Pembury History - References & Directories

	Reference Table Most of these references were found at the public libraries in Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells
PVN	Found from advertisments in old Pembury Village News A.F Bruce Butcher – ?? High St PVN Issue 12 1977 Colin Oakley 81 Hastings Road Soft Furnishings PVN Issue 12 1977 Camden Iron Mongers 14 – 18 High St PVN Issue 12 1977 A.C. Burnett Pembury Newsagents 6 High St PVN Issue 12 1977 VG Food Market D. Betts 132 Henwood Green Road PVN Issue 12 1977 Bo Peep Stores (Pat & Bob Wakeling) 153 Hastings Road PVN Issue 16 1978 Wiseways Meat, Bread, Groceries 81 Henwood Green Road PVN Issue 16 1978 MRD Freezer Stores Ltd Pembury Post Office 47 Hastings Road PVN Issue 16 1978 Maid Marion Store ( next to Post Office) 45 Hastings Road PVN Issue 16 1978 Pembury Stores 89 Hastings Road Mr & Mrs Shaw Grocers, Baker PVN Issue 16 1978 Derek & Daphne Betts Florists & Greengrocers 124/126 Henwood Green Road PVN Issue 17 1978 VG Food Market D. Betts 132 Henwood Green Road PVN Issue 21 1979 Florist & Greengrocer Derek Betts 124-126 Henwood Green Road PVN Issue 21 1979 Lower Green Post Office & Store & Off-License A.C. & V.M. King PVN Issue 21 1979 Pembury Car Sales Ltd 34 – 36 Hastings Road PVN Issue 21 1979 J.H. Wilkinson Chemist 5 High St PVN Issue 21 1979 J.H. Wilkinson Chemist 5 High St PVN Issue 23 1980 Pembury Car Sales Ltd 34 – 36 Hastings Road PVN Issue 23 1980 Prall, Champion & Prall Surveyors & Estate Agents 8a High St PVN Issue 32 1982 Penn Builder 13 High St PVN Issue 48 1986 Kent Radiator Services 13 High St PVN Issue 48 1986 Burton Solicitor Penn House 13a High St PVN Issue 48 1986 Cobbs Surveyors & Estate Agent 8a High St PVN Issue 48 1986 Ditchett Chemist 5 High St PVN Issue 48 1986 Shelie’s Flowers Shelie Green 7 High St PVN Issue 102 2000 Headmasters formally Pembury Hair Studio no address PVN Issue 102 2000 (25 – 27 High St) Jerrom & Co Chartered Accountants 13 High St PVN Issue 102 2000 South Eastern Orthodontics – Denture Repair Service 29 High St PVN Issue 110 2002 Cullen at Pembury Chartered Accountants 13 High St PVN Issue 110 2002 Dawn Hodgson Chiropodist 59 Lower Green Road PVN Issue 110 2002
1965	Business advertisements from the Pembury Women’s Institute Scrapbook 1965 (Courtesy of Janet Ditchett) J.H. Wilkinson Dispensing Chemist 5 High St E.R. Walker Draper, Bespoke Tailor, Mens Outfitter, Knitting & Wools High St. G.R. Wimsett – The Antique Shop (opp Post Office) M. Waghorne Fishmonger 26 High St. George Rideout Family Grocer 29 High St. H.A. & R.T. Chapman Pembury Stores – Local Mace Grocer 89 Hastings Road Winifred Seymour Ladies & Children’s Outfitters 43 Hastings Road Clark & Son Purveyors of Finest Meat 214 Henwood Green Road G.H. Baker Henwood Stores 124-126 Henwood Green Road G & D Martin Grocer – no address. F. Fuller Butcher 122 Henwood Green Road G.S. Sturgeon Coal & Coke Merchant – no address G & F Penn Builders & Funeral Directors no address H.L Eldred Newsagent, Tobacconist, Stationer, Confectioner, Lending Library 37 High St. D.W. Betts Grocer, Provisions, Beer, Wine, Spirits Lower Green Harding & Vaile High Class Confectioners & Stationers 6 High Street A Bruce Family Butcher High St. Marlene Hair Stylist 9 High St Unwins