Caterham Arms, 83A Coulsdon Road, Caterham CR3 5NF

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The former Asylum Tavern, Asylum road, Caterham stood opposite the main gates of The Caterham Asylum for Idiots, Imbeciles and the Feebleminded (opened in 1870, it was renamed St Lawrence's Hospital in 1941, and closed 1994) at the corner of Asylum Road and Coulsdon Road.
At some point in the 1930s, Asylum Road was renamed Westway, it is possible that the pub was also renamed at this time, becoming the Caterham Arms.
The pub was popular with soldiers from the nearby Caterham Barracks and this led to it being targeted by the IRA. On Sunday 28th September 1975 a bomb exploded during the evening Disco leaving 33 seriously injured.

Around 2010 the pub became The Village Inn, then The Caterham Arms again and currently The New Caterham Arms. The current address is 83A Coulsdon Road, Caterham CR3 5NF.

Caterham Arms, Westway, Caterham - the aftermath of the IRA bombing on 28.9.1975

Caterham Arms, 83a Coulsdon Road, Caterham CR3 5NF - the aftermath of the IRA bombing on 28.9.1975

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Caterham Arms, Westway, Caterham - in 2018

Caterham Arms, 83A Coulsdon Road, Caterham CR3 5NF - in 2018

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Residents at this address

1871/George Furlong/Licensed Victualler/50/St marys, Surrey/Census
1871/Hannah Furlong/Wife/44/WarnboroughLambeth, Surrey/Census
1871/Annie G Furlong/Daughter/16/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1871/Minnie A Furlong/Daughter/15/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1871/Beatrice A Furlong/Daughter/7/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1871/Albert V Furlong/Son/2/Croydon, Surrey/Census
1871/John Gibbs/Potman/24/Caterham, Surrey/Census
1871/Caroline Taylor/General Servant/30/Chipsted, Surrey/Census
1871/Sidney Winchitt/Boarder/27/Tunbridge Wells, kent/Census

1878/Samuel Thomas Rutty/../../../Post Office Directory

1881/Samuel T Reilly/Licensed Victualler/56/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah A Reilly/Wife/42/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Blanch Thompson/Domestic Servant/18/Croydon, Surrey/Census

1891/Alfred Collett, Asylum tavern, Caterham/../../Kellys Directory

1911/Louis Arthur Cousin/Licensed Victualler/37/Islington, London/Census
1911/Mary Annie Cousin/Wife, Assistant/45/Theale, Oxfordshire/Census
1911/Charles Humphreys/Potman/43/Ctoydon, Surrey/Census
1911/Florence Burrage/Barmaid/18/Sutton, Surrey/Census

1913/Thomas John Joyce/../../../Kellys Directory

1918/John Henry Rankin/../../../Kellys Directory

1937/Henry E R Jennings, Caterham Arms, Coulsdon road, Caterham on the Hill/../../Kellys Directory

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