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26 Horn Street
Seabrook
Phone 01303 238502
Now a Shepherd Neame pub, their web site (accessed July 2011) describes
the "Britannia" as follows:-
The "Britannia" is a friendly contemporary pub located only a few hundred
yards from the seafront promenade. It is situated in a hamlet outside the
picturesque town of Hythe, with its interesting shops and architecture,
Royal Military Canal and Romney Hythe & Dymchurch steam railway. Shorncliffe
itself is well known as a garrison and army training site, and the
"Britannia" is often the last pub the soldiers drink in before they go off
on tours of duty.
The pub is light and airy, yet with a traditional feel, with a focus on
great beers and excellent traditional homemade food. Their generous steak
pie is very popular, as are the Sunday roasts. A peaceful atmosphere reigns
with cards and dominoes available for customers’ use – and on Wednesday
evenings there is a quiz with cash prize. Outside is a pretty courtyard
garden with seating for summer, and two big, heated canopies - great for
smokers, as well as a large car park.
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From the Folkestone Chronicle 2 July 1859. Transcribed by Jan Pedersen.
ROBBERY BY SOLDIERS DURING THE FIRE
On Sunday night (26th June) during the time the fire was raging at
Mr. Tyssen's, some soldiers entered the "Britannia ale-house" in Horn
Street, during the absence from home of the landlord (who was at the
fire), and compelled the landlady, who is aged, and was in the house
alone to serve them with five gallons of beer, for which they refused to
pay; they then robbed her of half a pound of tobacco, and all the money
they could lay their hands upon from the till. Some of the soldiers were
captured by a picquet, and will be dealt with by the military
authorities.
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From the Folkestone Chronicle 10 September 1859. Transcribed by Jan Pedersen.
ELHAM LICENSING DAY
At the Annual Licensing Day at Elham, on Monday last, the magistrates
adjourned two cases for further consideration, to be decided at the
Petty Sessions, at Hythe, on Thursday next. One was that of Mr. Offen,
who keeps the "Duke of Wellington,"
at Sandgate, and against the renewal of whose licence a petition has
been presented by some of the inhabitants of his neighbourhood; the
other was that of the application for a licence by Mr. Groombridge, of
the "Britannia," Horn Street, a rather thickly populated neighbourhood,
where there is no licensed house within half a mile.
Note: This may have been a “full” licence for the Britannia, because
it was already licensed as a beer house – or was it only off sales at
the time? Jan Pedersen.
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From the Folkestone Chronicle 17 September 1859. Transcribed by Jan Pedersen.
HYTHE PETTY SESSION
Thursday September 15th:- Before Rev. Mr. Biron, chairman, Major
General Sandilands, Dr. Gidley, and W.F. Browell esq.
Licensing Day. –
The Britannia, Horn Street.
This was an application for a licence made
by Mr. Groombridge, of the Britannia, Horn Street, adjourned also from
Elham, for further consideration. The bench refused the application,
saying they did not consider a public house was required in Horn Street.
Note: This throws the date of c 1853 for the Britannia into doubt, or
was it licensed for off sales only? Jan Pedersen
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Visit their web site at:-
http://www.britanniahythe.co.uk/
LICENSEE LIST
GROOMBRIDGE Mr 1859
DORMAN Mr P 2011+
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