60 London Road

Above Rose and Crown circa 1987 (Photo by Paul Skelton)

Above and below Rose and Crown photos by Barry Smith circa 1980.

Above, date unknown.

Above photo of Rose and Crown circa 1990

I know that it flourished before 1878 and it has the look of being rebuilt at some time but my (Barry Smith) searches revealed little. Just found at the local library (Paul Skelton) the following article in the Dover Observer. However, I still have no idea why it had to be rebuilt.

It was a Whitbread outlet latterly and Mrs Doris Kettle served drinks at this bar for something like thirty four years. With her departure in 1984 came the end. The following year it sold clothes to teenagers.

It is now a toy shop called "Toys Around Again".

LICENSEE LIST

PLUMMER Mrs 1874

JOHNSON William 1874-78

ANDERSON D. L. 1878 end

JOYCE James B. 1880-82+

JAMES Mrs Elizabeth 1895-99+

STANLEY Edward Gregory 1901-07 end

HOLMANS Benjamin 1905-32+

MARTIN Francis Albert 1934-39+

DALE William C. 1946-51 end

KETTLE Thomas John 1951-60 dec 'd

KETTLE Mrs Doris F. M. 1960-84 end (See photo of the Plough)

From the Post Office Directory 1874

From the Post Office Directory 1882

From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1895

From the Kelley's Directory 1899

From the Post Office Directory 1903

From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1909

From the Post Office Directory 1913

From the Post Office Directory 1922

From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1924

From the Post Office Directory 1930

From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1932-33

From the Post Office Directory 1938

From the Kelley's Directory 1950

From the Kelley's Directory 1953

From the Kelley's Directory 1956