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Charles Coole black plaque

Commemorative plaque

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This black commemorative plaque records: The Jolly Sailor The name of this public house is a reminder of the nearby River Avon and it situated on High Street, which follows the line of a Roman Road. The earliest recorded landlord was Charles Coole, who was in charge 1853-1874. The Jolly Sailor is a former George's Brewery pub, originally the Old Porter Brewery, established in 1788. George's Brewery closed in 1995. Recorded plaque organisation: J. D. Wetherspoon.
Charles Coole was the earliest recorded landlord of The Jolly Sailor public house from 1853 to 1874, significant for his long tenure during a period of industrial and social change in Britain.

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