Image (c) Carol Homewood
It opened sometime in the 1870s. The main landlords and landladies were Mrs Mitchell during the early 1900s then W. Stockwell took over the pub until around the time it closed in the late 1940s. W. Stockwell went on to run the Constant Service after this.
There is a lovely photograph of the Gardener's Arms on the Regency Society's Collection by James Gray:
http://regencysociety-jamesgray.com/volume27/source/jg_27_007.html
Listed in the directories from at least 1852. At that time ran by William Marchant.
The original Inn was known as The Blue Anchor which dated back as far as 1658.
The earliest mention I could find in the street directories was in 1862.
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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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