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Roebuck Inn, 27 High street, Hastings

This pub is now demolished. The pub was closed by the police in 1918 for serving people out of the permitted hours, which was an offence under the Defence of the Realm Act. It was the pub's second such offence. I don't know when the original building was pulled down, but it left a "scar" on the wall of the building next door for many years. A photo of the pub can be found here; and by 1980 the scar left through it's demolition, possibly circa 1980. The original property was acquired by Hastings Council – it was certainly closed by 1967 when it eventually became a doctor’s surgery. **

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.

Roebuck Surgery - in December 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.

1685/Thomas Levett / Owner/../../Property deeds held at East Sussex Records Office **

1685/Samuel Newington / Owner/../../Property deeds held at East Sussex Records Office **

1778/Thomas Hovenden / Innholder/../../Property deeds held at East Sussex Records Office **

1796/Thomas Hovenden / Innholder/../../Property deeds held at East Sussex Records Office **

1796/John Woodroffe / Gent, Owner/../../Property deeds held at East Sussex Records Office **

1806/William Woodroffe / Owner/../../Property deeds held at East Sussex Records Office **

1858/Henry Hards/../../../Melvilles Directory ****

1859/H Hards/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1866/H Hards/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1867/Henry Hards (Kelly’s Directory **

1871/Henry Hards/Inn Keeper/52/Heathfield, Sussex/Census ****
1871/Jane Hards/Wife/52/Postlade, Sussex/Census
1871/Jane Ledbetter/Niece/18/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1871/Edward Muggridge/Fly Driver/25/Battle, Sussex/Census
1871/George Gooding/Ostler/27/Guestling, Sussex/Census

1878/Henry Goodman/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1881/Henry Goodman/Licensed Victualler/46/Wales/Census ****
1881/Annie Goodman/Wife/40/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Bessie Ware/General Servant/15/Blandford, Dorset/Census
1881/George Ware/Pot Boy/12/Wurchand, Dorset/Census
1881/William Andrews/Boarder, Licensed Hawker/81/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1881/Joseph Perry/Boarder, Licensed Hawker/17/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1881/Samuel Perry/Boarder, Licensed Hawker/41/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Berry/Boarder, Licensed Hawker/35/Dover, Kent/Census
1881/Thomas Warrison/Boarder, Printer/51/Dover, Kent/Census
1881/Hanry Bailey/Boarder, Bricklayer/50/Highgate, Middlesex/Census
1881/John Sullivan/Boarder, Collier/51/Ireland/Census

1890/Thomas Henham/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Thomas Henham/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1901/Thomas Henham/Licensed Victualler/59/Brenchley, Kent/Census ****
1901/Caroline Henham/Wife/56/West Peckham, Kent/Census
1901/Annie E Henham/Daughter/28/Sevenoaks, Kent/Census
1901/Albert L Henham/Son, Barman/20/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1901/Arthur Henham/Son, Carriage Painter/18/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1901/Edgar H Henham/Son, Harness makers Assistant/15/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1901/Frances Stevens/Sister in Law, Housekeeper/50/Plaxtol, Kent/Census

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

1913/Thomas Henham/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1915/Harry G Peacock/../../../Post Office Directory ****

** Provided By Stephen Harris

**** Provided By Kevan

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