Ltd Family Wine Merchants 10 High St Notes & Extractions from the WI 1965 Scrapbook – Extract 1 The village has 3 banks, 1 dry cleaner, 1 fish shop, coal merchant, 1 electrician, 1 lady’s hairdresser, 2 garages, 1 car salesroom. Off License recently opened in the High St. Lacking- Gent’s hairdresser, baker, cafe, shoe repairer. Extract 2 There are 9 grocers shops, 1 small self service, 3 butchers, 2 Post Offices, 1 chemist, 2 builders, 1 undertaker, 1 ironmonger, 2 drapers & outfitters. Extract 3 Where to Eat – Camden Hotel, The Priory, Square Deal Cafe, Woodsgate Transport Cafe
1966	From Pembury Parish Guide 1966 Copy in Tunbridge Wells Reference Library – Copy also donated by Martin Petch G.F Penn Funeral Directors & Chapel of Rest Harpers Grocer 101 Hastings Road A.B. Haywood Post Office A. Bruce Family Butcher 23 High St. Country Estates, House Agents, 8a High St Kings Post Office & Off License Lower Green Rd Clark & Sons Butcher Lower Green Road Betts Licensed Grocer 132 Henwood Green Road Lido at Woodsgate


	Trade Directories & Local Directories
1840	Pigot’s Directory of Kent, 1840 The above link is to the full page of the 1840 Pigot Directory for this area. It covers, Pembury, Speldhurst, Groombridge and some other surrounding villages. Extracts from Pembury. GENTRY BELCHER Brymer Alex esq, Pembury BURDEIN Miss, Pembury COMMERFORD Charles esq, Pembury WELCH Henry esq, Pembury WHITTAKER George esq, Pembury WILLIS Mrs Ann, Pembury WOODGATE Rev Stephen, Pembury BLACKSMITHS FRY Thomas, Pembury RHODES Thomas, Pembury BOOT & SHOE MAKERS BARNES James, Pembury NEALE William, Pembury BUTCHERS GOWER Elizabeth, Pembury CARPENTERS EMERY John, Pembury GOWER Edward, Pembury GROCERS, DRAPERS & DEALERS IN SUNDRIES AUSTEN Benjamin, Pembury MANWARING Wm & Jas. , Pembury MILLERS ASHBY Richard, Pembury HOMEWOOD John, Pembury PAINTERS & GLAZIERS STRANGE Edward Jeffrey, Pembury SADDLERS BALDWIN James, Pembury DICKENSON Stephen, Pembury TAILORS BUDGEN George, Pembury TAVERNS & PUBLIC HOUSES Camden Arms, Richard Jeffery CLOUTE, Pembury Royal Oak, Edward PAWLEY, Woodsgate, Pembury WHEELWRIGHTS VENESS Benjamin, Pembury MISCELLANEOUS ADAMS Edward, baker, Pembury HOMEWOOD Jane, milliner, Pembury TOLHURST Stephen, corn dealer, Pembury
1855	Post Office Directory 1855
1858	Traders in Pembury in 1858 – Melvilles Directory Melville Directory 1858 TRADERS Anderson, James, merchant Ashby, Richard, miller and farmer Baker, Daniel, shopkeeper Baker, John, farmer Baldwin, James, saddler Batcheller, Thomas, farmer Chittenden, Henry, licensed victualler Coole, William, tailor Cox, John, builder Dadswell, D., hairdresser Dakins, Edward S., surgeon Farrance, Mrs., farmer Fowle, Mrs. Adelaide, milliner Fowle, John, tailor Fry, Thomas, blacksmith Faircloth, John, Camden Arms Inn and Posting House Gower, Edward, carpenter and joiner Hallett, Thomas, butcher Hards, John, bricklayer Homewood, Richard, carrier Hodgkin, Jesse, builder Martin, Mary, retailer of beer Neal, Stephen, boot and shoe maker, post-office, stationer, and agent to the Provincial Welsh Kre and Life Office, and the Peoples’ Provident Life Assurance Society Noakes, Robert, farmer Norwood, John B., farmer Lucksford, Richard, farmer Rhodes, Edward, blacksmith Rumens, John, shopkeeper Stevenson, Thomas, wheelwright Tomsett, Alfred, shopkeeper; agent to the Manchester Eire and Life Office Veness, Benjamin, farmer
