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This pub was built in 1640, initially trading as the Dog, it was renamed the Pelham Arms in around 1790. **
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Pelham Arms, High Street, Lewes - in April 2009
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Residents at this address.
1808/Richard Williams/../../../per: The Inns of Lewes - Past & Present **
1821/Richard Williams/../../../per: The Inns of Lewes - Past & Present **
1832/Stephen Garnham/../../../Pigot’s Directory
1836/Stephen Garnham – Occupier -/../../../will of William Verrall – East
Sussex Records Office **
1839/Stephen Garnham/../../../Pigot’s Directory
1855/Richard Harvey /../../../Post Office Directory **
1858/Thomas Abrahams/../../../Melvilles Directory **
1859/T Abrahams/../../../Post Office Directory
1865/T Read/../../../Simpson’s Directory **
1866/T Read/../../../Post Office Directory
1867/Thomas Read/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1870/Thomas Read/../../../P.O. Directory **
1878/Thomas Read/../../../Post Office Directory
1882/Thomas Read/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1890/Mrs E Read/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Mrs Eliz Read/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex **
1899/George S Ade/../../../Post Office Directory
1905/Mrs Maria Ade/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/A Smith/../../../Pike’s Directory **
1911/Harry Edwin Mees/Hotel Proprietor/45/Little Elm, Near Frome,
Somerset/Census
1911/Marta Ann Mees/Wife/49/Newhythe, Kent/Census
1911/Lucy Martha Cox/Domestic Servant/22/Old Brompton, Kent/Census
1913/Harry Edwin Mees/../../../Kellys Directory
1915/Harry Edwin Mees/../../../Post Office Directory
1918/Harry Edwin Mees/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/G W Laker/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
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