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6 Mason's Hill (Gravel Pits 1851 )
Bromley
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. |
Information as found is being added below, local knowledge most certainly
appreciated.
I am informed by Brinley Hawkins that the pub was closed and the premises
boarded up during part of WW2. The licensee at the time, Alfred Charles
Edmunds, moved to the "Railway
Signal."
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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.
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South Eastern Gazette 24 September 1861.
WILLIAM OSMAR, DECEASED.
Pursuant to the statute 22 and 23 Vic., cap. 35, entitled "An Act to
further amend the Law of Property and to Relieve Trustees," notice is
hereby given, that all Creditors and other persona having any claim or
demand on or against the estate of William Osmar, late of the "Two
Brewers" Public-house, Masons-hill, Bromley, in the county of Kent,
brewer and licensed victualler (who died on the 2nd day of September,
1860), are hereby required to send in, on or before the 30th day of
November next, to the Executors of the deceased, at the office of Mr.
John Letts, 8, Bartlett's-buildings, London, their solicitor, the
particulars of their claims; and Notice is hereby further Given, That
after the said 30th day of November next the executors will proceed to
distribute the assets of the deceased amongst the parties entitled
thereto, having regard only to the claims of which the executors shall
then have had notice, and the executors will not be liable to any person
of whose claim they shall not have had notice at the time of such
distribution. Dated this fourteenth day of September, 1861. John Letts, Solicitor to the Executors, 8, Bartlett's-buildings, London. |
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Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser, 03 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.
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LICENSEE LIST
OSMAR William 1819-Sept/1861 (also brewer age 30 in 1851)
WASS Mr 1870+
FRYER Henry T 1881-91-+ (age 43 in 1891)
FRYER Eleanor Mrs 1901-13+ (widow age 52 in 1901)
LEE John 1918+
LEE Emily Mrs 1922+
GAGE Lionel 1930-38+
EDMUNDS Alfred Charles to 1940s
https://pubwiki.co.uk/TwoBrewers.shtml
South Eastern Gazette
Census
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