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In the photo can be seen the house’s that were built on the sports ground. The Elephant & Castle was situated at 180 Bursledon Road. There was a pub on this site in the 1860's The original pub on this site dated back to the 1860s and was nicknamed 'The Old Black House' due to it's corrugated walls and tarpaulin roof. The Elephant and Castle was built in the 1930's and was once owned by Mew Langton's Brewery. It was built next to the Mew Langton Brewery's Sports Ground. Twice refurbished in 1966 and again in the 1980's, when it was relaunched as Roast Inn Pub/Restaurant. It was demolished in the early 1990's and is now the site of council owned houses. The Sports Ground used to host Cole’s Fun Fair prior to it setting up on Southampton Common for Easter. *
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Elephant & Castle, Bursledon Road, Southampton
Rear view of the Elephant & Castle from the sports ground.
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.
1907/Herbert Hillier/../../../Kellys Directory
1935/Albert E Fulbrook/../../../Kellys Directory
1940/David Butcher/../../../Kellys Directory
1946/Donald A Greenlees/../../../Kellys Directory
1954/Donald A Greenlees/../../../Kellys Directory
* Provided By Bob Bates
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