Home > Kent > Tonbridge > The Mitre The Mitre
Picture source: Nigel Humphrey
The Mitre was situated at 24 Hadlow Road. This pub closed in the late 1980s and was demolished with a new housing estate, Mitre Court, built on the site between 1991 and 1994.
James Burgess ran a Mineral Water manufacturing facility in Hadlow around the end of the 19th Century at “Park Villas” (next to a natural pond and now a small bungalow development and about 100 yards from my house) before moving to Tonbridge (still Hadlow Road) just before WW1. It’s interesting to note that James was involved with the local church and Park Villas was next to a Gospel Hall so maybe he was a Temperance supporter as this seems to have been the main drive for the ginger beer / mineral water businesses at this time. However, adverts for his products in 1913 give his address as 24 Hadlow Road which was the address for The Mitre Pub in Tonbridge (now gone) and by then he is also selling Cider. James died in January 1917 and the business seems to have ended then.
Nick Wickens (February 2025)
Do you have any anecdotes, historical information, updates or photos of this pub? Become a contributor by submitting them here. Like this site? Follow us on You can also make email contact with other ex-customers and landlords of this pub by adding your details to this page.
Other Photos
Site of The Mitre, 2021	Picture source: Google Streetview
Date of picture, 2021	Picture source: Nick Wickens