Bower Inn & grocer	Bower Road, Inn, grocer							DANELLS John
Bricklayers Arms	Wheeler Street, Tavern, Public House					WATERS William	WATERS George	HOLLOWAY John
Brickmakers Arms	Thorn hill, undefined
Britannia	George Street, Tavern, Public House					THOMAS Henry	WICKHAM Friend	CLINTON George
Bull	42 Gabriel's Hill, Commercial Inn, Hotel, existed at Leland's visit in 1538	Yes	SIMONDS Joseph	RACHELL George	RACHELL George	RACHELL George	JURY Henry	JURY Henry
Canteen	Barrack Road, Tavern, Public House						SWINFEN John
Castle	4 Week Street , Inn, Hotel, 1650 opposite Red Lion on east side Week Street, meeting place of the Jacobins	Yes		FRENCH Charles	FRENCH Charles	FRENCH Mary	NORBURN Joseph	WHICKMOTT William
Chequers	Gabriel's Hill, Unknown, existed at Leland's visit in 1538
Cherry Tree	Barming Heath							RUPELL Samuel
Coach and Horses	Middle Row, High st							WESTON Margaret (Mrs.)
Coachmakers Arms
Coal Barge	14 Earl Street, Tavern, Public House	Yes		SAGE William	SAGE William	UPTON Mary Ann	FURMINGER John
Compasses		Yes
Cooper's Arms	Week Street, Tavern, Public House					DAVIS Oliver Sexby
County Arms	Woollett Street, Tavern, Public House						FINN William
Crown	High Street, Unknown, 1610 lower end south side
Crown and Sceptre		Yes
Dark Sun		Yes
Dog & Bear	60 King Street, Tavern, Public House	Yes		KENNETT John	KENNETT John	KENNETT John, Jr.	KENNETT Catherine	BRITTER Joseph Mannings
Dolphin	Stone Street, Alehouse, 1650
Duke of Cambridge	Sandling Road							LEADEN James
Duke of Marlborough	Union Street, Tavern, Public House						MORETON Thomas	CLIFFORD Thomas
Duke of Wellington	High Street, Tavern, Public House			WATERS William	WATERS William
Flag Union	Union Street, Tavern, Public House			USMAR Russell
Fortune of War	Stone Street, Tavern, Public House	Yes		DANN Thomas	DANN Thomas	DUNN Thomas	POTTER John	NEWMAN John
Fountain	Week Street, Tavern, Public House						SEAMER Sophia	BOYCE Robert
Fountain	Barming Heath							RANSLEY James
General Kingsley	Week Street, Tavern, Public House			COLLENS Robert	COLLENS Robert	NORRISH William	SHARP Samuel
General Monck	117 Stone Street, Tavern, Public House			CHITTENDEN John	CHITTENDEN John
George	37 Gabriel's Hill, Tavern, Public House, existed at Leland's visit in 1538	Yes	WICKHAM Elizabeth	WICKHAM William	WICKHAM William	BASSETT Elizabeth	HAYWOOD William
Gibraltar	Gibraltar, Tavern, Public House					PEARCE Frances	PEARCE Francis
Globe	Knightrider Street, Tavern, Public House	Yes		SMITH Samuel	SMITH Samuel	WATTS Stephen	VIGOR William	DOWN James
Golden Lion	Mill Street, Tavern, Public House	Yes		HOGBEN Kennett	HOGBEN Kennett	HOGBEN Kennett	HOGBEN Kennett
Grasshopper	Week Street, Tavern, Public House, as of 1855 on Sandling Road						LANE Edward	WOOLLETT Phoebe (Mrs.)
