Image (c) Carol Homewood
William Woolgar ran the Elm Grove Tavern from 1891 until 1914. Originally from Henfield William was a farmer in Petworth before coming to Brighton to run the Elm Grove Tavern with his niece Mary Botting.
For a short time from 1881 this pub was run by Charles Phelps and his wife Louisa who had previously run the Flying Dutchman and the Balcony Tavern in Elm Grove.
During the 1970s I remember this building being the Tooting Tyre Service.
This pub was mentioned in the local directories from at least the 1870s.
Listed in the directories from at least 1852. At that time ran by William Marchant.
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Work has now commenced on controversial plans to alter the traffic flow and accessibility of the area between St. Peter’s and Pool Valley.
Days are numbered for most of the buildings along Pelham Terrace, Lewes Road.
Demolition has started of the old Pink Coconut Night Club.
Built in 1933. Closed as a cinema in the late 1970s, it became a Bingo Hall. This closed in 1997.
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