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The old ‘George Inn’ stood in the High Street, opposite the
northern end of Surrey Street. There are no records of how long it stood there
but its last owners were a family named Sparks. In the early 19th Century Mrs
Ann Sparks, a widower, gave up the inn and moved to the ‘Norfolk Hotel’ in
Surrey Street. The old ‘George Inn’ was pulled down by Mrs Sparks’ two sons who
built a pair of shop premises with dwellings above in its place.
The licence for the ‘George’ was transferred to a large house in Arundel Road on
the corner with Ferry Road, later Terminus, Road where it stayed until the 1870s
when it was purchased by Upperton Lear, a Solicitor, who greatly extended the
building. **
The building remained until circa 2006 as a Solicitor’s premises when it was
demolished to make way for new flats. *
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical
public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Littlehampton, Sussex . The
Littlehampton, Sussex listing uses information from census, Trade Directories
and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Surrey Street and at the far end the original location of the George Inn
Image courtesy of Littlehampton Museum
George Inn - Terminus Road to the left and Arundel Road to the right
Both kindly provided by Brian Haines
Image courtesy of West Sussex CC Library Service
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1828-9 / James Tupper /… / Pigot’s Directory *
1832-4 / James Tupper /… / Pigot’s Directory *
1838 / William Robinson /... / Pigot’s Directory *
1841 / William Robinson / Head, Innkeeper / 50 / Outside Sussex / Census *
1841 / Eliza Robinson / Day / 20 / Sussex / Outside Sussex Census
1841 / Richard Wood / Hostler / 20 / Sussex / Census
1841 / Chindley Carpenter / Servant / 15 / Sussex / Census
1845 / Eliza Robinson /… / Kelly’s Directory *
1851 / Mrs Eliza Robinson /… / Post Office Directory *
1851 / Eliza Robinson /... / 37 /... / Census *
1851 / Chas Henry Robinson / Brother / 30 /... / Census
1851 / Eliza M Robinson / Sister in law / 22 /... / Census
1851 / Eliza Collins /... / 15 /... / Census
1855 / William Slade /… / Post Office Directory *
1858 / Henry Gray /… / Melville’s Directory & Gazetteer of Sussex *
1861 / William Blunden / Head, Innkeeper / 55 / Bosham, Sussex / Census *
1861 / Eliza Blunden / Wife / 40 / Bosham, Sussex / Census
1861 / Jas C Young / Lodger, Instructor of Musketry / 24 / Dover, Kent /
Census
1861 / Martha Young / Lodger / 21 / Walmer, Kent / Census
1861 / Agnes Young / Lodger / 2 Months / Deal, Kent / Census
1861 / Martha Wyman / / 52 / Ashford, Kent / Census
1861 / W G Stoker / Lodger, Instructor of Musketry / 18 / Dublin, Ireland /
Census
1861 / John Saunders / Lodger / 74 / London, Middlesex / Census
1867 / George Mathew Cass /… / Postal & Commercial Directory *
1871 Solicitor’s home. *
* Provided By Brian Haines
** Littlehampton
Museum
*** Littlehampton History Society books
Provided By
Kevan