Some readers of this blog will recall the Bull Hotel in Tonbridge High Street. Perhaps a few of you will even recall having eaten or drank in there. I bet not many of you realised that it was once home to the meeting of Druids. I discovered this extract from an 1896 guide to the town called "Tonbridge for the Resident, The Holiday maker and the Angler A Descriptive and Historical Handbook" (They had long titles in those days!)
"...At the Bull Hotel the local branch of the Ancient Order of Druids meets, and weekly congratulates itself upon being one of the strongest and most important lodges in the kingdom...."
I've never seen anything else written about this before; anyone care to shed any light on this?...
3 comments:
I am very interested in this having moved into the former "Ancient Druids Beerhouse" on Pembury Road. It ceased being a pub in 1971, but I am interested in its history and its link with the Ancient Order of Druids. I've been in touch with the Tonbridge Historical Society which sadly has not been able to shed light on this. I'd be very interested in photographs of the building both inside and out if anyone has relations who used to frequent the Beerhouse before its demise!
I am very interested in this having moved into the former "Ancient Druids Beerhouse" on Pembury Road. It ceased being a pub in 1971, but I am interested in its history and its link with the Ancient Order of Druids. I've been in touch with the Tonbridge Historical Society which sadly has not been able to shed light on this. I'd be very interested in photographs of the building both inside and out if anyone has relations who used to frequent the Beerhouse before its demise!
I am very interested in this having recently moved into the former "Ancient Druids Beerhouse" on Pembury Road. It ceased being a pub in 1971, but I am interested in its history and its link with the Ancient Order of Druids. I've been in touch with the Tonbridge Historical Society which sadly has not been able to shed light on this. I'd be very interested in photographs of the building both inside and out if anyone has relations who used to frequent the Beerhouse before its demise!
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