Behind the brash exterior of our modern pubs lurks a long history of change and development and in many cases total destruction, The Buckingham, The Spaniard, The Nelson and The Spotted Cow to name just a few that are no more, others like The Castle Inn in Tarring and The Half Moon in Salvington long since converted to private houses whilst a villa in Heene did the opposite and turned in to a pub. The Half Brick got swept away by the sea on at least two occasions but always rebuilt (and hopefully a little further back) and others just changed their name. The New Street Inn being a fine example, known as Pacy’s Bloodhole in the 1900’s it became The New Street Inn then The Beachcomber and finally The Towns Pride before tuning to it’s current guise as ‘Liming 
Mexican Grill and Bar’, a far cry from it’s early days as a brewery, what would  George  Pacy make of that
I wonder. This is my on-going attempt to discover where they went and why.
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Contributions from  Michele Preston, Trevor Meads, Paul Stoneman, Paul Holden, Nick Hallard, Joe & Simon from Belgium, Nikki of Worthing, Carol Sullivan & Roger Cloake.  Updated 20th April 2009  -
Prince of Wales found, Chapman's Brewery.

 
 PORTLAND ROAD  

 

 

   
Have now discovered the exact position of the Albion Hotel.

The two pictures above show the 'now and then' position, The Ablions' place now taken by the modern Superdrug store. The picture directly above shows in the distance a building that was added to and became Marks & Spencer completely obliterating what was then Portland Road which stretched down to the sea front.

This section of road was originally Chapel Street but was renamed Portland Market.

The building is thought to date back to around 1800.
 



 


1851 - CD Devitt (Brewed 'Steam Beer')
1855 - Thomas Russell
1892 - Thomas Turner
1901 - Edward Roffey
1934 - Rebuilt
1961 - Closed


28 LYNDHURST ROAD  

 

1870
1878 - Sarah Howard (Listed as Alexandra Tavern)
1891 - William Hoad
1899 - William Cole
1905 - Horace William Symonds
1918 - Horace Symonds
1927 - E J Blake

Note its construction as an exceptionally large building with four entrance doors.

 

   

 

An unusual and rare picture of Worthing landlords together in one place at the same time. Possibly Victoria Park, date unknown.

If you know who's who, or have any similar pictures please contact halfajob@ntlworld.com

21 ROWLANDS ROAD The Balmoral became Breakers and then subsequently Bar Next Door, I have a feeling that it was also The Concord Bar for a while.

MARINE PARADE  

 

20 CHAPEL ROAD  
There is no getting away from it, this pub will always be known to many as 'The Fountain'. For a short while it was The Fathom and Firkin and then The Assembly, its present guise is Bar Breeze.

I think that whilst it was the Fathom and Firkin it was a brew pub, that's to say it actually brewed its own beer on the premises. I do seem to recall seeing two or three copper brew kettles through a side window but never sampled the brew itself.
(Brewing on premises confirmed, thanks Roger)

The original building dates to around 1890.
Opposite the pub was an area that may have been a brewery run by Richard Carter in around 1866, the fountain was later built opposite as an outlet for the brewery.

Cook's Row on the north side of the pub was renamed Chatsworth Road
 
   
Brewery oppersite:
1866 - R Carter  
1878 - Richard Carter - Chapel Road


1891 - Richard Carter PH & Brewer (16 Chapel Road)
1899 - David Ovenstone - 20 Chapel Road  

1905 - David Ovenstone - 20 Chapel Road

   

 

   

WYKEHAM ROAD  



Two buildings originally Known as Swiss Cottages built in the grounds of Park Crescent.
Merged and opened as a Hotel in 1931. Known for a period as
The Prince Regent.

   
   

71 CHURCH COTTAGES - TARRING  
Originally a dwelling house it became The Black Horse in 1674

71 Church cottages may have been or stood on the site of the Black Horse Tarring (opposite St Andrews Church).
1770 became the Black Lion  
closed 1839. 
Reverted/rebuilt  to cottages

In the 1630's there were 4 alehouse keepers, one Inn keeper and one tavern keeper (Source unknown)

 

   

 
   
OK, not strictly in Worthing I know but certainly worth a mention as 'almost local'.



1871 - Henry Sayer - Brewer & Beerhouse Keeper
1881 - John Peters - Landlord
1891 - John Peters - Publican
1901 - John Peters - Publican
   

The origin of the picture is a curious one. One day an old chap came in to the bar at the Seldon Arms and handed Michele (the landlady with a keen interest in pub history) a photographic negative which she had developed in to the picture we see today.

