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The Brewers Arms, 91 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1XN

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. **

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Brewers Arms, 91 High Street, Lewes - in April 2009

Brewers Arms, 91 High Street, Lewes - in April 2009

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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/../../../Pubs own records **

1758/John Ansell/../../../Pubs own records **

1772/Hugh Tully/../../../Pubs 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/../../../Pubs 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 **

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 **

1826/Sarah Wood/../../../Pubs own records **

1832/James Wood/../../../Pigots Directory

1837/James Wood/../../../Property Deeds held at East Sussex Records Office **

1839/James Avery/../../../Pigots Directory

1845/William Bridger/../../../Pubs own records **

1851/John Garrett/../../../Pubs own records **

1855/John Garrett/../../../Post Office Directory **

1859/J Garrett/../../../Post Office Directory

1865/J Garrett/../../../Simpsons Directory **

1866/J Garrett/../../../Post Office Directory

1867/John Garrett/../../../Kellys Directory **

1870/John Garrett/../../../P.O. Directory **

1878/John Garrett/../../../Post Office Directory

1881/J Garrett/../../../Tomkies Directory **

1882/John Garrett/../../../Kellys Directory **

1890/John Garrett/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/John Garrett/../../../Kellys Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex **

1891/Horace William Graham/Lessee, Innkeeper/../../Property Deeds held at East Sussex Records Office **

1896/Horace Graham/../../../Pubs 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/../../../Kellys Directory of Sussex **

1905/Isaac James/../../../Pubs 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/../../../Pikes Directory **

1914/A F Older/../../../Pubs own records **

1915/Albert Edward Allder/../../../Post Office Directory

1916/Mrs Older/../../../Pubs own records **

1918/Mrs Emily Older/../../../Kellys Directory

1920/Mrs Brooks/../../../Pubs own records **

1924/W Ashdown/../../../Pubs own records **

1930, Brewers Arms, A Frank Woodhams, 91 High street, Lewes .. Kellys Directory

1938/Arth. Frank Riadore/../../../Kellys Directory **

2018, The Brewers Arms, 91 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1XN

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