Above photo 1960s, by Fred Scales.

Above photo taken by Bernie Oliver, showing the pub celebrating the Queens Silver Jubilee in 1977.

Above photo by Edward James Gilbert date 2008.

Above sign, March 1986.

With thanks from Brian Curtis www.innsignsociety.com.

Above card, 14 March 1936, entry ticket for the Barrel Club.

From an article written by Edward James Gilbert.

THE MITRE PUBLIC HOUSE - ST JAMES ROAD

Written By: Edward James Gilbert-Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Date: September 22, 2014

The Mitre public house was constructed in the late 1870's on the north east corner of St James Road and Western Road. Initially it had the address of 64 St James Road but by 1891, due to renumbering of the buildings, it became 90 St James Road. The name of the pub comes from “Mitre - a liturgical headdress of a bishop or abbot, a tall pointed cleft cap with two bands hanging down the back” and there are many pubs by that name in Britain.

The pub was one of about 100 owned in 1895 by Kelsey's Culverden Brewery, and in 1948 was taken over by T. W. Green & Co. which subsequently was renamed as Flowers Breweries Ltd, which in turn was taken over by Whitbread, and by 1975 its ownership was registered as Whitbread Fremlins Ltd Pale Ale Brewers of Earl Street, Maidstone. Under the ownership of these breweries, the pub was managed by a succession of licensed victuallers and throughout that time the pub was little altered and became a favourite watering hole of local residents.

In 2009, under the new ownership of Keith Trevor Walker, the premises and grounds of the "Mitre" was greatly renovated and improved, and was renamed the "Allotment," a name derived from its close proximity to the public allotments. The "Allotment" is still in operation in 2014 and makes use of a new conservatory and outdoor beer garden to serve its customers not only beverages, but provides food cooked on the premises, much of which comes from its own large garden and from the allotments. This article traces the history of the pub and those who managed it.

Listed here are the names of those who were employed by the pub owner to manage and run the public house on a daily basis. The names listed and the dates given are based on available online directory, census, website, and planning documents and an exhaustive search has not been made for all years between 1881 and 2014. Therefore it is likely that this list is not complete. Details about the ownership of this pub, and others, can be found in my article “Early Brewing History and the Culverden Brewery, St John's Road” dated May 5, 2012, in which the breweries referred to in the “Overview” can be found.