Above photo, 1935, showing the "Railway Signal" left and "Two Brewers" central.

Above photo 1937 showing the pub on the left, kindly sent by Eric Rush and Brinley Hawkins.

Above pewter half-pint beaker, circa 1937, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. Manufactured and supplied by Gaskell & Chambers of Birmingham, which was very much the go-to company for all licensees' bar requisites for most of the 20th century.

Above map, 1942, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. A wartime local government plan, sent to Ind, Coope & Allsopp, which detailed the physical extent of a Compulsory Purchase Order, for what looks like a road-widening scheme. Sadly, the Two Brewers was in the way of this and it was demolished.

From The Era 9 September 1849.

House at Mason's-hill, Bromley.

Mr. Gibson applied on behalf of William Osmar for a license to this house. The applicant was a brewer, at Mason's-hill, and had carried on the business of a beer-house-keeper there for seven years, without complaint. He had built the house for which the license was asked immediately opposite these premises, and he promised to close the beerhouse if this application were granted. The premises, which were leased to Mr. Osmar for thirty years, were of a commodious character, containing ample internal accommodation, and outside there was room for carriages to draw up without interfering with the traffic along the road. The population of the neighbourhood was considerable, and the nearest public-house on one side was the "Tiger's Head," half a mile distant. In answer to questions from the Bench, however, it was stated that there had not been any new houses erected in the neighbourhood recently, although many had been built since the "Tiger's Head" was licensed, and the police stated that the applicant's premises were about a quarter of a mile from the house at which the Bench was sitting, and that between the two places there were five licensed houses. The Chairman also said that the parties interested must be aware that the traffic through Bromley had much decreased of late years.

License refused.

Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser, 3 September 1870.

Magistrates' Clerks' Office, Wednesday. Before C. F. Davis, Esq.

William Pyett and George Palmer, were charged with uttering counterfeit coin at Mr. Wass's, the "Two Brewers" public house, opposite the Bromley Railway Station.

Several counterfeit florins were produced, which had been thrown away by the prisoners, and the evidence of Mrs. Wass proved the attempt to pass one at her house, which she had the good fortune to detect.

The case was adjourned till until Friday.

From a book titled Quaint Signs of Olde Inns, by G. J. Monson-Fitzjohn, B.Sc. 1926.

TWO BREWERS. Canterbury, Whitstable, Bromley, Maidstone, Sandwich, Faversham, Dartford, Rochester, etc.

See "Jolly Brewers," which has been the original title and sign.

JOLLY BREWERS. Many towns.

The name has often been changed to the "Two Brewers," the latter title being more in keeping with the sign, which shows two men carrying a barrel slung from a pole, the end of which rests on their shoulders. It is difficult to see why they should be termed "jolly" unless it was anticipation prior to realisation!