1858	Kelly’s Directory 1858 - Pembury Section
1862	Kelly’s Directory 1862 - Pembury Section
1874	Kelly’s Directory 1874 - Pembury Section
1878	Post Office Directory 1878 – Pembury Section
1882	Kelly’s Directory 1882 Listing for Pembury Population of Pembury in 1881: 1409 School built in 1872 – 190 Boys & Girls, 80 infants Thomas Letchford, master, Miss Annie Painter, mistress. Traders & Businesses Post & Telegraph Office – Stephen Neale Insurance Agents – G. Penn (Manchester Fire), T. Letcher (Lion Fire) Carrier – Thomas Watkins Tonbridge Union Workhouse (site of hospital) – Rev. T. Dodd (chaplain) Cabel Gregory (surgeon) Mr McGill (master) Mrs McGill ( matron) Sarah Baker – Fancy Repository Geo Baldwin – Saddler & Harness Maker Thomas Batcheller – Farmer John Beckwith – Farmer H. Beeching – Grocer & Draper , Lower Green Richard Bellingham – Parish Clerk James Chantler – Bricklayer James Clemetson – Baker William Coole – Tailor John Walter Cox – Carpenter William Curd – Farmer, Allbons Farm Emily Dadswell – Toy Dealer Edward Drury – Wheelwright Albert Eaton – Blacksmith Rev W.H.A. Emra – Prep School Thomas Gibbs Farrant – Grocer & Dreaper Alfred Freeman – Grocer , Lower Green Caleb Gargory – Surgeon James Godfrey Guest – Grocer & Draper Thomas Hallett – Butcher Nathaniel Hallett – Farmer, Fletchers Farm Robert Harris – Farmer , Pastheap William Hickmott – Farmer, Dodhurst Edward Jarvis – Coal Merchant John Jarvis – Fruiterer & Fly Proprietor Joseph Jessopp – Farmer, Mays Farm Sophia Jessopp – Grocer James King – Alders ( Alders pub ?? See Pembury Pubs) Elizabeth McGregor – Camden Family Hotel Stephen Neale – Boot & Shoe Maker, and Postmaster George & Frank Penn – Builders Philip Peters – Royal Oak, Brick Pipe, Tile, Pipe & Pottery Works William Peacock – Beer Retailer (Black Horse) Thomas Playfoot – Grocer (Kelly’s 1914 lists Mrs Playfoot – Grocer, The Alders) Thomas Quean, Farmer, Three Towns Farm Henry Ratcliffe – Plumber William Rogers – Shopkeeper Edward Sharpe – Farmer , Lower Green George Shorter – Farmer, Downingbury James Smith – Shopkeeper Thomas Stevenson – Wheelwright & Smith George Styles – Basket Maker Zebudah Tindall – Hurdle Maker George James Wallis – Farmer, Amhurst Ambrose West – Farmer, Dundale Stephen Walmer – Sec of Working Mens Club & Reading Room, Lower Green.
1886	Kelly’s Directory 1886 Residential & Commercial entries
1889	Kelly’s Directory 1889 Residential & Commercial entries
1891	Kelly’s Directory 1891 Residential & Commercial entries
1892	Kelly’s Directory 1892 Page 2 Residential & Commercial entries
1894	Pikes Publicans Section of Pike’s Directory containing Publicans of Pembury
1898	Kelly’s Directory 1898 – below a few selected listing for Pembury Alfred Woods, Baker Mrs Grass, beer retailer Arthur Goodwin – Royal Oak Inn Harold Chapman, Butcher, Lower Green Seymour Brothers, Bakers D. Collins, Bootmaker George Easterfield, Beer retailer, Romford G.T. Ellis, Grocer, Lower Green Road.
1899	Kelly’s Directory 1899 Residential & Commercial entries
1903	Kelly’s Directory 1903 Pembury Commercial Entries Kelly’s Directory 1903 Pembury Commercial & Residential Entries - different edition.
