Crown & Sceptre, 168 Burgess Road, Bassett, Southampton, Hampshire
Southampton pub history index
Breweries: Scrase’s Star Brewery, Strong’s Romsey Brewery,
Whitbread’s Brewery *
A Scrase’s Star Brewery pub of the same name has stood on this
site since the early 1870’s when a Richard Walters was Landlord, The present
building was built by Strong’s Romsey Brewery in 1930 not long after they had
taken over the old building, in 1969 it became a Whitbread’s Brewery pub after
the acquired Strong’s Romsey Brewery, The pub closed in 2010 and suffered the
same fate as its near neighbour The Gate, being demolished by Southampton
University to enlarge its Car Park, as a goodwill gesture they mounted its
foundation stone on a plinth in a small garden in the car park . *
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The original Scrase’s Star Brewery building - Licensee is E E
Ford
Crown & Sceptre, 168 Burgess Road, corner Broadlands Road,
Southampton
The Foundation Stone of Strong’s 1930’s Pub
All kindly provided by Bob Bates
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and
or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1927/Mrs Evangeline Edith Ford/Beer Retailer, 168 Burgess Road, Highfield/../../Kellys Directory ****
1935/Mrs Evangeline E Ford/../../../Kellys Directory ****
1940/Mrs Evangeline Fox/../../../Kellys Directory ****
1946/H J Rose/../../../Kellys Directory ****
1954/H J Rose/../../../Kellys Directory ****
* Provided By Bob Bates
**** Provided By
Kevan