1 East Hill

South Darenth

01322 862167

https://whatpub.com/jolly-millers

Above photo, 1920s.

Above postcard, date unknown.

Above photo 2013 by Nigel Chadwick Creative Commons Licence.

Above photo, kindly taken and sent by Ian Goodrick, August 2017.

I have found reference for this pub in the Pigot's Directory of 1828. It was listed under Taverns and Public Houses, although in that publication it was said to be in Sutton-at-Hone, but I believe it to be in South Darenth.

Dating back to pre 1828, the pub name probably derives from the flour-mill that was located on the River Darent by Mally's Place Bridge in those days. Horton Kirby Paper Mill was also built on the site of a flour-mill.

This was a tied "Fleet Brewery" pub in 1865 when the brewery was put up for auction.

Project 2014 has been started to try and identify all the pubs that are and have ever been open in Kent. I have just added this pub to that list but your help is definitely needed regarding it's history.

As the information is found or sent to me, including photographs, it will be shown here.

Thanks for your co-operation.

LICENSEE LIST

ROGERS William 1828+

TREADWELL James 1851-58+ (age 27 in 1851)

EMMERSTONE Young 1861-71+ (age 41 in 1861)

YOUNG John 1874-81+ (age 47 in 1881)

WATSON William J 1891+ (age 54 in 1891)

THACKER John 1901+ (age 55 in 1901)

ADAMS Thomas 1903+

COLES Samuel 1904

ADAMS Thomas 1918+

RAY Melville 1922+

WILLIAMS Arthur Charles 1934+

MARKS Fras William 1938+

https://pubwiki.co.uk/JollyMillers.shtml

From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29

Census