1904	Kelly’s Directory 1904 Pembury Commercial Entries
1907	Pelton’s Directory Pembury Commercial Entries
1911	Kelly’s Directory 1911 Pembury Commercial Entries
1912	Kelly’s Directory 1912 Page 2 Pembury Residential & Commercial Entries
1913	Kelly’s Directory 1913 Pembury Commercial Entries
1914	Kelly’s Directory 1914 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Listing for PemburyPopulation of Pembury in 1911: 1743 Tonbridge Rural District Infectious Diseases Hospital – Cyril Crawford (medical officer) Morton Graham ( supt) Mrs F. Graham (matron) Tonbridge Union Boys Home, Romford Road – Miss E. Haynes (matron) Tonbridge Union Workhouse (site of hospital) – William James Gane (master) Cyril Crawford (medical officer) Bessie Gane (matron) Miss E. Robb (supt nurse) Cattle Market held fortnightly. ( where in Pembury? ) Pembury Collector & Assessor of the King’s Taxes – Bertram Latter Playfoot of Lamberhurst. Traders & Businesses Patrick John Austin – Veterinary Surgeon, High St Henry Beeching – Grocer, Draper & Post Office George Chantler – Bricklayer Arthur Chatfield – Insurance Agent, Lower Green Daniel Collins – Bootmaker Cyril Rodney Crawford – Physician & Surgeon Charles Crouch – Butcher, High St William Curd – Famer, Romford George Dell – Farmer, Romford James Dous – Bailiff Edward Drury – Wheelwright, Lower Green Frederick John Easton – Draper, Fairlight Hs. Albert Eaton – Blacksmith, Lower Green Stephen Edwards – Blacksmith, Lower Green George Ellis – Potato Salesman & Dealer, Lower Green Fritz Featherstone – Grocer & Draper, High St Albert Fakes Field – Hardresser, High St. John Fuller – Police Constable, Lower Green Sidney Golds – Heartease Coffee Tavern, High St. Charles Gower – Market Gardener, Albans Farm James Godfrey Guest – Farmer , Pastheap A. Harris – Beer Retailer, Romford ( Foresters Arms ??? ) John Hawkins – Farmer , Bassetts Farm Josiah Hoadley – Butcher Lower Green Edward Hobbs – Farmer , Mays Farm Thomas Hood – Farmer, Chalket Farm Mrs H. Huggett – Laundry, Hastings Rd. Charles Jackson – Royal Oak P.H. Edward Jarvis – Coal Merchant, carman, furniture remover, Lower Gn. also Hon Sec Liberal Ass. Frederick Jenner – Beer Retailer (King William IV) George Martin & Sons – Furniture Removers Edward Maynard – Beer Retailer (Black Horse) High St Miss E. Maynard – Dressmaker, High St William Nurden – Beer Retailer (132 Henwood Green Rd) C.A. Peachey – Gardener , High St. George & Frank Penn – Builders, High St Ernest George Penn – Poor Rate Collector, Clerk to Parish, High St Philip Peters – Brick Maker , Lower Gn. (also associated with the Royal Oak) Mrs Playfoot – Grocer, The Alders ( see The Alders – Pembury Pubs) (Kelly’s 1882 lists Thomas Playfoot, Grocer) Eli Price – Tailor, High St. Henry Ratcliffe – Plumber, High St Ernest Reader – Farmer, Pippins Frederick Rendell – Motor Car Engineer, Hastings Rd. William Rumary – Insurance Agent, High St John Saxby – Corn Merchant – Lower Gn Owen Seymour – Junior Baker William Seymour – Grocer, Hastings Rd George Shorter – Farmer, Downingbury David Smith – Farmer, Little Bayhall Frank Smith – Farmer, Little Bayhall J.S. Steer – Farmer, Dodhurst Fm. Stone Court Brick & Tile Co, Lower Gn. Ernest Tester – Shopkeeper, Bo-Peep Joseph Thompsett – Wheelwright & Smith Henry Towner – Geo Stationer & Post Office Alfred Turner – Grocer, Lower Gn. John Vaughan – Farmer, Three Towns Fm. Richard Charles Vaughan – Camden Hotel, Hastings Rd ( These days High St) Arthur Thomas Verrells – Saddler George Waghorn – Sexton, Lower Gn. Also sec of Working Mens Club, Museum & Reading Room Job Waters – Farmer, Slowery Farm, Romford Julius Wilson – Farmer, Heyswood Fm. Alfred Henry Woods – Baker, High St John Young – Shopkeeper, Canterbury Rd.
