Albion Tavern, 44 George Street, Hastings
Hastings pub history index
Address given in 1832 as Marine Parade and in 1851 as East Parade ** In 1871, the Albion Tap is at 44 George Street, next to the stables; and the Albion Hotel is at 44 George Street. The Albion Shades in 1866 & 1881; In earlier records this pub is simply named Albion. The address is often given as Marine Parade. It is the Royal Albion by 1918 **
The "Royal" was added to the title in the 1880s. The Hotel entrance was in Albion Lane at the side of the building, but the former hotel rooms are now private apartments and the pub has functioned as a separate business for many years. Although this structure has been modified and altered on several occasions, parts of the building (originally called Whitby House) may date back to the late 1600s. The pub has been licensed since 1730. There were originally stables on the ground floor and a small "shades" bar. The pub now takes up most of the ground floor, but the remainder is occupied by a couple of shops in George Street. The toilets are in the cellar down a steep staircase, so access may be a problem for people with mobility problems. ***
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Royal Albion, 33 George Street, Hastings - in 1960
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Royal Albion, 33 George Street, Hastings - in December 2009
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Royal Albion, Marine Parade side - in July 2010
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Royal Albion, 33 George Street, Hastings - in March 2016
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Residents at this address
1832/Thomas R Emary/../../../Pigot�s Sussex Directory 1832-34 **
1840/Thomas Reeve Emary (Pigot�s Directory **
1851/James Emary jun. / Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../../Post Office Directory of Sussex **
1858/James Emary/& Shades/../../Melvilles Directory
1859/James Emary/../../../Post Office Directory
1866/J Bowles/../../../Post Office Directory
1867/Miss Harriet Bowles/../../../Kelly�s Directory **
Albion Tap, 44 George Street :
1871/Thomas King/Waiter/27/Chiddingly, Sussex/Census
1871/Charles Baker/Waiter/16/Ore, Sussex/Census
Albion Hotel, 35 George Street :
1871/Joseph D Thorpe/Hotel Keeper/48/Leeds, Yorkshire/Census
1871/Mary Ann Thorpe/Wife/40/Leeds, Yorkshire/Census
1871/George Plant/Head, Joiner/50/Spilsby, Lincoln/Census
1871/Margaret Berry/Housekeeper/28/Ireland/Census
1871/Mary Ann Cox/Cook/30/St James, London/Census
1871/Lucy Wilks/Chambermaid/40/Halstead, essex/Census
1871/Emily Wreen/Housemaid/18/Battle, Sussex/Census
1871/Mary Hasler/Kitchenmaid/23/Berkenhead, Cheshire/Census
1871/Stephen Dine/Waiter/22/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1871/Henry Dungey/Porter/21/Cranbrook, Kent/Census
Albion Hotel :
1881/Stephen Chandler/Manager Of Hotel/32/Oxford, Oxford/Census
1881/Mary M Chandler/Wife, Manageress Of Hotel/28/Hinckley, Berkshire/Census
1881/Luke Hansard/Visitor, Bank Manager/39/St Georges Bloomsbury/Census
1881/William Freslon/Visitor, Solicitor/62/Sheffield, York/Census
1881/Elizabeth G Freslon/Visitor/59/Sheffield, York/Census
1881/Edwin Plummer/Visitor, Retired Mercer/40/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1881/Mary L Prince/Visitor/36/Woodburn, Northumberland/Census
1881/Emily U Atkinson/Visitor/34/Warwick/Census
1881/Charlotte Boxall/Visitor/26/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Knight/Hotel Porter/25/Staines Near Windsor, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Spellett/Hotel Porter/18/Chartham, Kent/Census
1881/Elizabeth Slaymaker/Hotel Housemaid/26/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ruth Wright/Hotel Housemaid/23/Leamington, Warwick/Census
1881/Louisa Heap/Hotel Cook/45/Manchester/Census
1881/Harriott Bennett/Hotel Kitchenmaid/22/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Rebecca E Cummings/Hotel Barmaid/25/London, Middlesex/Census
Albion Shades :
1881/William H Birch/Licensed Victualler/47/Middlesex/Census
1881/Catherine Birch/Wife/50/Ratcliffe, Nottingham/Census
1890/Mrs Elizabeth Hooke/../../../Post Office Directory
Albion Shades :
1891/George Brown/Licensed Victualler/39/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Ester Brown/Wife/36/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Alice Griffiths/Domestic Servant/19/Cork, Ireland/Census
1899/Jas T Sweetland/../../../Post Office Directory
William John Lewis is at the White Hart, Ripley, Surrey in 1891 census. The Lewis family started building a chain of pubs; by 1901, three of the five siblings were licensed victuallers. The third was Mary Elizabeth Attfield ( maiden name Lewis) Who ran the Jericho House, 57 Walton Street, Oxford. Caroline Lewis who was the mother of William, Thomas and Mary was also living with Mary in 1901; who was at the White Hart, Ripley in 1891.Whilst brother Thomas is at the Vine, Chertsey and William is at the Royal Albion, Hastings. . ***
Royal Albion Hotel :
1901/William J Lewis/Licensed Victualler/35/Lillingstone Dayrell, Buckinghamshire/Census ***
1901/Flora Lewis/Wife/28/Slough, Buckinghamshire/Census
1901/Vicera M Lewis/Daughter/3/Reading, Berkshire/Census
1901/Flora Lewis/Daughter/1/Hampton, Middlesex/Census
1901/John Holmes/Visitor, Cabinet Maker/37/Beccles, Suffolk/Census
1901/Thomas M Verrell/Visitor, Vocalist/27/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1901/Maude Tate/Nurse/23/London, Middlesex/Census
1901/Anthony Hamilton/Visitor/13/London, Middlesex/Census
1901/Annie Willman/Nurse/33/Coombe, Hampshire/Census
1901/Flora Bransgrove/Barmaid/22Hanwell, MiddlesexCensus
1901/Annie Russell/Barmaid/21/Horsham Ripley, Sussex/Census
1901/Lucy Fidler/Waitress/24/Newbury, Berkshire/Census
1901/Edith Creed/General Servant/14/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1901/Sidney Stratton/Billiard Marker/22/Porton, Wiltshire/Census
1913/James Jupe/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Sidney Fenton/../../../Post Office Directory
1918/Stephen Easter/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Oscar Fras Pritchard/../../../Post Office Directory
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