There is still space for a pub around the back if anyone wants to take it on. That was the sentiment expressed by a businessman who tore down a historic pub dating back to the 18th century to expand a successful supermarket chain next door. To many the exterior of the Londis premises in Heath Road, Coxheath, on the outskirts of Maidstone, looks like any other in the convenience store’s repertoire. But round the side, along Stockett Lane, sits a disused building block with a locked door and fogged-out windows. The empty unit had been earmarked as a replacement boozer for the Bird in Hand, which…