1916	Kelly’s Directory 1916 Pembury Commercial Entries
1919	Kelly’s Directory 1919 Pembury Commercial Entries
1924	Kelly’s Directory 1924 Pembury Commercial Entries with some Residential.
1927	Kelly’s Directory 1927a 1927b Pembury Commercial Entries
1931	Kelly’s Directory 1931 Pembury Commercial Entries
1933	Kelly’s Directory 1933 Pembury Commercial Entries
1934	Kelly’s Directory 1934 Pembury Commercial Entries
1937	Kelly’s Directory 1937 Pembury Commercial Entries
1938	Kelly’s Directory 1938 Pembury Commercial Entries
1940	Kelly’s Directory 1940 Pembury Commercial Entries
1948	Kelly’s Directory 1948 Pembury Commercial Entries
1950	Kelly’s Directory 1950 Pembury Commercial Entries
1955	Kelly’s Directory 1955 Pembury Commercial Entries
1959	Kelly’s Directory 1959 Pembury Commercial Entries
1961	Kelly’s Directory 1961 Pembury Commercial Entries
1963	Kelly’s Directory 1963 Page 2 Pembury Commercial Entries
1965	Kelly’s Directory 1965 Pembury Commercial Entries
1968	Kelly’s Directory 1968 Page 2 Pembury Commercial Entries
1970	Kelly’s Directory 1970 Pembury Commercial Entries
1972	Kelly’s Directory 1972 Page 2 Pembury Commercial Entries
1974	Kelly’s Directory 1974 Pembury Commercial Entries


	Advertisements from a cream coloured pamphlet in Tunbridge Wells Reference Library Date unknown. Street numbers not given. C.F Lambert Best Quality Ales, Stout, Cider Lower Green Road W. Hills Family Butcher High St The Cottage Tea Rooms Mrs K. Anderson Main Hastings Road

	Link to List of Residents compiled from various Trade Directories
	Pembury’s Early Telephone Numbers.. An attempt to marry together vague business addresses by a common telephone number. .. The early telephone numbers were allocated as needed and ran from 1 upward. Connection was via an operator at the exchange and a typical telephone number would be Pembury 12. The automatic telephone exchanges introduced in the 1960s had full 4 digit numbers – here shown in [square braces]. These would still be known as the Pembury numbers – typically Pembury 2012. The later digitisation of the number resulted in Pembury adopting 82 as an exchange number – typically 822012 It is possible to follow some businesses at the same premises from the continuity of the telephone number. If a new business or occupant keeps an existing telephone account the number generally stays unchanged. If there is a break in continuity the number is released and may later be used by a new account at a different location. The best example of continued use of the same number is that of the Camden Hotel 12, [2012], 822012 The last 2 or 3 digits of the new number sometimes hint at the old number, particularly with business continuity. … There is evidence of businesses sharing a common telephone number. Shared lines reduced costs. The purpose of this exercise is to try and piece together some of the very vague addresses of the Pembury businesses. Many businesses followed on at the same shop but with different owners and trading names. It is convenient to look for grocers following grocers, butchers following butchers, etc, at the same address.. The list below shows the old telephone numbers and 1960s 4 digit numbers in [square braces] if known. The list contains a mixture of telephone numbers for private, domestic and business. Early directories have ‘Gentry’, ‘Residential’ and ‘Commercial’ listings. Our list here contains all listings for early telephone numbers, but only business numbers for later years. Later Directories do list the domestic telephone numbers for residents, but that is beyond the scope (and interest) of this