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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2017 14:37:21 GMT
Walking up Union Street the other day, I realised that the closed Hill Town Indian restauarant looks very much like it was originally a pub (no 102 - just a few houses towards town from the Rifle Volunteer). But I can't find it in any of the online lists.
Anyone know anything about this one?
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Post by spurstone on Nov 28, 2017 19:26:33 GMT
Walking up Union Street the other day, I realised that the closed Hill Town Indian restauarant looks very much like it was originally a pub (no 102 - just a few houses towards town from the Rifle Volunteer). But I can't find it in any of the online lists. Anyone know anything about this one? Jeez cant think of that one. But just remembered one nearby top of brewer street on corner that was one of first pubs to become an Indian. Can't think what that was called though. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2017 19:30:47 GMT
Walking up Union Street the other day, I realised that the closed Hill Town Indian restauarant looks very much like it was originally a pub (no 102 - just a few houses towards town from the Rifle Volunteer). But I can't find it in any of the online lists. Anyone know anything about this one? Jeez cant think of that one. But just remembered one nearby top of brewer street on corner that was one of first pubs to become an Indian. Can't think what that was called though. Ancient Druids - it's in the list in the top post. |
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Post by spurstone on Nov 28, 2017 19:37:40 GMT
Jeez cant think of that one. But just remembered one nearby top of brewer street on corner that was one of first pubs to become an Indian. Can't think what that was called though. Ancient Druids - it's in the list in the top post. I remember someone once telling me there was a pub on corner of King Street and week street!! |
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Post by spurstone on Nov 28, 2017 19:40:00 GMT
Ancient Druids - it's in the list in the top post. I remember someone once telling me there was a pub on corner of King Street and week street!! And I read few weeks ago that Gibraltar House on the riverside at bottom of Gibraltar Lane in Ringlestone used to be the Gibraltar Inn. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2017 20:03:28 GMT
I remember someone once telling me there was a pub on corner of King Street and week street!! And I read few weeks ago that Gibraltar House on the riverside at bottom of Gibraltar Lane in Ringlestone used to be the Gibraltar Inn. It might well have been. It's not in any of the lists I've found so far - but they are far from complete or accurate. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2017 20:30:10 GMT
Walking up Union Street the other day, I realised that the closed Hill Town Indian restauarant looks very much like it was originally a pub (no 102 - just a few houses towards town from the Rifle Volunteer). But I can't find it in any of the online lists. Anyone know anything about this one? Style and Winch maybe or is that still there? |
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Post by spurstone on Nov 28, 2017 20:44:03 GMT
Walking up Union Street the other day, I realised that the closed Hill Town Indian restauarant looks very much like it was originally a pub (no 102 - just a few houses towards town from the Rifle Volunteer). But I can't find it in any of the online lists. Anyone know anything about this one? Style and Winch maybe or is that still there? No that's still there. I been having a think, and reckon the property being referred to is the one that used to sell second hand white goods etc, then may have become partly hairdresser/beauty salon. I didn't know became an Indian. And I have no idea what it was before dealt domestic appliances. I don't think a pub in any modern day times though could be wrong |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2017 23:17:18 GMT
Style and Winch maybe or is that still there? No that's still there. I been having a think, and reckon the property being referred to is the one that used to sell second hand white goods etc, then may have become partly hairdresser/beauty salon. I didn't know became an Indian. And I have no idea what it was before dealt domestic appliances. I don't think a pub in any modern day times though could be wrong I had another look today, and, although it looks like it could have been a pub, it might just have been a fancy corner shop. The Style & Winch was the Union Flag - which was also known as the Bull and Snuffers at one time. No idea what a snuffers is/was! |
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Post by spurstone on Nov 28, 2017 23:45:43 GMT
No that's still there. I been having a think, and reckon the property being referred to is the one that used to sell second hand white goods etc, then may have become partly hairdresser/beauty salon. I didn't know became an Indian. And I have no idea what it was before dealt domestic appliances. I don't think a pub in any modern day times though could be wrong I had another look today, and, although it looks like it could have been a pub, it might just have been a fancy corner shop. The Style & Winch was the Union Flag - which was also known as the Bull and Snuffers at one time. No idea what a snuffers is/was! Let's just not even think about it eh haha |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2017 8:21:35 GMT
No that's still there. I been having a think, and reckon the property being referred to is the one that used to sell second hand white goods etc, then may have become partly hairdresser/beauty salon. I didn't know became an Indian. And I have no idea what it was before dealt domestic appliances. I don't think a pub in any modern day times though could be wrong I had another look today, and, although it looks like it could have been a pub, it might just have been a fancy corner shop. The Style & Winch was the Union Flag - which was also known as the Bull and Snuffers at one time. No idea what a snuffers is/was! I think snuffers were the men who went round putting out the street lights before electric street lighting became common. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2018 9:24:33 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2018 14:18:28 GMT
Indeed. It was finding this online that partly inspired my original thread. There's quite a few 'pub' websites out there too - I cross-referenced where I could, but at least one site lists pub closures that go back more than a century! Just about every shop in Maidstone seems to have been a pub at some time... I think I've actually got this book, but no hope of finding it at the moment - when we moved in (four years ago!) books were just randomly dumped on the book shelves, two deep/high in places. But we are having new shelves fitted soon, so I will forced to look through all the books... My wife is under the impression that this will involve weeding out the books I no longer want and putting them in the cellar. Ha! |
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Post by pedant on Feb 4, 2018 16:07:41 GMT
Walking up Union Street the other day, I realised that the closed Hill Town Indian restauarant looks very much like it was originally a pub (no 102 - just a few houses towards town from the Rifle Volunteer). But I can't find it in any of the online lists. Anyone know anything about this one? My 'reference' book has no mention of a pub at this address.
However looking through it again I came across a number I'd never known but it did remind me of The Seven Greys in St Peter's Street. Never frequented it, looked far too dodgy, but the building was still there in 1978 when the new bridge was opened. I presume it got demolished along with the rest of the Courage brewery shortly thereafter.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2018 15:36:12 GMT
Walking up Union Street the other day, I realised that the closed Hill Town Indian restauarant looks very much like it was originally a pub (no 102 - just a few houses towards town from the Rifle Volunteer). But I can't find it in any of the online lists. Anyone know anything about this one? My 'reference' book has no mention of a pub at this address.
However looking through it again I came across a number I'd never known but it did remind me of The Seven Greys in St Peter's Street. Never frequented it, looked far too dodgy, but the building was still there in 1978 when the new bridge was opened. I presume it got demolished along with the rest of the Courage brewery shortly thereafter.
Courage brewery? 😮 |
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