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Plaque

A. J. Avery

Erection date: 1897

Inscription

Erected, A. J. Avery, 1897

Site: A. J. Avery (1 memorial)

SE11, Kennington Lane, Tommyfield, 185

A reports that Charlie Chaplin, who was born in 1889 and brought up nearby, remembers sitting on the pavement outside this pub, enjoying the music.   But, assuming he was younger than 8, that would have been the previous building.

´¡²Ô´Ç³Ù³ó±ð°ùÌý gives 1746 as the date of origin of the pub and reports on the publican in 1764 being thrown from a horse and dying from his injuries.

Prior to 1856 the address was number 64 Lower KenningtonÌý³¢²¹²Ô±ð.

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At the ever useful Pubs History we learn that the 1899 Post Office Directory ...

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