The Loggerheads is mentioned in 1739 as being on the west of the High Street by the northernmost of the three minor Medway streams, and adjoining the brewery (Weatherspoons site) . It was a public house and lodging Inn until it was demolished for road widening in 1907. Neve describes it around 1900 as an old brick inn, painted a dirty cream colour, with a quaint signboard depicting two head of the bagee or coal heaver painted either side. Below was the legend of 'We Three Loggerheads be'. The person who was looking at the sign was the third Loggerhead.* The Post Office was later built on the site which became The Humphrey Bean pub, named after a proprietor of the Loggerheads in the 1880's. It is now Weathersppons. A later Loggerheads pub was opened on a different site now the Bed Centre and behind Lidl.
I remember the pub before the precinct which now incudes Lidl (originally a Safeway, I think) was redeveloped in the70's. The Music Room (Tonbridge's record shop) was located there as well and had 2 floors, ground floor and a basement with listening booths! The pub was called 'We Three Loggerheads', and the sign featured two 'country folk' with tankards. The third 'Loggerhead', of course, was the person looking at the sign.
The Loggerheads is mentioned in 1739 as being on the west of the High Street by the northernmost of the three minor Medway streams, and adjoining the brewery (Weatherspoons site) . It was a public house and lodging Inn until it was demolished for road widening in 1907.
ReplyDeleteNeve describes it around 1900 as an old brick inn, painted a dirty cream colour, with a quaint signboard depicting two head of the bagee or coal heaver painted either side. Below was the legend of 'We Three Loggerheads be'. The person who was looking at the sign was the third Loggerhead.*
The Post Office was later built on the site which became The Humphrey Bean pub, named after a proprietor of the Loggerheads in the 1880's. It is now Weathersppons.
A later Loggerheads pub was opened on a different site now the Bed Centre and behind Lidl.
*Tonbridge Industrial Heritage ed. A Wilson
I remember the pub before the precinct which now incudes Lidl (originally a Safeway, I think) was redeveloped in the70's. The Music Room (Tonbridge's record shop) was located there as well and had 2 floors, ground floor and a basement with listening booths! The pub was called 'We Three Loggerheads', and the sign featured two 'country folk' with tankards. The third 'Loggerhead', of course, was the person looking at the sign.
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