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Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address, i.e. use the search box below. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs, beer retailers, taverns and hotels; and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. All transcriptions and imagery is copyright, and excepting personal usage (which is fine); is NOT available for commercial usage without explicit permission. Many of the Pubs are still open, as I do not differentiate between dead and open Pubs. The site is updated every day, mainly during pub opening hours. Please contact: Kevan with any updates and additional details to the site/s. Thanks.
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Cambridge Hotel, 57 Cambridge Road, Hastings

at 45 Cambridge Road in 1901; It was originally called the Carpenter's Arms (The street seems to have been renumbered) and is listed in 1845, but it was a beer house before that. It was severely damaged by fire in 1876 and renamed the Cambridge Hotel in 1884. That name lasted about 100 years and it was then renamed Tavern In the Town. It then became the Beer Engine and is now called the Tubman, apparently after this character: Alfred Mills Stonham, better known as Biddy the Tubman. Local character Biddy later became a beach entertainer. A video of him can be found here. ***

Cambridge Hotel, 57 Cambridge Road - in July 2010

Cambridge Hotel, 57 Cambridge Road - in July 2010

The Tubman, 57 Cambridge Road - in August 2010

The Tubman, 57 Cambridge Road - in August 2010

Kindly provided by Terry Huggins

The redecoration of the pub is now complete. The local council have complained that it's an advert, out of keeping with the area and does not have planning permission, but I think you'll agree threre's a definate "WOW" factor about this. Local people have raised a petition to allow the pub to remain as it is in this photo. This compares with this disused print works just a stone's throw away from the pub. The print works has been in this condition for over 25 years. Apparently the council think this is in keeping with the area!
Old print works - not developed

Old print works - not developed

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

The following entries are in this format:

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

1878/Exors of Alfred Mawle/wine & spirit merchant/../../Post Office Directory ****

1881/Louisa A Mawle/Innkeeper/34/Hastings, Sussex/Census ****
1881/Blanche A Coutari/Niece/8/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ellen Mawle/Cousin/42/Westfield, Sussex/Census
1881/Clara E Mawle/Cousin/23/Croydon, Surrey/Census
1881/Sarah J Drury/General Servant/19/Ninfield, Sussex/Census
1881/Edward Haiselden/Pot Boy/16/Ashburnham, Sussex/Census

1890/Miss Louisa Alice Mawle/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Mrs L A Mawle/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1901/Richard H Phipps/Licensed Victualler/37/Iden, Sussex/Census ****
1901/Agnes Phipps/Wife/35/Stetchworth, Cambridgeshire/Census
1901/Charlie Parham/Barman/19/Donhead, St Andrews, Wiltshire/Census
1901/William Larkin/General Assistant, Widow/58/Winchelsea, Sussex/Census
1901/Mary Black/Cook, Widow/49/Wigan, Lancashire/Census

1913/James Bargent/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1915/James M Bargent/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1918/James Bargent/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1930/J Bargent/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1938/F G Powell/../../../Post Office Directory ****


*** Provided By Terry Huggins

**** 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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All transcriptions and imagery is copyright, and excepting personal usage (which is fine); it is NOT available for commercial usage without explicit permission.
The historical trade directory and census listing of all of London, Essex, Kent, Suffolk, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Sussex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire Oxfordshire, and Dorset. If you are searching for a historical address, try the census and street directory database. This is a Victorian view on the streets of london and the south of England.

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