The Jolly Sailor, Bursledon
The Jolly Sailor is an 18th-century public house on Land's End Road in Bursledon in Hampshire, England. It has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since December 1955.[1] The pub can be approached on foot or by boat via a pontoon onto the River Hamble.[2] The pub faces Swanwick Marina across the water.[3] It is owned by Hall and Woodhouse brewery.[3]
| The Jolly Sailor, Bursledon | |
|---|---|
The view from the waterside | |
| Type | Public house |
| Location | Bursledon |
| Coordinates | 50°52′55″N 1°18′16″W / 50.88181°N 1.30432°W |
| OS grid reference | SU 49035 09377 |
| Area | Hampshire |
| Built | 18th century |
| Owner | Hall and Woodhouse |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Jolly Sailor public house |
| Designated | 5 December 1955 |
| Reference no. | 1111970 |
Location of The Jolly Sailor, Bursledon in Hampshire | |
It is two storeys in height with an attic and made from brick with a red tiled roof. The rear of the pub is made from Flemish bond brick with the front made from alternate bands of blue header and red stretcher bricks. The pub has two ships figureheads displayed on the exterior.[1] It has been a pub since 1845, having originally been built as a vicarage. The interior of the pub features various maritime paraphernalia such as ship's lanterns.[3]
The Jolly Sailor was included in the Daily Telegraph's Pint to Pint: A Crawl Around Britain's Best Pubs.[3] In 2007 Country Life listed it as one of 'Six Classic Sailor's Pubs'.[4] It has been included in The Good Pub Guide.[5]
It was featured as the local pub in the 1980s BBC television drama Howards' Way.[6][3]
References edit
- ^ a b Historic England, "The Jolly Sailor (1111970)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 July 2020
- ^ Roger Protz; Homer Sykes (1992). English Village Pubs. Abbeville Publishing Group. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-55859-409-8.
- ^ a b c d e The Daily Telegraph (7 April 2016). Pint to Pint: A Crawl Around Britain's Best Pubs. Icon Books. pp. 50–. ISBN 978-1-78578-040-0.
- ^ Country Life. Country Life. 2007.
- ^ Fiona Stapley (16 September 2016). The Good Pub Guide 2017. Ebury Publishing. pp. 610–. ISBN 978-1-4735-2897-0.
- ^ Clive Brooks (1987). The Real Howard's Way. Milestone. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-85265-109-1.
External links edit
- Official website
- Howard's Way locations - The Jolly Sailor