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The building still exists as of 2024 (now converted to flats), it was the South Western Hotel. The South Western’s prime site made it eminently accessible to train passengers, especially commercial travellers. They could hire carriages and traps from the hotel to take them to neighbouring towns and villages. The South Western also cashed in on its proximity to Gillingham’s cattle market yards. On market days it would be crowded with farmers and livestock dealers, who could rely on the hotel staff to look after their horses. '