exercise. …. Of the Kelly’s Directories seen for this project the latest Not showing telephone numbers is 1919. Earliest showing is 1927. Peltons Directories show earlier telephone numbers than Kelly’s. This may vary depending on how the directory is printed and issued. They have been seen in at least 3 varieties for any given year – (1) as a large, Kent & Sussex edition, (2) as a Medium sized Kent edition, (3) as a small Tunbridge Wells & Surrounding Villages edition.Multiple listings for the same number will reflect either a shared line or the transfer to a different owner at a different date. The dates shown here indicate a single year that they were noted in a directory. .. 1 Alice Towner stationer Post Office Kelly 1927 2 F. Featherstone, grocer & draper, High St. Pelton 1907 2 Alfred Woods Baker Kelly 1927 2 Dorrit Waterfield doctor Sheen Hastings Rd Kelly 1933 2 Reginald Warrener dentist Sheen, Hastings Rd Kelly 1938 (shared facility at the same address) 3 Hills butcher High St Kelly 1927 Bruce, butcher [2013] 5 Cyril Crawford, surgeon, The Spring Pelton 1907 5 Jas. Wyper doctor & surgeon Kelly 1927 5 Raymond Chapman, doctor & surgeon Mulberry House, Hastings Rd Kelly 1938, 1940 PO 1950 6 W. Mewburn, Hawkwell Place Pelton 1907 6 Kent College Kelly 1940, 1959 7 Dr.C. Lees Beech Bank. Pelton 1907 7 Rt. Brown, fruit grower, Slowery Kelly 1938 9 A. Turner, Grocer, Lower Green Parish Mag 1958 10a H. Crowther, engineer, waterworks Pelton 1907 10 Tunbridge Wells Water Works Kelly 1927, 1938 11 Stone Court Brick & Tile Works Kelly 1927, 1937 12 Camden Hotel High St Pelton 1907, Kelly 1938, 1955 [2012] 13 Dr Gunton, Stanton House Pelton 1907 14 E.G. Foote Pembury Court PO 1935 15 G.F. Penn High St Pelton 1907, Kelly 1940 Parish Mag 1958 [2615] 15 Pembury Estates builders Kelly 1938 16 Thomas Russell. Window Cleaning Co. Pelton 1907 19 Call Office, High Street. (Public call facility) Pelton 1907 21 Mrs E. Poole, Calder Cottage, Lower Green, Pelton 1907 21 Lamberts Grocer, off-license & general store Kelly 1934, Parish Mag 1947 21 A.W. Cross Grocer, Lower Green Parish Mag 1958 21 Betts greengrocer 132 Henwood Gn Rd Kelly 1961 22 Raiswell, Walter grocer High St Kelly 1948, 1950 Parish Mag 1958 23 Rev Reg. Woodgate, Pembury Hall. Pelton 1907 25 Anstey’s Motors 3 High St Kelly 1961 25 Brecknock Motors Ltd motor agents Kelly 1938, Advert 1937 26 Brecknock Motors Ltd motor agents Advert 1937 26 Mrs Morgan, Highfield Pelton 1907 27 A.W. Foot The Priory 1935 PO 31 Nanette Anne Banks, Arnold Lodge, Henwood Gn Rd P.O Directory 1911 31 Patrick Austin Veterinary surgeon The Poplars Kelly 1927 32 Pembury Garage (Raiswell & Ashby) Kelly 1927 32 Neville Hasler Pembury Garage Kelly 1927 32 Rogers Butcher 122 Henwood Gn Rd Kelly 1959 32 H.N. Hasler Pembury Motor Garage Kelly 1927 32 M. Waghorne Seafood & fishmonger Lower Grn (32) & High St (88) 1950 Kelly’s Dir also at Hastings Rd 1955 (310) 37 Beechings Stores & PO Lower Gn Kelly 1927 [2637] 39 Oakley Poultry Farm Kelly 1927 39 George Russell butcher Lower Gn Kelly 1938 40 H.E.W. Cooper nurseryman Kelly 1927 41 Sturgeon coal & coke merchant Kelly 1937 Pitts Farm House 1938 43 Frederick Rendell motor engineer Kelly 1927, 1938 46 H. Gardener farmer, Pippins Kelly 1938 49 Miss Zoe Mordaunt refreshment room Woodsgate Kelly 1927 49 Woodsgate Road House (Sidney West) Kelly 1938 Pembury Hospital Post 1956 50 Leslie Milner farmer, Henwood Gn 51 Walter Grainger, haulage Kelly 1927 Lower Gn 1938 53 H.G. Sewell doctor & surgeon Hillcroft Kelly 1938 54 F. May builder High St Kelly 1938 56 Benj Skinner cafe Grove Cottage Kelly 1938 56 