That old man was the babe in arms in the centre of the picture.

30 MARINE PARADE A beer shop then public house c1905-1930

4 BROADWATER STREET WEST  

 

   
Maltsters Arms - The Millwrights Arms

 

1690
1789 - Rebuilt
1795 - First mention of 'The Maltsters
1828 - Renamed 'The Millwright's Arms'
1839 - Meaden Day - Maltsters Arms
1859 - H Brown
1866 - G Norton
1872 - 1889 - W Pay
1932 - rebuilt
1855 - Edward Goodyear
1899 - Benjamin Reed
1905 - Joseph Purser
1915 - Jesse Duke
1918 - Jesse Duke
1989 - Renamed 'The Broadwater'

 



Can you guess why it was called Broadwater!

   

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THORN ROAD  

   

 

 
Originally the King & Queen on the outskirts of Worthing in an area known as Heene, situated on common land known as rough lands, this later became corrupted to Rowlands

1839 - James Poland
1855 - William Poland
1871 - John Nadin
1874 - re-modelled and renamed 'The Brunswick'
1881 - King & Queen - Edward Poland - Beerhouse Keeper

 

80 MONTAGUE STREET  
1835
1839 - Richard Bacon
1855 - John Goble
1856 - John Goble
1859 -
J Goble
1866 - C Stent
1878 - Thomas Chandler
1890 - Geo Hobden
1899 - N Morling
1915 - Hy Gosling
1918 - Henry Gosling
1987 - Closed. Now Body Shop outlet.
   


Possibly where the sign was placed.

MARINE PARADE  
Built 1865

Originally called 'The Heene' it was renamed West Worthing Hotel until 1890
The south front was altered in 1911
   
 

GORING STREET

 

From around 1770
Named changed to The Bull in 1904

1855 - Mrs Ann Syers
1859 -
Mrs A Syers
1866 - Mrs A Syers
1874 - John Higham
1878 - Henry Tulett
1890 - Henry Tulett
1899 - George Potter

This pub was once Goring Mortuary

 

   

Worthing Herald - 28th December 2008

The Bull Inn pub in Goring Street closed after its owners, The Orchid Group, went into administration.
According to a trader near The Bull, many customers who had paid £50-a-head for Christmas Day and New Year bookings have lost their money.

Punch Taverns, which has taken over responsibility for The Bull, said it will re-open in January and people who have lost money can put in a claim to the administrators.

 

29 CHATSWORTH ROAD (Used to be Cook's Row)  
   
1866 - J Feest Beer retailer
1870 - Brewery
1886 - Cannon Beer Museum a & Assembly rooms
1894 - Rebuilt as 'The Cannon Inn'
1934 - Listed as Tea Rooms
1935 - Closed
1949 - Purchased by Worthing Gazette
1974 - Demolished
Now The Worthing Gazette Office
   
 

   

70 MARINE PARADE  
   

36 HIGH STREET - TARRING  
Almost opposite The Vine Tarring Village
Has been a private house since 1911
1762 - The Old Castle?  
1839 - Richard Tamplin
1855 - Frederick Street
1859 -
F Street
1866 -
L Norris
1878 - Luke Norris
1890 - Luke Norris
1899 - Mrs Caroline Norris (wife of Luke)
1905 - Alfred C Norris
1911 - Closed. Licence transferred to Thomas A Becket

 

   

1 NEWLAND ROAD  
1873 - Castle Hotel
1891 - Charles Cheale

 

Later re-named 'Tap & Tankard'
Later re-named '
O'Conners Bar'
Currently Castle Tavern

This map of 1896 shows the railway goods yard that has been replaced by the Co-Op Superstore.

 

   


ANN STREET  
1840 - Beer House, William Carter landlord

This building is believed to have been the Celestial Empire, it was also for a time Worthing Police Station.
   

 
   
Chapman's Brewery c1910 taken looking north up Warwick Road. The tower is visible in the distance.

Used as an upholstery work show in the 1980's.
proprietor: Rupert Angell

   

56 HEENE ROAD  
   
Picture on the left shows the villa in 1870 in Heene Lane (Now Heene Road) that was to become Strollers and then The Charles Dickens.
   

   

 
  No pictures of this pub exist as far as I know?
  Venue for local group 'Steamhammer' in spring 1968 when the local Worthing Workshop were unable to meet at The Norfolk.

