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Dolphin Inn, 51 - 55 St Nicholas Lane, Lewes

This pub may have been established as early as 1735 and certainly by 1774. The licence was surrendered on 4 April 1957 and the pub closed.  **

Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Lewes, Sussex . The Lewes, Sussex listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Dolphin Inn, 51-55 St Nicholas Lane, Lewes - in April 2009

Dolphin Inn, 51-55 St Nicholas Lane, Lewes - in April 2009

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1774/John Collins/Victualler/../../Property Deeds held by East Sussex Records Office **

1774/Benjamin Debnam/Victualler/../../Property Deeds held by East Sussex Records Office **

1777/Benjamin Debnam/Victualler/../../Property Deeds held by East Sussex Records Office **

1796/Mary Gates/../../../Property Deeds held by East Sussex Records Office **

1805/William Smart/../../../Property Deeds held by East Sussex Records Office **

1807/David Wells/../../../per: The Inns of Lewes: Past & Present **

1808/John Wilmshurst/Occupier/../../Property Deeds held by East Sussex Records Office **

1829/John Baxter/../../../Property Deeds held by East Sussex Records Office **

1832/John Baxter jun/../../../Pigot’s Directory ****

1836/Charles Downing/Occupier/../../will of William Verrall – East Sussex Records Office **

1839/Charles Downing/../../../Pigot’s Directory ****

1852/William Payne/../../../from correspondence held at the East Sussex Records Office **

1855/Bryan Anson Bridger/../../../Post Office Directory **

1859/J Geering/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1865/J J Geering/../../../Simpson’s Directory **

1866/J J Geering/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1867/John James Geering/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1870/Andrew Davidson/../../../P.O. Directory **

1878/Wm Henry Funnell/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1881/C T Dalton/../../../Tomkies Directory **

1882/George Frank Dalton/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1884/Harry Bridger/../../../Property deeds held by East Sussex Records Office **

1890/Harry Bridger/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/Harry Bridger/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex **

1891/Harry Bridger/Publican/34/London/Census ****
1891/Annie Bridger/Wife/30/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1891/Clara Bridger/Daughter/6/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1891/Thomas Bridger/Son/4/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1891/Annie Bridger/Daughter/3/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1891/Nellie Bridger/Daughter/11 months/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1891/Clara Houley/Niece, General Servant/16/Croydon, Surrey/Census
1891/Russell Coyne/Visitor, Bombardier - Royal Artillery/26/Deptford, Kent/Census

1898/H Bridger/../../../Property Deeds held by East Sussex Records Office **

1898/George Beaumont/../../../Records of Page & Overton’s Brewery held by East Sussex Records Office **

1899/George Beaumont/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1901/George Beaumont/Licensed Victualler/64/Brighton, Sussex/Census ****
1901/Annie M Beaumont/Wife/45/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1901/Sydney E Beaumont/Son, Student (Board School)/21/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1901/Alfred E Beaumont/Son, Barman/19/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1901/Caleb Jeffery/Boarder, Paperhanger/47/Little Horsted, Sussex/Census

1901/George Wood/../../../Records of Page & Overton’s Brewery held by East Sussex Records Office **

1903/Thomas Norman/../../../Records of Page & Overton’s Brewery held by East Sussex Records Office **

1905/Thomas Norman/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1908/Henry Terry Shoosmith Avis/Tenant /../../Records of Page & Overton’s Brewery held by East Sussex Records Office **

1910/J Hall/../../../Pike’s Directory **

1911/John Hall/Licensed Victualler/50/Brighton, Sussex/Census ****
1911/Charlotte Ellen Hall/Wife, Assistant/48/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1911/Dorothy Mabel Hall/Daughter/15/Lewes, Sussex/Census
1911/Gladys Hall Hamer/Grand Daughter/4/Seaford, Sussex/Census

1913/John Hall/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1915/John Hall/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1918/John Hall/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1940/Bertram Wooller/../../../Property Deeds held by East Sussex Records Office **


** Provided By Stephen Harris

**** Provided By Kevan

Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. The site is updated every day. Contact: Kevan with any updates and additions.
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