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This pub is now demolished. The pub was closed by the police in 1918 for serving people out of the permitted hours, which was an offence under the Defence of the Realm Act. It was the pub's second such offence. I don't know when the original building was pulled down, but it left a "scar" on the wall of the building next door for many years. A photo of the pub can be found here; and by 1980 the scar left through it's demolition, possibly circa 1980. The original property was acquired by Hastings Council – it was certainly closed by 1967 when it eventually became a doctor’s surgery. **
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.
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The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1685/Thomas Levett / Owner/../../Property deeds held at East Sussex Records
Office **
1685/Samuel Newington / Owner/../../Property deeds held at East Sussex
Records Office **
1778/Thomas Hovenden / Innholder/../../Property deeds held at East Sussex
Records Office **
1796/Thomas Hovenden / Innholder/../../Property deeds held at East Sussex
Records Office **
1796/John Woodroffe / Gent, Owner/../../Property deeds held at East Sussex
Records Office **
1806/William Woodroffe / Owner/../../Property deeds held at East Sussex
Records Office **
1851/John Burton/../../../Post Office Directory of Sussex **
1858/Henry Hards/../../../Melvilles Directory
1859/H Hards/../../../Post Office Directory
1866/H Hards/../../../Post Office Directory
1867/Henry Hards (Kelly’s Directory **
1871/Henry Hards/Inn Keeper/52/Heathfield, Sussex/Census
1871/Jane Hards/Wife/52/Postlade, Sussex/Census
1871/Jane Ledbetter/Niece/18/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1871/Edward Muggridge/Fly Driver/25/Battle, Sussex/Census
1871/George Gooding/Ostler/27/Guestling, Sussex/Census
1878/Henry Goodman/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Henry Goodman/Licensed Victualler/46/Wales/Census
1881/Annie Goodman/Wife/40/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Bessie Ware/General Servant/15/Blandford, Dorset/Census
1881/George Ware/Pot Boy/12/Wurchand, Dorset/Census
1881/William Andrews/Boarder, Licensed Hawker/81/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1881/Joseph Perry/Boarder, Licensed Hawker/17/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1881/Samuel Perry/Boarder, Licensed Hawker/41/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Berry/Boarder, Licensed Hawker/35/Dover, Kent/Census
1881/Thomas Warrison/Boarder, Printer/51/Dover, Kent/Census
1881/Hanry Bailey/Boarder, Bricklayer/50/Highgate, Middlesex/Census
1881/John Sullivan/Boarder, Collier/51/Ireland/Census
1890/Thomas Henham/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Thomas Henham/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Thomas Henham/Licensed Victualler/59/Brenchley, Kent/Census
1901/Caroline Henham/Wife/56/West Peckham, Kent/Census
1901/Annie E Henham/Daughter/28/Sevenoaks, Kent/Census
1901/Albert L Henham/Son, Barman/20/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1901/Arthur Henham/Son, Carriage Painter/18/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1901/Edgar H Henham/Son, Harness makers Assistant/15/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1901/Frances Stevens/Sister in Law, Housekeeper/50/Plaxtol, Kent/Census
1905/Thomas Henham/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Thomas Henham/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Sussex **
1913/Thomas Henham/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Harry G Peacock/../../../Post Office Directory
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