Guess the Place

[Stewie]

Was it the 'Little Gem' in Aylesford village?

[pete.mason]

Another dead pub

[John Walker]

Some interesting information from CAT and Pete - thank you.  At least you know I wasn't cracking up with the London Grocer clue 


Looks like it over to you Pete ...

[pete.mason]

   From  http://http://www.thebellandjorrocks.co.uk/Kent-Real-Ale/file/PDF/THE_BELL_HISTORY.pdf  In 1967, Fremlins were taken over by the brewers Whitbread and two years later, in 1969, Dive Bearsby retired as licensee after 65 years and 94 years after his father took over the licence. At this point plans were made to amalgamate the two pubs in the village. The John Jorrocks, formerly The New Inn, was in the tenancy of Phil Oliver. With the amalgamation of the two pubs, the John Jorrocks was closed and The Bell renamed The Bell & Jorrocks with Phil Oliver as the tenant.


The New Inn was renamed "John Jorrocks" in 1948

[CAT]

Interesting name, which appears to have been altered from The Bell Inn, which is was known as since at least the mid nineteenth century, to The Bell and Jorrocks between 1961 and 1970. The origin for 'Jorrocks' is: a humorous character in books and magazine stories by R. S. Surtees (180-64). Jorrocks is a London grocer (=owner of a food shop) who loves horse racing and hunting foxes'. One of Surtees major publications was Jorrocks, Jaunts and Jollities (1838).

Could the addition of Jorrocks to the pub name be in recognition of the former village stores that occupied an adjacent building, possibly following the store's closure?

[pete.mason]

Bell & Jorrocks Frittenden. That grocer clue was a bit obscure!!!!

[Diapason]

One last stab at it!


Could this be one of the pubs at Stone-in-Oxney?

[John Walker]

If nobody else joins in by this evening, I think you should go for it JohnFilmer 

[John Walker]

Look up one of the dictionary meanings of the second part of the pub name.  (Unless I've got it wrong of course )

There is a road to the left of the photo which crosses a tributary of the River Beult after about 1km.


This is a small village with a pub, church, primary school, garage/workshop and a memorial hall.  All strung out along one main road.

[johnfilmer]

Call me thick (and many people do), but that clue lost me JW, and I know the answer!

[John Walker]

London Grocer

[John Walker]

Between the High Weald and the Kent Downs

[John Walker]

Is the pub a Red Lion?

It's not showing as The Red Lion on the current GSV.  Might have been a Red Lion once but I can't find anything to support that.
I've not seen another pub with the same name as this one.

[pete.mason]

Is the pub a Red Lion?

[John Walker]

JohnFilmer  - Did you not pull over for a half?   


Hopefully it might bring in some new participants to GTP.