Castle Hotel, 85 High Street, Southampton, Hampshire
Southampton pub history index
Dating back to the 1820's with a one Robert Playford (who went on to be landlord of the Albion Hotel) as landlord, it closed in the late 1880's. The building was used as offices until they were badly damaged during a WW2 air raid, the site has been left vacant so as to display the Towns medieval wine vaults which used to form part of the pubs Cellar. *
Researching American author Nathaniel Hawthorne's time in the UK, 1853-1857, I found that he stayed in Chapple's Castle Hotel in Southampton. The building was bombed in WW2, and the medieval vaults left. In fact, from a contemporary picture you can see that the hotel was actually built using the medieval walls of the West Gate. **
Castle Hotel, High Street, Southampton - licensee T Mead cicra 1870
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Castle Hotel, High Street, Southampton, and the rest of the High street
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Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Southampton, Hampshire.
This picture is next door to the Castle Hotel, High Street, corner Porters Lane, Southampton
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Residents at this address
1849/Miss Hardy/../../../Post Office Directory
1853/J B Chapple/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/George Trigle/Victualler/50/Stradford Toney, Wiltshire/Census
1861/Sarah Trigle/Wife/38/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1861/Eliza Mary Trigle/Daughter/12/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1861/George Joseph Trigle/Son/7/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1861/Alice F Trigle/Daughter/4/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1861/Charles T Trigle/Son/3/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1861/Eliza Bullmore/Sister in Law, Assistant/31/Southampton,
Hampshire/Census
1861/Mary J Trigle/Niece/15/Stapleford, Wiltshire/Census
1861/Sarah Elbrough/Cook/40/Cirencester, Gloucestershire/Census
1861/Matilda Richmond/Waitress/24/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1861/Harriet Jones/Housemaid/23/North Stoneham, Hampshire/Census
1861/Eliza Barnes/Kitchenmaid/28/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1861/Henry Southwell/Boots/21/East Wellow, Hampshire/Census
1863/George Trigle/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Thomas Mead/../../../Coxs Directory
1875/Thomas Mead/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/E Cullingford/../../../Post Office Directory
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