R.W. Farrington, Dairyman, Staplefrod, Stanam Rd 1949 PO 57 Joseph Feltham poultry farmer Kelly 1927 57 J. Boys Feltham Homefield 1935, 1936 PO 63 W.T Ames builder Hill Crest, Hastings Rd Kelly 1938 Parish Mag 1958 63 Mrs R. Victor Dalgliesh The Lodge Private Guest House, Lower Gn. Rd date unknown 66 Mrs G. Salter dog breeder Romford Farm House Kelly 1938 72 Ernest Pool, Sanitary Inspector Kelly 1927 78 Baggeson ‘The Shack’ Kelly 1927 79 H.J. Etchchels Cornford House, Cornford Lane 1936 PO 80 Haywood Brothers motor engineers Kelly 1938 81 Fredrk Insoll farmer, Wellgrove Farm Kelly 1938 88 Wm E. Wood watchmaker High St 1948 Kelly’s 88 M. Waghorne Seafood & fishmonger Lower Grn (32) & High St (88) 1950 Kelly’s Dir also at Hastings Rd 89 Tapp grocer Kelly 1938 to 1955 Taken over by Harper 101 Hastings Rd [2989] 92 Tolhurst confectioner & post office 29 Hastings Rd Kelly 1938 92 Joseph Glendinning chemist, wireless dealer & Post Office High St Tel Nos 92 & 96 Kelly’s 1933 92 A.B. Hayward, Post Office Parish Mag 1947 96 Glendinning chemist Camden Corner Kelly 1940 Wilkinson Chemist [2896] 96 Joseph Glendinning chemist, wireless dealer & Post Office High St Tel Nos 92 & 96 Kelly’s 1933, 1948 99 Pembury Glazed Tile Co, Lower Gn Kelly 1934, 1938 105 Roy S. Farrant Lilliscote, Lower Green 1935, 1936, 1941, 1948, 1949, PO 106 Brookes dairyman Hastings Rd Kelly 1948, 1950 107 Baggesons nursery Kelly 1838 114 Drury & Son newsagents High St Kelly 1938, 1947, 1948, 1955 114 Giles confectioners High St Kelly 1955 115 F.W. Roberts Downingbury Farm Parish Mag 1947 121 E.R. Walker Draper, Tailor, Outfitter. Parish Mag 1958 124 Spurrell Electroradio Works, Lower Green Kelly 1955 Henwood Gn Rd – 1938 1947 128 H. May builder Henwood Gn Rd Kelly 1955 Parish Mag 1958 130 Woodsgate Motors no address Kelly 1955 68 High St Kelly 1959, 1961 134 Albert Cott (Acott ?) baker High St Kelly 1938 151 F.C. Chapman Venture, Lower Green 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 PO 163 Farm Produce Co. Frtrs High St 1935 PO 169 S.J. Downham bathroom fittings, Stone Court Works, Lower Gn Kelly 1950 183 Marlene hairdresser High St Kelly 1950 187 Adams baker Hastings Rd Kelly 1938 190 A.H. Price Piano Tuner 1 Camden Ave. Parish Mag 1947 Parish Mag 1958 195 Brecknock Motors Ltd motor agents Kelly 1938 218 W.E. Wood Watchmaker, Jeweller, High St. Parish Mag 1947 220 F.A. Wheeler haulage Lower Gn Rd Kelly 1938 221 Sturgeon Henwood Gn Rd Kelly 1940, 1955 Parish Mag 1958 222 R.L. Fagg Romford Road 1941, 1948 PO 241 Edward H. Chambers Kosmos, Henwodd Green Rd 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 PO 299 Pembury Market Garden High St Kelly 1955 305 Mrs C.M. Chandos-Pole Old Place, Henwood Gn Rd 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 PO (110 Henwood Gn Rd) 305 G.J. Meade-Waldo-Van Old Place, 110 Henwood Gn Rd 1960 to 1977 PO (Later to become 2305) 307 Wimsett antiques Hastings Road Kelly 1955 310 Waghorne fishmonger 26 Hastings Road Kelly 1955 314 Thomas Richardson fruit grower Longfield Farm, Kings Toll Rd Kelly 1950 325 Chestnut Products The Old Potteries, Lower Gn Rd Kelly 1950 329 Mansers newsagents High St Kelly 1955 Luxford 37 High St 1959 349 K.N. Mercer Kenilworth, Amberleaze Drive 1961 PO 352 Winifred Seymour ladies outfitter 43 Hastings Rd Kelly 1961Phone list additions by Jeni Beviere
	Definitions of ancient trades found in trade directories ..Fly driver / Fly proprietor A ‘fly’ was a basic 2 wheel, horse drawn cart, used for transporting people & goods. .. A fly proprietor owned the carts & horses and employed drivers or rented out the fly.

