ln the period between the Boer War and the first European War, no less than 10 pubs or ale houses were closed within the Rainham Parish boundaries. Of these, three were around Otterham Quay.
“The Lord Nelson“ closed around 1905 and no known records exist. The “Anchor and Hope" near Otterham Quay was closed and demolishedin 1921. When this was first opened it was on church land and it is reasonable to assume that it was named ecclesiastically with reference to Hebrews 6, v.19. “Hope we have as an Anchor of the Soul“. The anchor has always been a symbol of hope.
The “Lord Stanley" was closed as a pub in 1930 and is now a general store opposite the entrance to Otterham Quay. It was probably named after Lord Stanley the Earl of Derby.
Much further along the road in Lower Rainham stood another beer house the “Jolly Gardeners". After it closed as a public house this became a Post Office.
Another of the pubs that was closed was the “Kent Volunteers“ which was on the corner of Station Road and the road that leads to the proposed Community Centre. The "Kent Volunteers", a wooden building, was demolished in 1906.
(note: the original AF article states the Kent Volunteers was demolished in 1906. Other information since shows this was the date it closed and that it was actually finally demolished in 1920)
