Hastings pub history index
The building and those either side of it have been in use as a cafe/restaurant under various names/ownership for many years. *** This pub was established in 1852 as the York Tavern. Because another York Tavern was opened nearby, this pub was renamed the Freemasons Inn in 1854, whilst its rival became the York Hotel. It closed in 1958 and is now in café use. **
Freemasons Inn, 19 Wellington Place, Hastings - in July 2010
Kindly provided by Terry Huggins
Freemasons Inn, 19 Wellington Place, Hastings - in September 2016
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Hastings, Sussex . The Hastings, Sussex listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1858/Charles Skinner/../../../Melvilles Directory
1859/Burfield & Moulton/../../../Post Office Directory
Richard Welfare was baptised at Fletching 18th December 1836, and is at home
with his parents in 1841 and 1851. In 1861 he is working as a servant in
Hastings. In 1871 he is an innkeeper and in 1881 he is a licensed
victualler, living in Wellington Place Hastings. He is the brother of
William Welfare of the Neptune Inn,
Hove. *
1871/Richard Welfare/Inn Keeper/34/Fletching, Sussex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Welfare/Wife/36/Kensington, London/Census
1871/William E Welfare/Son/7/St Leonards, Sussex/Census
1871/Alice Welfare/Daughter/6/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1871/Thomas Welfare/Son/3/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1871/Ann Neave/General Servant/19/Guestling, Sussex/Census
1878/Richard Welfare/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Richard Welfare/Licensed Victualler/44/Fletching, Sussex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Welfare/Wife/45/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/William E Welfare/Son/17/St Leonards On Sea, Sussex/Census
1881/Alice Welfare/Daughter, Corset Makers Assistant/16/Hastings,
Sussex/Census
1881/Thomas Welfare/Son/12/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Welfare/Daughter/9/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1881/Ellen Browning/General Servant/17/Fletching, Sussex/Census
1890/William Haywood/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William Haywood/Inn Keeper/46/Kempstone, Notts/Census
1891/Elizabeth S Haywood/Wife/50/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1891/William Haywood/Son/17/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1891/Walter Haywood/Son/15/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1891/Howard D Haywood/Son/13/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1891/Kate Betts/Servant/17/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1899/J Nightingale/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/John Nightingale / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 11 May
1900 **
1905/George Gooding/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/W Webb/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Sussex **
1913/William Webb/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Rd Barry/../../../Post Office Directory
1918/Richard Barry/../../../Post Office Directory
1930/William Chas Bedford/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Herbert C Williams/../../../Post Office Directory
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Terry Huggins