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Star / Mucky Duck, 7 Manchester Street, Brighton BN2 1TF

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The modern name appears to be the Mucky Duck in 2015. A Grade II listed building.

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Residents at this address.

1866/T Masterman/../../../Post Office Directory

1878/Barrington Edwards/../../../Post Office Directory

1881/George Ballard/Licensed Victualler/39/Cambridge/Census
1881/Elizabeth Ballard/Wife/34/Cambridge/Census
1881/George H Ballard/Son/13/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1881/Kate Ballard/Daughter/8/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1881/John E Ballard/Son/7/Brighton, Sussex/Census

1890/James Hall/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/William Tullett/../../../Post Office Directory

In 1901 at 7 Manchester street
John G Merz, Publican aged 26, and born in Germany
Sarah J Merz, Wife aged 25, and born in Brighton, Sussex
Elsie B Grafe, Niece aged 10, and born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Edward A Hill, Boarder, Boot close binder aged 59 and born in Staffordshire

1905/John George Merz/../../../Post Office Directory

1913/John George Merz/../../../Post Office Directory

1915/Percy Walter Morel/../../../Post Office Directory

1930/Arth Excell/../../../Post Office Directory

1938/Herbert Edward Moger/../../../Post Office Directory

In 1939 at 7/8 Manchester street
Herbert E Moger, Licensed Victualler, born 20 Oct 1895
Florence Moger, Unpaid Domestic Duties, born 18 Jan 1896
Beryl G Morgan, born 13 Aug 1926

I was born in a room above the bar in 1950. My grandparents Joseph Richardson and Margaret Richardson (shown in picture – Joseph is on all fours!) and my mother Joan Munday were publicans there sometime after 1945 until 1951. *

All kindly provided by Ronnie Munday

The attached are photos of the Star Inn United, in 1950

I was sorting through some of my late parents' photographs and found a photograph labelled (by my mother) : ***
'Winnnie's sister outside own pub, Brighton'.
Winnie (Winifred Alice Eve, nee Poppleton, formerly Bland Hunt was my father's stepmother.

Rose Edna Campbell, nee Poppleton, outside the Star Inn, Manchester street; Brighton

This is her sister Rose Edna Poppleton, who was born on 8th June 1908 in Lincoln. Rose later married on 15th September 1935 to Cecil Ewin Campbell b. 21st September 1897.
Initially they lived and worked in London, and at the Tiger Tavern, at 1 Tower Hill; but must have moved to Brighton at some point possibly after WW2.
Cecil died in 1971 and Rose on 15th February 1977. I am assuming that they probably owned and ran the Star, in Brighton, in the 1950's and 60's. ***

1955, C E Campbell, Star Inn, Manchester street; 1 Brighton 27341, BT Telephone directories

1960 - 1972, Star Inn, Manchester street; 1 Brighton 67341, BT Telephone directories

1972, Cecil Ewin Campbell of 1 Denmark terrace Brighton died 18 December 1971 Probate London 12 June £4293



* Provided By Ronnie Munday
*** Provided By Hilary Fife