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21 Victory Street
Mile Town
Sheerness
https://whatpub.com/true-briton
Above postcard circa 1969, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above postcard circa 1969, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above postcard circa 1969, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above postcard circa 1969, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo kindly taken and sent by Trevor Edwards, 14 March 2005. |
Photo by Chris Whippet 2009 from
http://www.flickr.com. |
Above photo 2012 kindly sent by Colin Haggart. |
Photo by David Anstiss 2012 from
http://www.flickr.com. |
Above card 1970. |
 
Above sign left, April 1991, sign left, October 1993.
With thanks from Brian Curtis
www.innsignsociety.com.
Above sign 2012. |
Local knowledge, further pictures, and licensee information
would be appreciated.
I will be adding the historical information when I find or are sent it,
but this project is a very big one, and I do not know when or where the
information will come from.
All emails are answered.
I have been informed by Michael Cox that Les Jarrett was the brother
in-law to Joe Park of the "Ship on
Shore."
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From the Kentish Gazette, 13 June 1837.
DEATHS.
Mrs. Brisley, wife of Mr. Robert Brisley, landlord of the "True
Briton," public house, Sheerness. |
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From an email received 22 December 2014.
The "True Brit" was a second home to me and my pals during the early sixties.
It was owned by Les and Alice Jarrett and later managed by one of the
barmaids, Hilda and her husband. Les Jarrett also owned the the "Seahorse"
in Leysdown and started the "Playa,"
a members only club on the Leas in Minster. This eventually became the "Playa"
pub. He was related to the Holland showman family who ran the fairground
in Sheerness and his wife Alice was sister to Joe Park of the "Ship
on Shore" and Ted Park (wife Lil) of the "Seaview
Hotel," both in Sheerness. He was a big man, a great character with
a lot of East end connections, and was very good to and with us
youngsters.
Barmaid Hilda eventually moved to the "Playa"
and a man called Ron Millway ran the "True Brit" for the Jarretts.
The "True Brit" was a great pub and it has been sad to see its
decline over the years since the Jarretts passed on.
A P & C D Bailey |
LICENSEE LIST
MADDOCKS William 1824-28+
 
BRISLEY Robert 1837+
     
(age 70 in 1861 )
BRISLEY George 1861-71+ (age 40 in 1861)
GREENSTREET Edward James 1874-82+
 
THIRKETTLE George J 1891+ (age 35 in 1891)
REYNOLDS Frank Alfred 1899+
ROWE Frank 1902+
REYNOLDS F A 1903+
 
WILLIAMS Edward 1913+
GOLDER William 1918+
FLOOK Bert 1934-38+
 
WHEATLEY William Henry ????
JARRETT Les & Alice 1960s
ROBBINS Ron & Hilda 1970+
???? Hilda date ????
MILLWAY Ron ????
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From the Pigot's Directory 1824
From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
From the Pigot's Directory 1839
From the Pigot's Directory 1840
From Bagshaw Directory 1847
From the Post Office Directory 1855
From Melville's Directory 1858
From the Post Office Directory 1862
Census
From the Post Office Directory 1874
From the Post Office Directory 1882
From the Post Office Directory 1891
From the Kelly's Directory 1899
From the Post Office Directory 1903
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
From the Post Office Directory 1913
From the Post Office Directory 1918
From the Kelly's Directory 1934
From the Post Office Directory 1938
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