This pub may have been established as early as 1735 and certainly by 1774. The licence was surrendered on 4 April 1957 and the pub closed. **
Lewes pub history index
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Lewes, Sussex .
Dolphin Inn, 51-55 St Nicholas Lane, Lewes - in April 2009
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1774/John Collins/Victualler/../../Property Deeds held by East Sussex
Records Office **
1774/Benjamin Debnam/Victualler/../../Property Deeds held by East Sussex
Records Office **
1777/Benjamin Debnam/Victualler/../../Property Deeds held by East Sussex
Records Office **
1796/Mary Gates/../../../Property Deeds held by East Sussex Records Office
**
1805/William Smart/../../../Property Deeds held by East Sussex Records
Office **
1807/David Wells/../../../per: The Inns of Lewes: Past & Present **
1808/John Wilmshurst/Occupier/../../Property Deeds held by East Sussex
Records Office **
1829/John Baxter/../../../Property Deeds held by East Sussex Records Office
**
1832/John Baxter jun/../../../Pigot�s Directory
1836/Charles Downing/Occupier/../../will of William Verrall � East Sussex
Records Office **
1839/Charles Downing/../../../Pigot�s Directory
1852/William Payne/../../../from correspondence held at the East Sussex
Records Office **
While researching my 4x great grandfather Bryan Anson Bridger I discovered
through newspaper articles that he was Landlord from 1853-1858. *
The Surrey Gazette of May 17th 1853 : New Landlord at the Dolphin Inn. On
Tuesday last a party of highly respectable persons assembled at the Dolphin
Inn, for the purpose of welcoming the new landlord, Mr B Anson Bridger, and
to wish him success in his new undertaking. *
1855/Bryan Anson Bridger/../../../Post Office Directory **
The Surrey Gazette of December 7th 1858 : The license of the Dolphin Inn was
conditionally transferred from Mr Bridger to Mr Gerring. *
1859/J Geering/../../../Post Office Directory
1865/J J Geering/../../../Simpson�s Directory **
1866/J J Geering/../../../Post Office Directory
1867/John James Geering/../../../Kelly�s Directory **
1870/Andrew Davidson/../../../P.O. Directory **
1878/William Henry Funnell/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/C T Dalton/../../../Tomkies Directory **
1882/George Frank Dalton/../../../Kelly�s Directory **
1884/Harry Bridger/../../../Property deeds held by East Sussex Records
Office **
1890/Harry Bridger/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Harry Bridger/../../../Kelly�s Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex **
1891/Harry Bridger/Publican/34/London/Census
1891/Annie Bridger/Wife/30/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1891/Clara Bridger/Daughter/6/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1891/Thomas Bridger/Son/4/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1891/Annie Bridger/Daughter/3/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1891/Nellie Bridger/Daughter/11 months/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1891/Clara Houley/Niece, General Servant/16/Croydon, Surrey/Census
1891/Russell Coyne/Visitor, Bombardier - Royal Artillery/26/Deptford,
Kent/Census
1898/H Bridger/../../../Property Deeds held by East Sussex Records Office **
1898/George Beaumont/../../../Records of Page & Overton�s Brewery held by
East Sussex Records Office **
1899/George Beaumont/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/George Beaumont/Licensed Victualler/64/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1901/Annie M Beaumont/Wife/45/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1901/Sydney E Beaumont/Son, Student (Board School)/21/Brighton,
Sussex/Census
1901/Alfred E Beaumont/Son, Barman/19/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1901/Caleb Jeffery/Boarder, Paperhanger/47/Little Horsted, Sussex/Census
1901/George Wood/../../../Records of Page & Overton�s Brewery held by East
Sussex Records Office **
1903/Thomas Norman/../../../Records of Page & Overton�s Brewery held by East
Sussex Records Office **
1905/Thomas Norman/../../../Post Office Directory
1908/Henry Terry Shoosmith Avis/Tenant /../../Records of Page & Overton�s
Brewery held by East Sussex Records Office **
1910/J Hall/../../../Pike�s Directory **
1911/John Hall/Licensed Victualler/50/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1911/Charlotte Ellen Hall/Wife, Assistant/48/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1911/Dorothy Mabel Hall/Daughter/15/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1911/Gladys Hall Hamer/Grand Daughter/4/Seaford, Sussex/Census
1913/John Hall/../../../Kellys Directory
1915/John Hall/../../../Post Office Directory
1918/John Hall/../../../Kellys Directory
My Grandfather, Grandmother and Mother (aged 3) went visiting on census day (24th April 1921) to see friends who ran the Dolphin Inn at that time, John Hall and his family. ***
I don’t have a family connection but they were both Licenced Victuallers – Granddad was in Chiswick High Road London – Gran was Lewes born and bred!
[John William Marsh is licensee at 96 Moray Road, Tollington Park, Islington in the 1901 census, and in 1911 at the Freemasons Arms, 45 Pereira Street, Bethnal Green]
1921/John Hall/Licensed Victualler/61 years 2 months/Brighton, Sussex/Census ***
1921/Charlotte Ellen Hall/Wife, Assistant/59 years 7 months/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1921/Dorothy Mabel Hall/Daughter, Assistant/25 years 5 months/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1921/John William Marsh/Visitor, Licensed Victualler/57 years/Cambridge/Census
1921/Amy Marsh/Visitor/47 years 9 months/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1921/Doris Evelyn Marsh/Visitor/3 years 5 months/Barnes, London/Census
1940/Bertram Wooller/../../../Property Deeds held by East Sussex Records
Office **
* Provided By Peter Phillips-Burge
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Terry Morris