Notes	Notes and ramblings to be reviewed periodically. Woodsgate – location Woodsgate corner – roughly on the site of Texaco Garage or the road junction with the A264 North-East. Mary Standon – Pembury in Picture Postcards p31 claims it was demolished in 1960 Mary Standon – A History of Pembury p44 claims it was demolished shortly after World War II – c1945 -1950 ? Woodsgate Garage From Mary Standen’s A History of Pembury p38 Much of the writing on this page does not make sense – Further along the main Hastings Road toward Tonbridge was a posting house known as Woodsgate. Even the 1912 postcards have the stretch of road at Woodsgate known as High Street, not Hastings Road. It stood just on the side of the road on the ground just adjoining what is now the Woodsgate garage. …. Woodsgate was pulled down soon after the 2nd World War. This does not agree with reports that Woodsgate was demolished in 1960. Needs clarification. Coates the Butcher at 46 High St Penn – Builders – Penns Yard From Mary Standen’s Old Picture Postcards p17 G & F Penn establ 1864 From Pembury Conservation Area Report 1998 p9 Pembury Parish Guide of 1966 has advert for G.F. Penn Funeral Director & Chapel of Rest. Where was this? Pembury Village News No101, page 20, in 2000 recalls that in 1960 “There were nine grocers, three butchers, two newsagents, a draper, a ladies’ outfitter, a dairy, two post offices …” Wheelwright’s Shop – somewhere near the village green — From Mary Standen’s A History of Pembury p37 on village green – demolished 1930 From Pembury Conservation Area Report 1998 p10 Pottery next to Royal Oak – Exact Location ?? closed in 1930 — From Pembury Conservation Area Report 1998 p9 Stone Court Brick & Tile Company – Location ??? closed between 1939-1945 — From Pembury Conservation Area Report 1998 p9 Much of Mary Standen’s ‘History of Pembury’ is badly written in terms of site locations – very vague and relies a lot on local knowledge at the time of writing. Typical – On the corner where the draper’s shop now stands was a forge, later used as a fire station. No good to us in the 21st Century. Slightly better than Where the green wooden shop with hanging baskets used to be a ….. – but not much! A warning to all attempting to write a local history – don’t do it like this. Several directory references indicate Playfoot, grocer, The Alders. This is the grocers shop run by the Playfoot family in Alders Road, Capel. This area was sometimes classified as being in the Parish of Pembury, and for postal purposes in Five Oak Green. This shop is no longer deemed to be in Pembury, and is not included in these listings. For more details see the marvelous “Capel Explored” by the Capel History Society 2007.
Books	See reference page for books and links

	Abbreviations used for data sources and contributors: PVN Pembury Village News – quarterly journal PVWS Pembury Village Web Site www.pembury.org TN Tony Nicholls SM Steve Morton JC James Cunningham – Camden Arms HB Hugh Boorman BR Barbara Russell MP Michelle Pierce RS Rob Sargent MG Maggie Godley MC Michele Coldwell JS Jack Stead DG Derek Goodwin TK Terry Killick MPt Martin Petch
	IMPORTANT !!! This needs your help. All contributions will be credited. If you have any further information or corrections please contact me – Tony Nicholls email: pemburyhistory@gmail.com

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