If you had walked down Chathams High street in 1880, You would have come across a pub called The Crown & Thistle, The then owner was a Edward Winch of Chatham. The Licensee - Ann Tonkin.
In 1890 the pub name was changed to the United Service - or more commonly known as The Long Bar.
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The United Service was at No. 188, Chatham High Street
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| 1909 |
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| Interior of the Long Bar |
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The sign for the long Bar can be seen on the left.
A J Whitehead opposite is now the entrance to the Pentagon centre.
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A comparison view. Woolworths is now an extension of Primark.
When this pub closed in 1936 the "title" moved to The Red Lion ( Below ) on the corner of the High Street and Military Road |
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It's now H. Samuels the Jewellers. If you stand in this shop you can see how long this bar would have been.
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