137 CLIFTON ROAD  
1853
1878 -
Willis Hardham
1890 -
David Brazier
1899 - A D BrazierVenue for local group '
1905 - Rupert C Isted
1915 - Hy P Brazier
1920 - West extension added
   

112 - 114 CHAPEL ROAD  
Brewery and Malthouse until 1857
1857 - beershop.
1876 - Closed
Site now Bunce and Co

The Clock brewery is reportedly the first building to have a clock on display outside.
The current site occupied by Bunce's hardware have also always displayed a clock.

10 HIGH STREET  
   

 
  "Craic Bar" - was at rear, and part of, Burlington Hotel, then owned by Hugh Lucie-Smith. Closed early 2000s; that part of building now separate from hotel, & occupied by Imperial China Restaurant. (Roger Cloake)

   

 

 

1850
1852 - Thomas Luff
1876 - Robert Mews - renamed 'The Cricketers'

1878 -
Alfred Rewell
1888 - Mrs M Medlock
1890 -
Mrs M Medlock
1899 - Mrs Margaret Medlock
1905 - Mrs Margaret Medlock
1915 - Mrs Margaret J Medlock
1923 - Mr Henry page
1946 - Wilfred Page (son of Henry Page)

The pub dates back to 1850 when it was a beer shop run by Thomas Luff. Luff named his shop The brewers Arms in around 1870, Luff remained the owner until 1876 when Robert Mews took over and renamed it The Cricketers.

MARINE PLACE 1858 - Benjamin Blaker

NORTH STREET Another name for the railway Hotel?

51 DOMINION ROAD Built 1931
 

UPPER BRIGHTON ROAD 1939
  Built by Portsmouth and Brighton United Breweries. Now Toby Carvery.

1 STATION PARADE 1891.
Built 1891 built shortly after  West Worthing Station.
1928 refaced in brick by Kemp Town Brewery

First landlord John Oswald Sinclair.

Note that in 1896 there was little development south of the railway line.


  1823?
  1839 - Jasper(?) Jefferson
1855 - Sydney Bech

58 CHAPEL ROAD Used to be Cafe Central Bar, converted shop.
   
Closed end of 2008 A member of the Chapman Group of Pubs

52 BRIGHTON ROAD  

  1960s, landlord was Hayden Evans

66 BROADWATER STREET EAST  
1927 built adjacent to the former Elm Villa

When the Engineers in Broadwater closed the licence was transferred to the Elms

Glen Wheatley current landlord & three years  previous.

Tom & Jan Massey for previous three years.
 


BROADWATER 1880 - 1927
 

 

   

53 PORTLAND ROAD  
Also known as The Ostrich, The Prince of Wales and The Three Feathers.
1901 - Charles Green

Closed 1926. Licence transferred to
The Ham (now The Smugglers Return)

Area redeveloped as Portland Market.

Could the picture opposite show the Feathers in Portland Road (ex Chapel Street) now Portland Market.

The map shows a Public House (PH) 4 buildings down from the cross roads. The picture below points out the third building, this being as the end building is new and takes up the space of two of the original buildings.
   


PARAGON STREET  
Opened around 1830, exact position unknown.

Paragon Street was removed and replaced with a multi-story car park and bowling alley.

 

 

1 HIGH STREET, TARRING  
The White Horse (possibly from 1610)
1781 -
The George
1855 - The George and Dragon
 
1828 - Richard Tamplin
*
1855 - Charles Winton
1851 - Charles Winton
1859 -
C Winton
1866 - C Winton
1878 - Mark Hide

1878 - renamed - George and Dragon
Alfred Richardson
1891 - Alfred Richardson
1899 -
Wm Luther
1905 - W H Lucas
1815 - Alfred C Norris
   
Former haunt of smugglers and preventative men
Old route for double Decker buses, this is the reason for the George and Dragon’s unusually high pub sign.

*A member of the Tamplin Brewing family

 

   
 

  Now a Toby Carcery

MARINE PARADE  
  March 2009, empty.

73 NEWLAND ROAD  
Possibly 1866

1878 -
William Clarke
1890 - George Brazier
1891 - George Brazier
1899 - George Thos Brazier
1905 - Benjamin Dickinson
1915 - Benjamin Dickinson

According to the 1891 census George Brazier was only 24 and a licensed victualler.

7 THE STRAND  
The original building was a prefab style structure, many of the houses further down The Strand were built as temporary housing noticeable by their yellow brick and flat panel asbestos roof sheets.

As the area developed the pub was rebuilt in the present 'cottage' style.

 

27 RAILWAY APPROACH  
Probably  started as The Railway Hotel or Railway Tap in 1898, it has gone through several name changes including The Central Hotel, Chapman's and at present The Grand Victorian.

Brian Downs landlord in the 1970's when it was known as The Central Hotel. Brian sold the business to the Chapman Group around 1980.
Chris Chapman is still the current owner.

