Above photo circa 1950s. Kindly sent by Peter Greening.

Here is a photo of the "Three Brothers" when it was run by the Pocock family in the 1950's.

The hill alongside the pub is Slicketts Hill (previously Sly Kate's Hill) and the other road is Cross Street. Back then my grandfather ran the Christmas Club in the pub. Also when I was asked to find my Nan, the first place I looked was the in the snug where she would be with all her old cronies drinking their Guinness.

The snug door is the door on Slicketts Hill. The door at the front was the bottle and jug and the door in Cross Street led into the main public bar.

Unfortunately the pub is no longer there. I think that it was pulled down in the 1990's.

Regards,

Peter Greening.

From the Maidstone and Kentish Journal, Monday, 28 May, 1866.

PRELIMINARY NOTICE OF SALE.

Messrs. Cobb have received instructions from the Executors of the late Mr. Joseph Ashley, to sell by auction, in the month of June, at the "Sun Hotel," Chatham.

The Valuable Freehold and Leasehold Public Houses, Beer Houses, Trade Premises, Dwelling Houses, &c., viz:-

The "Three Brothers," Slickets Hill, Chatham.

......

Further notice as to time, &c., of sale, will shortly be issued.

Particulars in the meantime may be obtained of Messrs. Acworth and Son, Solicitors, Star Hill, Rochester; of Messrs. Morris, Stone, Townson, and Morris, solicitors, Moorgate Street Chambers, Moorgate Street; and of Messrs. Cobb, surveyors and land agents, 26, Lincoln's-inn-fields, London, and Rochester, Kent.

My father, Albert Victor Caulfield took over the running of the pub when Lil Pocock died. Dad was born close to the pub. He helped out with deliveries as a youth.... in fact, he said it was the Pococks who brought him up, as he was part of a large family and the Pococks were childless. His sister Cath was employed by the Pococks for many years.

Dad would have run The Three Brothers from around 1967 to 1974 or 5, when the pub was torn down.

He was transferred by Courage Breweries to the "Kings Arms“ in Upnor, Kent.

He had three sons.

Yours Kay Austen, Vancouver, Canada.