Haunch of Venison	High Street , Inn, Hotel		DOWN John	DOWN John	DOWN John	BRYANS Samuel	BRYANS Samuel	CHEESEMAN Thomas
Jolly Waterman	27 Earl Street, Tavern, Public House			BARNETT Charles	BARNETT Charles	BARNETT Charles	BARNETT Charles	RAYFIELD James
Kings Arms	36 Earl Street, Tavern, Public House			HODGSKIN Charles	HODGSKIN Charles	HODGSKIN Richard	YATES William	TOWN William Henry
Kings Head	West Borough, Tavern, Public House, as of 1855 referred to as being on Borough Road	Yes		MATTHEWS John	MATTHEWS John	MATHEWS John	MITEHELL John	DUNK Robert
Kingsley's Head		Yes
Lamb	Fair Meadow (Waterside 1826/7), Tavern, Public House			STEVENSON Charles	STEVENSON Charles	POOLLY Edwin	TAYLOR Thomas	USMAR Horatio
Lord Nelson	St. Faiths Street, Tavern, Public House			HARCOURT Sarah and son	HARCOURT Sarah & Son	GARDNER Martin	JURY Edward
Louse Tavern	High Street, Tavern, 1610 lower end south side, opposite the Crown
Market House	Earl Street							HOMER Charles
Marquess of Granby	Middle row, High Street 1826/7, Tavern, Public House			LONG Samuel	LONG Samuel	SANCTO Johnstone	CHAPLIN Thomas Pepperell	BOW Spencer
Mitre	High Street , Family & Commercial Inn, Hotel, est. post-1650	Yes	MARTIN Benjamin	CLAPSON John	CLAPSON John	SPENCER Abraham	SPENCER Abraham	SPENCER Abraham
Mitre Tap	Market Buildings, Tavern, Public House					HUGGETT William		SPENCER Abraham
Monks Head	Mote Road, Tavern, Public House, as of 1855 referred to as being on Stone Street					DELL Thomas (116 Stone Street)	DELL Thomas	HILLS Thomas
Mother Red Cap	West Borough, Tavern, Public House						SUTTON James
Nags Head	Week Street, Tavern, Public House, mid-17thC east side	Yes		HILLS John	HILLS John	HILLS Ann	HILLS Ann	HILLS Ann (Mrs.)
New Inn	Week Street, Tavern, Public House			RANDALL William	RANDALL William	RANDALL William	RANDALL William	RANDALL William
Oak & Ivy	Upper Stone Street, undefined type							BRISSENDEN Charles
Paper Mill	Tovil	Yes						SILLS William
Plough	Stone Street, Tavern, Public House, as of 1855 referred to as being on Upper Stone Street	Yes		MILLINCHAMP Christian	MILLINCHAMP Christian	BRITTER Joseph	GOOD William	FEAKINS James
Prince of Wales	West Borough, Tavern, Public House, as of 1855 referred to as being on London Road	Yes		POOLLY Stephen	POOLLY Stephen	POOLLY Stephen	POOLLY Elizabeth	DOWN Francis
Queen Anne	Queen Anne Road, Tavern, Public House				KIRKBY John	KIRKBY John	KIRKBY John	PELLING George
Queen Anne	Union Street, Tavern, Public House	Yes		KIRKBY John
Queen's Arms	High Street, Unknown type, existed at time Leland's visit in 1538
Queens Head	58 High Street, Inn, Hotel & Excise Office	Yes		BENNETT William	BENNETT William	SIMMONS Wm.	SIMMONS William	FREEMAN Mary (Mrs.)
Red Lion	1 High Street, Tavern, Public House, ca1648 corner High and Week Streets, demolished 1857	Yes		BULLARD John	BULLARD John	TURNER John	MITCHELL Elizabeth	BRIGLAND William
Red Lion	Sandling, Tavern, Public House					DANELLS John	ONGLEY Thomas
Rising Sun Inn	Marsham street, inn							MERRONY George
Rodney's Head	High Street, Tavern, Public House	Yes, existed as Rodney					SANDERS Samuel
Roebuck	95 Week Street, Tavern, Public House	Yes, on Mote Road		JEWELL John	JEWELL John	JEWELL John	RAWLINGS William	RAWLING Charlotte (Mrs.)
Rose	Mote Road, Tavern, Public House							HILLS Francis
Rose	Tovil, Tavern, Public House					RAYFIELD John	HARDS Richard	FARINDON Caroline (Mrs.)