   
   

221 BRIGHTON ROAD  
Though to have been built around 1835 but suffered sea damage in 1850 and almost washed away in 1869. It was rebuilt in 1874 using (it is said) half bricks or 'Bats' as they were known. The pub served the workers in the Brickfields to the east
   
1835
1850 - Sea damage
1859 - J Venn
1866 -
W Goddard
1869 - Partly washed away
1874 - Rebuilt
1878 - Walter Beck
1890 - Robert Sinclair
1891 - Alfred Barnett
1892 - Alfred Barnett
1899 - Alfred Barnett
1905 - Alfred Barnett
1915 - Thomas Green
Current:
Bob Brookes
   
 

HALF MOON LANE  
I know the original Half Moon pub was turned in to a private house and this building is certainly a contender, it's the only one that stands close to the road edge in Half Moon Lane. Note bricked up doorway at this end.

The porch is a modern addition. On the right corner you can see where a wall used to join the building.

Dates unknown except for the listing of Richard Linberry as landlord in 1855 and a census entry (below) in 1901.

May have existed in 1839

   

81 PORTLAND ROAD  
   
Flint building dates to late 18th century  
1852 - listed as Beer retailer until 1968
1858 - Moses Bodle
 
1901 - Hare & Hounds Inn - Charlotte Bodle

"Hare & Hounds" - was remodelled & extended (into adjoining property, I think) in 1990s. In 1960s, the left-hand door opened into the smallest "snug" bar you've ever seen - there was only just room for the door to open into it. Landlords for many years in the 1960s & 1970s were Sam & Nellie Brookes; landlord early 1990s Dennis Peters; landlord late 1990s Tony Hills I think. (contribution from Roger Cloake)


   

  The Henty, another 'almost local' pub
 

18 MARINE PARADE  
Steyne Lounge Bar, Later named 'The Waterfront'
then
Inn on the Prom.
Now Bryce's Seafood Brassiere.

 

 

1960's: Steyne lounge Bar. Licensee Boscoe Malone.


80 HIGH STREET Formally - The Anchor Inn - Golden Anchor
 

 

   
   
   
   

NEW STREET  
Once known as The Horn of Plenty

"JB's Bar" - in 1960s was the Ocean Club, later Caroline's (still a club), run by John Bachtiger & Jock McGuckin, who ran various other venues in the area (Carioca, Tiroler Bar, Royal Stewart at various times, also Bali Hai in Bognor). In mid-1980s was acquired (leased, I guess) by Brian Downs, late of the Central Hotel, who remodelled it & opened it as the Horn of Plenty pub. Sadly, Brian died shortly after that, heavily in debt on the venture; in due course, John Bachtiger took it over & it became JB's (obviously) Bar.
(contribution by Roger Cloake)


SALVINGTON ROAD Built on the site of The Spotted Cow (1887 - 1910)
   

39-41 CLIFTON ROAD  
1835 or 1839 - Opened by William Knowles as 'Brewers Arms'
1866 - T Gravett
1878 - Rebecca Gravett
1890 - Matthew Gravett
1899 - George Gravett
1905 - George Gravett
1915 - George Gravett
1934 - re-fronted in red brick
1934 refronted
   

37-39 MARINE PARADE  
   

99 MONTAGUE STREET  
  Built around 1830

1830 - James Wicks
1839 - James Wicks
1855 - Charles Jenkins
1856 - Sarah Jenkins
1859 - Mrs S Jenkins
1866 - G Graves
1878 - John Stickland
1890 - John Stickland
1899 - Harry Reed
1905 -
Edward Brackley
1915 - Henry Brackley
1939 rebuilt in red brick
1965 demolished


   
This picture on the left shows a view down what is now Durrington Lane southwards, the building behind the horse and cart is the Lamb pub.

The flint cottages on the left were demolished but the wall line remains the same, the pub was later rebuild slightly back from the position shown here

1809
1878 - Henry Mills
1890 - Henry Mills
1899 - Walter White
1905 - Walter White
1915 - George Sargent Arnold
1920 - rebuilt/re-modelled

   

72-73 MARINE PARADE  
   

   
1834 - James Belchamber + Carters Teville brewery
1845 - Re-amed '
The Railway Hotel'
1928 - Enlarged
1965 - 1994
Lennox
1994 - Re-named '
The Rivoli'
   

31 CHATSWORTH ROAD  
   

 5 BROUGHHAM TERRACE 1915 Landlord R Lindup

   
  Originally the Renaissance Bar, opened around the mid 1990's. The building had previously been offices. Landlord now John MacMillan,  who previously had a steak restaurant called MacMillan's in Ann Street.
3 UNION PLACE Renaissance Bar?

