Crispin and Crispianus, Stroodback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
After many years I believe the rebuilding has just about been completed but the pub has still not been re-opened.
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Closed, then burned out by fire; now covered in scaffolding.
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And even worse. Gutted by fire over the weekend. Surprise surprise!
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Another one bites the dust. Boarded up. Hrmph.
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Rather dingy looking from the outside and very disappointing inside. OK beer but little said of the food
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Ancient weather-boarded pub on the Great Dover Road leading into Rochester, mentioned by Dickens in "The Uncommercial Traveller". Scruffy and off-putting from the outside, the inside isn't that bad. Sadly though, most of the character has been destroyed by unsympathetic wall removal and tasteless decoration, such as wood-chip paper on the ceiling and crazy paving on the floor. There is a chair by the fire which is labelled as Dicken's favourite spot - though I doubt if he would appreciate the pool table and games machine so close to his elbow. To be fair the place is friendly enough to the regular customers, and the occasional music isn't too loud.
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