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Public Houses

During Victorian times Brighton had a pub on virtually every corner. Over the decades the numbers of pubs in Brighton have dwindled.

Even more so now, with the prices of alcohol rising and the ban on smoking in pubs, the numbers are falling fast. Over the years I have managed to capture a few that have now long gone and captured some that are still there but are no longer pubs. Some I have added just because they’re pubs and still pubs! I will add some more history as and when I find it.
The Horse and Groom (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk

Image: © Carol Homewood

The Horse and Groom
The earliest mention I could find in the street directories was in 1862.

Run by George Budgen up until c.1876. After this J. Page was the landlord from c. 1876 - late 1930s.   The Horse and Groom closed in 2015. Currently there is a petition to re-open the Horse and Groom.

Date of photograph: 2015
Address: 129 Islingword Road
Islingword Road . Islingword Tavern (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk

Image: © Carol Homewood

The Islingword Tavern
The pub had ceased trading here from the mid 1950s.
Date of photograph: 2018
Address: 132 Islingword Road
The Lion and Unicorn (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk

Image: © Carol Homewood

The Lion and Unicorn
No longer a pub, and now converted into housing.

A pub was here from at least the 1850s. Back then it was known as the Plumbers Arms. By the 1860s it had become the Lion and Unicorn, a name kept right up until it's final days as a pub.

The current building is not the original pub as this was rebuilt in the late 1920s by John Leopold Denman.

Date of photograph: 1995
Address: Sussex Street
Also known as: The Plumbers Arms
2011 Edward St The Globe (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk

Image: © Carol Homewood

The Little Globe
This pub dates back to 1800. No longer in use as a pub.
Date of photograph: 2011
Address: Edward Street and the corner of Cavendish Street.
Islingword Rd London Unity (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk

Image: © Carol Homewood

The London Unity
Landlord names include J. Measor from the 1870s, and T.N. Snelling and Henry Bridger during the 20s and 30s.
Date of photograph: 2018
Address: 131 Islingword Road.
1987 Nellie Pecks West Street (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk

Image: © Carol Homewood

The Nellie Peck
Originally The Carpenters Arms.

The earliest mention in the directories that I could find was 1845. However it could very well be much older than that.

During the end of the nineteenth century the Carpenters Arms was being run by a man named John Christie. Christie's is what it was called from c.1900 up until the late 1960s.

Date of photograph: 1987
Address: 57 West Street
Also known as: The Carpenters Arms, Christie’s
The North Star (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk

Image: © Carol Homewood

The North Star
This stretch of Ditchling Road from St Peter's to Viaduct Road was originally called Brunswick Place North.

This changed to Ditchling Road sometime during the 1890s. The North Star popped up sometime in the 1860s. The earliest record I could find was 1864 when the pub was run by Ann Gates.

There were many different landlords over the years including Frederick Laurence Herriott, James Deacon, J Hillman and others. Notably though, the pub was run by William Charles Hayward from 1918 and continued to be run by the Hayward family right up until at least the 1970s.

I have yet to find out when the pub closed or whether the Haywards continued running it until its closure.

Date of photograph: 2011
Address: 65 Ditchling Road, corner of Francis Street

Image: © Carol Homewood

The Northern Tavern
The Northern Tavern was in existence from at least 1862.

Known to many as "The Northern", this pub closed in 2013, and the building is now in use as a lettings agency.

That's over 150 years of history!

You can read a bit more about the pub's previous landlords over at pubshistory.com

Date of photograph: 2012
Address: 85 Ditchling Road, Brighton BN1 4SD
1987 Old Vic Ship Street (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk

Image: © Carol Homewood

The Old Vic
This Pub was originally known as the Seven Stars Inn.

The earliest directory mention I could find was 1845 where the landlady is listed as Sarah Matilda Stonham. The pub remained the Seven Stars up until the 1970s/80s when it was renamed the Old Vic. For a time in the 1990s it was called Helsinkis. I am glad to say, very recently it has reverted back to its original name of the Seven Stars.

Date of photograph: 1987
Address: 27 Ship Street
Also known as: The Seven Stars Inn.
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