The Inn known as the "Harrow" was built during the reign of George III (1760-1820) in the year 1786.

The ancient sign of the "Harrow" dates back to the reign of Richard I (1189-1199) when it was referred to as the "arrow". The name having been perverted down through the ages to its pronunciation is now generally linked with the farming implement.

The first keeper of the inn was one Johnathan Page, who in 1786 was granted an ale and cider licence. In a quarter sessions roll and order book of the period, Page is described as a beer retailer and harness maker, formerly of the City of Rochester. At this date there were extensive stabling facilities at the inn. A sign that hung outside for many years read:- "Bait and Livery". The word bait is derived from an Anglo-Saxon word meaning "to feed" and was used to designate a meal taken by travellers to refresh them on a journey. Another sign, hung at the "Harrow" in the early nineteenth century until the advent of the automobile read:- "Wagonettes for hire".

Parish records show that in 1805, Naomi Longstreet, daughter of "Harrow" keeper Elias was sent to the house of correction for being an idle person and again in September 1807 for bearing an illegitimate child. In 1840, one Johnathan Green, keeper of the "Harrow" died aged 58 years. In his last will and testament he bequeathed " the inn known as the Harrow situate at the Lidsing being in the parish of Breadhurst to his wife Eliza ". In June 1845 William Pye sold the "Harrow" with its stables and 3 acres of land to one Thomas Johnson, innkeeper of Gillingham, for eight hundred and fifty pounds. The population of Lidsing in 1851 was 39.

For many years the "Harrow" was the posting house for the small Hamlet of Lidsing, where letters were collected, sorted and finally delivered, invariably by the innkeeper of the day.

The "Harrow" has seen many changes since first it was built but the atmosphere and character of the inn remains unchanged! So stay, enjoy the fayre and reflect on those bygone days.