   
  Tesco's Durrington  
Romany Rd West Durrington
Worthing West Sussex BN13 3ED

   
Built as The New Inn, date unknown poss 1796
landlord Mr Bacon

1826 rebuilt by Oliver Hillman as Marine hotel
1858 - Mrs A moore - Marine Tap
1858 - Mrs Brown - Marine Tap
1873 to 1884 - William skindle

Demolished, rebuilt as
The Marine, it later became Steers steak house and then The Sofa Bar


149 MONTAGUE STREET  
Montague Arms

1868

1878 - Henry Everett
1890 - John Sinclair
1899 - Thomas Sandalls
1905 - Jesse Howell
1915 - Jesse Howell

Published Date: 31 Dec 2008 Worthing Herald

THE credit crunch is blamed for the closure of the Montague pub, in Montague Street.
Last orders were served under then owner Lee Mills on December 19.
 

62 MONTAGUE STREET  
Brewery and beer retailer by 1885
Closed 1914

This picture taken in 1968 shows the back of the property. It's now a travel shop.

1881 - Jacob Searle - Brewer
1891 Frederick Pollen -  Beer house keeper  brewery.

  Opened 1937
 

   
 

Date unknown, There used to be two windmills along side Navarino road  (North end) its possible that The Navarino Public House could have been the forerunner of the half Brick.


40 SOUTH STREET  

   
   

NEW STREET  
1832 - Beer House
1863 - Brewery established
1881 - George Pacy
1891 - George Pacy
1901 - George Pacy
1905 - George Pacy
1936 - Purchased by Hammertons
1950 - Re-fronted
1991 - re-named '
A Towns's Pride'

 

 

   
May have also been known locally as Pacy's Bloodhole.


George Pacy was resident certainly in 1905.
The New Street brewery was reputed to brew the best local beer due to the properties of the water from the artesian well on the premises.

Bottom left picture as it is today, a Mexican food bar. You can clearly see that the building stretches a long way back as would be expected of an ex brewery.

   

Built 1850

1855 - James Grenyer - listed as
Norfolk Arms
1856 - James Grenyer
1861 listed as
Norfolk Inn - James Grenyer (Greenyer)
1891 listed as
Norfolk Hotel - Charles Botting
Rebuilt 1932
1980's Paul Callister.
Later known as
Flappers, Space Bar, Area 51, MIB and 3TO.
Demolished 2005/6

3TO stands for: THIS THAT & THE OTHER

"Norfolk Hotel" - in mid-1980s, licensee was Paul Callister (previously of Tiroler Bar), who I was told was found passed out in the bar one morning & was relieved of his licence; Paul is I believe recovered & still with us, I'm glad to say.

 

 

   
 

LITTLEHAMPTON ROAD  
  1869  
1890 - Henry Reed
 
1899 -
Elizabeth Curd  
1905 - Elizabeth Curd
 
1915 - George Willard
1928 - Rebuilt

MARINE PARADE aka The Frog Pond
Basement of Warnes Hotel, which burnt down in late 1980s. This cellar bar had (in one of its 2 rooms, anyway) lots of black beams with yellowed plaster between them; in early 1980s they took it into their heads to redecorate: bright red gloss on the beams & brilliant white on the plaster - truly revolting, & I think its former customers stayed away in droves thereafter, but in any event the bar & the hotel closed not that long beyond that. The bar was also called the Frog Pond; can't remember any signage with that name, but in front of the bar, facing the seafront, there was a courtyard sunken below street level; perhaps that had been a frog pond there once? The name "Frog Pond" was later appropriated for another unconnected bar which opened in the 1990s on the east side of Bath Place.
   
 

77 BROADWATER STREET EAST  
House number 77.
1832 - Beer house
1891 - Harry Field
1907 - First mention of  'Old House at Home' name
1925 - Demolished and rebuilt

You can just make out 'H Chapman (something) Worthing Ales & Stout'.
   
   

 

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42 MARINE PARADE  
   

 
   

Was originally Rhapsodies wine bar before becoming The Portland Tavern. Dates unknown.

