This pub may have been established by as early as 1691, around the time when the Bull Inn next door closed. It was called the Red Lion in 1727, renamed the Ship in 1744 and again renamed the Brewers Arms in 1769. It was rebuilt in its present form in 1905. **
Lewes pub history index
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Lewes, Sussex . The Lewes, Sussex listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Brewers Arms, 91 High Street, Lewes - in April 2009
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Residents at this address.
1727/Erasmus Rowe/Owner/../../Property Deeds held at East Sussex Records
Office **
1733/Erasmus Rowe/Owner/../../Property Deeds held at East Sussex Records
Office **
1744/John Hayward/Owner/../../Property Deeds held at East Sussex Records
Office **
1744/John Bishop/Lessee/../../Property Deeds held at East Sussex Records
Office **
1756/Mrs Bishop/../../../Pub’s own records **
1758/John Ansell/../../../Pub’s own records **
1772/Hugh Tully/../../../Pub’s own records **
1769/John Ansell/Victualler/../../Property Deeds held at East Sussex Records
Office **
1771/Hugh Tulley/Victualler/../../Property Deeds held at East Sussex Records
Office **
1773/James Wood/../../../Pub’s own records **
1779/James Wood/Occupier/../../Property Deeds held at East Sussex Records
Office **
1805/James Wood/../../../Property Deeds held at East Sussex Records Office
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1805/John Wood/../../../Property Deeds held at East Sussex Records Office **
1820/John Wood/../../../Property Deeds held at East Sussex Records Office **
1820/Sarah Wood/../../../Property Deeds held at East Sussex Records Office
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1826/Sarah Wood/../../../Pub’s own records **
1832/James Wood/../../../Pigot’s Directory
1837/James Wood/../../../Property Deeds held at East Sussex Records Office
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1839/James Avery/../../../Pigot’s Directory
1845/William Bridger/../../../Pub’s own records **
1851/John Garrett/../../../Pub’s own records **
1855/John Garrett/../../../Post Office Directory **
1859/J Garrett/../../../Post Office Directory
1865/J Garrett/../../../Simpson’s Directory **
1866/J Garrett/../../../Post Office Directory
1867/John Garrett/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1870/John Garrett/../../../P.O. Directory **
1878/John Garrett/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/J Garrett/../../../Tomkies Directory **
1882/John Garrett/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1890/John Garrett/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/John Garrett/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex **
1891/Horace William Graham/Lessee, Innkeeper/../../Property Deeds held at
East Sussex Records Office **
1896/Horace Graham/../../../Pub’s own records **
1899/Horace Wm Graham/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Horace W Graham/Licensed Victualler/38/Epsom, Surrey/Census
1901/Mary E Graham/Wife/41/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1901/Horace B Graham/Son/9/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1901/Ida M Graham/Daughter/6/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1901/Margaret Durrant/Barmaid/22/East Hothly, Sussex/Census
1905/Horace Wm Graham/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Sussex **
1905/Isaac James/../../../Pub’s own records **
1911/Herbert Gower/Licensed Victualler/50/South Malling, Lewes,
Sussex/Census
1911/Mary Jane Gower/Wife/48/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1911/Leonard George Wares/Potman/17/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1911/Dorothy Louisa Cole/Domestic Servant/16/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1913/Mrs Mary Jane Gower/../../../Kellys Directory
1910/H Gower/../../../Pike’s Directory **
1914/A F Older/../../../Pub’s own records **
1915/Albert Edward Allder/../../../Post Office Directory
1916/Mrs Older/../../../Pub’s own records **
1918/Mrs Emily Older/../../../Kellys Directory
1920/Mrs Brooks/../../../Pub’s own records **
1924/W Ashdown/../../../Pub’s own records **
1938/Arth. Frank Riadore/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
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