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Fruiterers Arms, 1 Sun Street, Lewes

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This pub closed in the late 1990s and is now a private house. **

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Fruiterers Arms, 1 Sun Street, Lewes - in May 2009

Fruiterers Arms, 1 Sun Street, Lewes - in May 2009

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

Residents at this address.

1832/John Gibbs/Beer Retailer/../../Pigots Directory

1865/H Wariner/../../../Simpsons Directory **

1870/William Batup/../../../P.O. Directory **

1878/William Batup / Beer Retailer/../../../P.O. Directory **

1881/W Batup/../../../Tomkies Directory **

1882/William Batup Beer Retailer -/../../../Kellys Directory **

1883/Wm. Batup/../../../Holmans Lewes Directory **

1891/Frank Paine/../../../Kellys Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex **

1891/Frank Paine/Publican/30/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1891/Rose A Paine/Wife/27/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1891/William F Paine/Son/2/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1891/Ada Brooker/Domestic Servant/12/Barcombe, Sussex/Census

1899/Frank Paine/../../../Kellys Directory of Sussex **

1901/Frank Paine/Beer House Keeper/40/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1901/Rose A Paine/Wife/37/Southampton/Census
1901/William F Paine/Son/12/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1901/Amy Paine/Daughter/9/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1901/Rose A Paine/Daughter/6/Lewes, Sussex/Census

1905/Frank Paine/../../../Kellys Directory of Sussex **

1910/William Alfred Beck/../../../Pikes Directory **

1911/William Alfred Beck/Beer Retailer/30/Eastbourne, Sussex/Census
1911/Edith Beck/Wife. Assistant/30/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1911/Gladys Annie Beck/Daughter/6/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1911/Winifred Edith Beck/Daughter/4/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1911/Elsie Minnie Beck/Daughter/2/Lewes, Sussex/Census

1930/William Alf. Beck/../../../Pikes Blue Book, 1931-32 **

1930, William Alfred Beck, beer retailer, 1 Sun street .. Kellys Directory

1938/Geo. Bernard Downey/../../../Kellys Directory **


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