143 MONTAGUE STREET  
1880 to 1895
Census 1881
Was next door to the Rose and Crown, Montague street
landlord F Scrase
   

CHAPEL ROAD  
Part of a chain owned by Marston's Brewery
   

12 WEST STREET  
? - William Cook
1839 - Thomas Wicks
1855 - Thomas Wicks
1859 - T Wicks
1866 - T Wicks
1878 - Alfred Poland
1890 - George Heaysman
1899 - William Norris
1905 - James Colvil
1915 - William George Cornford

Closed 1931

   
   
Wyvern Court, West Street, site of The Rambler

ANN STREET - MARKET STREET  
Built in 1805 as stables and connected to both Ann Street below and Market Street above and owned by George Mant. John Joanes took over in 1811 and the following year it became a brewery.

It was not until the passing of the beer act in 1830 that a tap and smoking room were added.

It later became a meeting place for the more radical elements of Worthing and became 'The Reform Club'.
 

2 COBDEN ROAD  
The Cobden Arms

Built in 1868 by the Rock Brewery of Brighton

1868
1878 -
Alfred Thompson
1890 - Alfred Thompson
1899 = S W Fairweather
1905 - S W Fairweather
1915 - Frederick Tupper

 

   
Special thanks to Carol Sullivan and her mother for permission to use a family picture and also a copy of the family history which I shall be delving in to very soon.
   
   
   

169-173 MONTAGUE STREET  
1855 - Noah Lee
1859 - NS Lee
1863 - NS Lee
1866 - NS Lee
1878 - Mrs Jane Goble
1890 - Mrs J Blann
1905 - Frederick George Blann
1915 - Alfred Avenell

This 1896 map shows one public house (PH) and two inns, the difference is that at that time Inn's had to offer food and accommodation and were covered by differing licensing laws.  This practice is now redundant.
   
   

1881 Census shows the Rose and Crown at 145 Montague Street, building numbers would change as new buildings are erected.

29 MARKET STREET  
Rare view of Market Street.

1810 - George Wingfield
1810 to 1850 Corn Exchange
1812 to 1835 Town Commissioners venue
1839 - Thomas Edwards
1855 - Harvey Goble
1856 - James Hume
1950 - Picture (left) taken
1968 - Demolished
   

   

Named after HMS Royal George which sank in Portsmouth harbour in 1782.

The ship was purposely listed to one side to raise the opposite side above the water line for repair, cannons carefully placed to keep the balance when a supply vessel 'The Lark' approached on her low side and began transferring goods and crew aboard. The ship started to listed enough to allow water to start to enter the gun ports which were thought to have been left unsecured. The Royal George rolled and sank taking some 600 people (including women and children) to their deaths.

The original pub sign depicted the before and after pictures of the event.


67 BRIGHTON ROAD  
1835
1839 - Edward Collins
1858 - Henry Beecher
1859 - S Vine
1866 - S Vine
1878 - Samuel Vine
1890 - George Greenyer
1899 - John Lewry
1905 - Miss Ellen Veness
1915 - Miss Ellen Veness
1935 - Rebuilt
   

   

 
ANN STREET Once known as Crow bar
Used to be The Viking Coffee Bar in the early 70's
I seem to recall that it was a below ground level cavern or cellar type structure.
   

21 PARAGON STREET  
  1835 - Edward Stilwell
1839 - Edward Stilwell
1855 - Frederick George Carter
1858 - Fredric Carter
1859 - FG Carter
1866 - FG Carter
1878 - Frederick George Carter
1890 - Henry Finnis
1899 - Henry Finnis
1905 - Henry Finnis
1915 - TM Cornford
1961 - Demolished

May have been known as the Jolly Fisherman


SEAFRONT - MARINE PARADE  
1770 - Possible Inn on site  - destroyed by sea erosion
 
1796 - Mr Thomas Hogflesh (died 1804)
Rebuilt 1824
1894 Renamed 'Royal Sea House'
1901 - Burnt out
1925 - Replaced with present Arcade

The Sea House Inn features in an early watercolour by John Nixon in 1785. (picture held in Worthing Museum)

 

   
Sea House Inn (centre) as viewed from the sea front, The road between the two hanging signs is south Street.

Rebuilt as The Sea House Hotel and later renamed The Royal Sea House Hotel (1849) it court fire in 21st May 1901. It remained a derelict shell for many years before being demolished and replaced with the present Arcade.

1855 - John Fowler
1856 - John Fowler
1858 - James Banfield - Sea House Tap

   

41 LYNDHURST ROAD  
1878 - Samuel Hemsley
1881 - John Ward
1890 - Thomas Brackley
1899 - George Turner
1905 - George Turner
1915 - Herbert Brunton

Picture bottom left, Edwin Brunton son of Herbert Brunton holding motorcycle outside seldon arms.

Picture bottom right, Herbert Brunton at the wheel of his car outside the Seldon arms.
   
