The Thirst and Last
a.k.a. The New Cock, The Upper Cock,
(also known locally as The Top Cock)
a.k.a. The New Cock, The Upper Cock,
(also known locally as The Top Cock)
On Tonbridge Road, a little further north from the Old Cock/Lower Cock, this was another pub that supplied cock horses to assist wagons and carriages to climb the hill heading north from Hildenborough.
Licensees:
(the dates are approximate, the information is from various censuses and directories of the time so they may have been in residence for several years either side of the dates given).
(the dates are approximate, the information is from various censuses and directories of the time so they may have been in residence for several years either side of the dates given).
J Francis 1829-1855
Thomas Wells 1858-1878
Mary Ann Wells 1881
S Hills 1886
Alfred Hemsley (or Kemsley, or Kelmsley) 1891-1900
J Campbell 1900
N Slater 1901
W Josling 1908-1909
William Berry 1909-1911
Mrs Ellen Jeffery 1913
William George Hobden 1917-1923
James Turnbull 1929-1932
Lawrence Mark Wade 1935-1940
Casper Molenkamp 1948-1955
Wilfred Jackson 1957
Charlie & Peggy Vaillant, sometime in the early 1980s?
Peter & Pat Fresia 1983-1993 renamed to "Thirst & Last".
Robert Hicks 1993-????
Thomas Wells 1858-1878
Mary Ann Wells 1881
S Hills 1886
Alfred Hemsley (or Kemsley, or Kelmsley) 1891-1900
J Campbell 1900
N Slater 1901
W Josling 1908-1909
William Berry 1909-1911
Mrs Ellen Jeffery 1913
William George Hobden 1917-1923
James Turnbull 1929-1932
Lawrence Mark Wade 1935-1940
Casper Molenkamp 1948-1955
Wilfred Jackson 1957
Charlie & Peggy Vaillant, sometime in the early 1980s?
Peter & Pat Fresia 1983-1993 renamed to "Thirst & Last".
Robert Hicks 1993-????
The pub was demolished in 2005 and the site (near the Stormont Garage) redeveloped for housing.