Lord Roberts Pub
A Memory of Ashford.
One of my earliest recollections is sitting on a bar stool in the Lord Roberts pub in Ashford, Kent in 1956/1957. Together with her husband (George), my grandmother (Gertrude Volans) ran the pub, which accounts for why at such a young age I was ‘parked’ at the bar. 60+ years later, I still remember the smell of beer. It didn’t put me off; I am a discerning beer drinker, now living in Canada where craft beers are legion.
During my working life I spent two periods of time in Ashford: 1970-1972 when I was in training for the Metropolitan police (at Grosvenor Hall, Kensington) and 1979-1981 when I worked at the William Harvey Hospital (living on Essella Road). I recall the Lord Roberts being open in 1970-2, though am not sure I frequented it. Sadly it was closed (and possibly demolished) on my return in 1979.
Peter Dunkley
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