   
   
 



Listed in this years Good Pub Guide


SOUTH STREET  
1933 Opened as 'The Ship Grill' by John Gardner
1984 - Closed

Apparently the ship had portholes along the inside walls which were partially filled with water and at the touch of a switch a wave motion would start up in each one!

Also has been said that when the national anthem was played, no one was required to stand up. This was not a sign of disrespect but rather one of tradition. The ship was built to mimic a galleon where due to the low ceiling standing was difficult and so the King’s (or Queen’s) heath was toasted from the seated position.

   


CHURCH ROAD TARRING  
Possibly sited at 42 to 48 Church Road
As an Inn from around 1650 to 1678. Later turned in to dwelling houses.
Picture left (with black figure by door) is the building after conversion. (watercolour dated 1888)
   

 
47-49 CHAPEL ROAD  
New bar, no history, ex carpet shop. Part of the Wetherspoons chain.

"This Wetherspoon pub stands on land once owned by Sir Timothy Shelley, the son of the famous poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and one of Worthing’s first commissioners." (from web site)

112 HAM ROAD The Ham Hotel
  1927   Licensed from The Feathers in Portland Road

 


38 NORTH COURT ROAD  
1901 - Henry Maddox

BRIGHTON ROAD  
  Noted in 'Historic Worthing' by Chris Hare page 124. James Goble was one time land lord

PORTLAND ROAD Opened c. 1790
An unusual picture showing the modernisation of The Spaniard Hotel, the left half shows the original building, the right the modern styling

Maria Bicknell - Spaniard hotel Chapel Street?
1811 Jesse Tuff
1830 to 1845 was venue for Court leet
1839 - James Tuff - Chapel Street
1855 - Walter Belton - Chapel Street
1901 - Frances Tettersell
1936 - rebuilt

Demolished for Boots Store

 

   

1890 (about) William Mates the proprietor of the Spaniard Hotel was charged with entering and stealing money from The Pier Hotel. found guilty he was sent to prison for 8 months. No convicted felon is allowed to hold a licence to sell liquor.

I had been convinced that The Spaniard was positioned at the bottom left corner of Chapel Street (now Portland Road) opposite the Albion but it seems I was wrong.

Legend has it the pub was named after a crew member from the Spanish Armada was held captive in the there after their ship was wrecked.

   

The clipping (left) from Long's Street Directory of 1901 shows that it was in fact the fifth building up from the junction of Montague Street and Chapel Street.
   
The rebuilt Spaniard 1936

HEENE ROAD  
  Beer House 1840
adjoining 94 Heene Lodge built by Mark Markwick

Situated on the east side of Heene Road at the coast end, reputed rendezvous for smugglers, it is said to have had large cellars and a secret tunnel leading down to the sea?

SALVINGTON ROAD  
1901 Frederick Ansfield landlord - census listed as public House

1878 - Samuel Hemsley
1890 - Frederick Ansfield
1899 - Frederick Ansfield
1905 - Mrs FE Ansfield

Demolished 1910 and replaced with Ye John Seldon

 

   
  built 1967 (Tamplins)
Named after the Sussex Yeomen cavalry men

49 HIGH STREET  

The site of the Swan can be tracked back to the late 17th century, a dwelling place, barn and 25 acres of land owned by Ferdinando Linkup, a yeoman of the area, a Yeoman being someone who works his own land. It eventually ended up in the hands of Richard Lindup who built a more substantial property in around 1790

In 1842 the building became a lodging house and by 1849 it had become an ‘Inn’.

1890: Worthing’s inspector of nuisances was called to investigate overcrowding at a common lodging house (The Swan Inn) in the High Street. He was shocked to find no segregation of the sexes and was met by foul and abusive language by the occupiers who set their dog on to him.
(Worthing Sentinal)

In 1938 it was enlarged, re-fronted and modernised.

   

 
1891 James Stone is listed as publican and coal merchant

37-39 MARINE PARADE  

146 RECTORY ROAD  
Queen Anne style 1911-1912

THE GUILDBOURNE CENTRE Paul Callister

 
  New bar, converted shop. c2000
Now Que Pasa (What's happening)

 
24 CLIFTON VILLAS This may be a transitional name?
  G Heayman. T Munro manager

FULBECK AVENUE  
The Farm House

Originally known as The farm House I know nothing about this building at all, its isolated at the far edge of a modern housing estate. The wooden barn to the right is the attached restaurant. Possibly opened 2003.