Rose & Crown	37 High Street, Tavern, Public House, 1608 on north side of street	Yes		CHANTLER Thomas	CHANTLER Thomas	LONG Samuel	PAYNE Jarvis	BUSHNELL James
Royal Oak	King Street, Tavern, Public House	Yes		SIMMONDS Thomas	SIMMONDS Thomas	SIMMONDS Thomas	SIMMONS Thomas	USMAR George
Royal Paper Mill	Tovil, Tavern, Public House			WEEKS Thomas	WEEKS Thomas	WEEKS Thomas	COLLINS Arthur Robert
Royal Star Hotel	High Street, hotel & commercial inn, may be the same as the Star noted above							MURUSS Edward
Running Horse	Sandling, Tavern, Public House					STREATFIELD George	GROVER William
Ship	30 Gabriel's Hill, Tavern, Public House, existed at Leland's visit in 1538, east side	Yes		HILLS Henry	HILLS Henry	HILLS Henry	HILLS Henry	KIRBY Jesse
Sign of the Cock	East Lane, Unknown type, 1650 south side
Star	High Street, Inn, Hotel, 16thC Royalists met here on the eve of the Civil War to discuss the Kentish petition	Yes	SPRATT William	SCOONS William	SCOONS William	SCOONS William	SCOONS John
Sun	Middle row, High Street 1826/7, Tavern, Public House	Yes		STONHAM Stephen	STONHAM Stephen	STONHAM Stephen	STONHAM Stephen	ONGLEY Cecilia (Mrs.)
Swan	87 High Street, Commercial Inn, Hotel & coach office, south side (mentioned as Le Swan in 1476, dismantled 1852)	Yes	SMITH Ann	PARRY David	PARRY David	KENNETT Bishop	KENNETT Bishop	PIKE Mary (Mrs.)
Three Compasses	Week Street, Tavern, Public House			REYNOLDS Thomas	REYNOLDS Thomas	PATTENDEN Robert	PATTENDEN Robert	JEFFERY William
Three Tuns	5/6 King Street, Tavern, Public House, ca1680 north side East Lane, eventually took over the site of the Sign of the Cock	Yes		LEPPER Edward	LEPPER Edward	WALLIS John H.	POUND James
Town Arms	123 Stone Street, Tavern, Public House	Yes		PELL Thomas	PELL Thomas	NEWMAN John	NEWMAN John	PUNNETT George
Turks Head	Rose yard, Tavern, Public House, WOOLLETT father of the engraver was an early landlord, as of 1855 referred to as being on Mill Street	Yes			OLLIVER Henry	OLIVER Henry	OLIVER Henry	COOKER Mary (Mrs.)
Two Brewers	Week Street, Tavern, Public House			SPRINGATT Richard	SPRINGATT Richd.	SPRINGATE Richard	DUNK Robert	TRICE William
Unicorn	Earl Street, Tavern, Public House	Yes		WESTOVER George	WESTOVER George	MISSON William	MISSON William	MISSON William
Union Flag	19 Union Street, Tavern, Public House	Yes			USMAR Russell	USMAR Russell	USMAR Russel	JEWELL John
Wellington								SMITH Elizabeth (Mrs.)
Wheat Sheaf	Loose Road, Tavern, Public House						MILLS Richard	ANTRUM William
White Hart	West Borough, Tavern, Public House, as of 1855 referred to as being on Hart Street	Yes		BARNETT John	BARNETT John	BARNETT John	BARNETT John	BARNETT Mary Ann (Mrs.)
White Horse	High Street, Unknown type, mid 17thC, as of 1855 referred to as being on London Road							SIMPSON John Liberty
White Lion	111 Stone Street, Tavern, Public House	Yes		READER William	READER William	READER William	READER Walter Hills	WEEKS James
Windsor Castle	Week Street, Tavern, Public House						FEATHERSTONE William	APPLETON Henry David
Woolpack	Week Street, Tavern, mid-17thC west side


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