May have been a genuine farm house and barn

 

103 MONTAGUE STREET Or 81 MONTAGUE STREET
1899 - Thomas Butcher
1901 -
Victoria Inn - landlord Thomas Butcher
Now retail premises.

Closed 1984
   


27-29 HIGH STREET, TARRING  
1811 Naves Phillips
1843 - Richard Parsons
1894 - referred to as Vine Brewery
   
As you can see in the original picture above, the building had three bay type windows from ground to first floor each with its own door but the modern building has the central ground floor bay removed to allow for a bigger single entrance.

The large door arch on the right of the opposite picture would presumably be the brewery entrance/exit.


12 WARWICK STREET  
Thieves Kitchen

Built in 1808 as the 'Worthing & Sussex Bank' later to become Henty's Bank. The smaller building beside it  was known as 'The Vintners' which was possibly a brewery "from which their own brew was delivered by hogshead and barrel (according to Jack Watts - old Worthing as I remember 1906-1920)"

It became a wine and spirit outlet, Roberts & Son in 1808. I think this small building became the pub whilst the bank became a clothing retail outlet. Eventually the owner purchased the shop and knocked though to enlarge his premises and named it 'The Thieves Kitchen'.
The name implies some smuggling history but is in fact a 20th century concoction.
   

The rather strange wall design down the side, was this part of 'The Vintners' I wonder?
   


A postcard from Roberts and sons the original owners of The Thieves kitchen showing one of the three bars. date unknown.

5 MARKET STREET  
Opened c. 1820, exact location unknown

1866 - J Robinson
1878 - Alfred Manner
1890 - Charles Green
1899 - George Heryet
1905 - George Heryet
1915 -
Giovanni Trimarco

Renamed
Dragoon
Closed 1969
Demolished for Guildbourne shopping centre

23 WARWICK STREET  
Probably started of as a private residence. The property straddles both Warwick Street and Ann Street. The Warwick was also a brewery for some time.

in Long's Directory of 1892 in Ann Street the Warick is noted as 'The Warwick Hotel Shades'.

Also known for a while as 'Hogshead Cask Ale Emporium' in 1995.

1855 - William Slaughter

 

   
 
   


The less appealing back entrance in Ann Street. On the side wall you can just make out the words
'Brighton Ales & Stouts'. Can't quite make out what's written above that.

MARINE PARADE  
Pier Hotel

1816 became an Inn (Marine cottage before hand)
1850 - Sydney Beck
1858 - Francis back - Wellington Inn and excise office

1814 - Marine Cottage
1816 - becomes an Inn
1863 - renamed Pier Hotel
1938 - re-fronted
1965 - Closed and demolished

 

   
 

24 RICHMOND ROAD  
c 1835

1839 - John Levett
1856 - Robert Cooper (known as Richmond Place)
1859 - J Hoare
1866 - H Cooper
1878 - Henry Cooper
1890 - Henry Cooper
1899 - Henry Cooper

 

   

Very early picture of the Wheatsheaf before the rebuild. landlord Henry Cooper.
   

121 MONTAGUE STREET  
  1835
1839 - James Penfold
1856 - felix Cooper
1858 - Felix Cooper
1859 - F Cooper
1866 - F Cooper
1878 - Felix Cooper
1890 - Mrs S Brenchley
1899 - William Richard Heiford
1905 JGH Wallace
1915 - Edward Brackley
   Opened c. 1835,
now demolished (1984)
   
 

 


   
Beer house in 1852 near present number 22
Now Francis Tate Stonemasons (since 1901)

37 WIGMORE ROAD  


Once owned by Malcolm MacDonald 'Supermac' footballer the ex England and Newcastle striker.
The Far Post, Wig and Pen  Opened 1926. For a short while named "the Far Post" in 1970/80s. Demolished 2005/6 for flats

Chelsea pensioner Bill Cross, 92, formerly from Worthing, spoke of his memories of being posted in Broadwater during the war.

He said: "I came home to Worthing for D-Day. I was in Broadwater. It was all evacuated.

"There was a pub in Broadwater, the Wigmore Arms, or the Swigmore as we knew it (later the Wig and Pen).

"It's where we all had a drink before D-Day."

(Worthing herald Published Date: 12 June 2008)

 

 


82 MARINE PARADE  
Parade Wine lodge / Becket Wine Lodge
Litten Tree / Roberts Wine Lodge

Opened 1950 by Roberts
Said to have taken over by Chapman 1986  avoiding a development by Alexander brewery

Now a block of seafront apartments

 

   

 


   
   
   
   

My thanks to Michele Preston of The Seldon Arms, Trevor Meads for origin photographs and Paul Stoneman for his census research.

 

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