[Drinking] Brighton's vanishing pubs

[The Birdman]

Dog Tray Edward St
Little Globe Edward Street

 

[Theatre of Trees]

A few years back I began researching pubs in the parish of Brighton and so far have found 552. The numbers appear to have peaked around 1900 after which closures began and have continued ever since.

Edward Street had the most, the list below is from my database and researched from Trade Directories.

(Name - number - opened - closed):
Abysinnia Arms 91a 1869 1907
Alliance 140 1867 ?
Beckenham Tavern 13 1867 1871
Dog Tray 10 1877 1985 (Rebuilt 1936)
Duke of Baden 67 1885 1903
Elephant Tavern 14 1839 1936 (Previously known as William IV)
Golden Boot 56 1859 1894
Great Globe 38-39 1859 1965
Kerrison Arms 101 1859 1940 (Became Shamrock in 1884)
Leconfield Arms 116 Edward Street 1867 OPEN (Now known as JW Lennons)
Little Globe 153 1839 1970
London Unity 36 1867 1954 (Became Royal Standard in 1877)
Painters Arms 29 1854 1909
Park Tavern 95 1859 1929
Pavilion 3 1867 1917
Plasterers Arms 21 1859 1907
Rising Sun 11 1854 1911
Rose of England 86 1867 1906
Royal Dragoon Arms 50 1884 1895
Star Inn 104 1877 1905
Three Kings 26 1839 1939
Thurlow Arms 161 1804 OPEN (Now Jury's Out)
Tierney Arms 64 1859 1911 (Converted into a cinema then a boys club)
Town Hall 71 1854 1914
Vulcan Tavern 70 1854 1936

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

The day the anti smokers won pubs died.

Don't think you will find it's quite as simple as that. There are a myriad of reasons, more stringent drink & driving regulations, and the simple fact that it's a lot cheaper to drink at home now, are two of them.

 

[Justice]

Don't think you will find it's quite as simple as that. There are a myriad of reasons, more stringent drink & driving regulations, and the simple fact that it's a lot cheaper to drink at home now, are two of them.

I’m only going on what landlords tell me guess they must be wrong then.

 

[severnside gull]

Disappointed to call in to the wonderfully characterful Victory which has barely changed in 50 years and be told that it’s going to be “refurbished” to look just like every other pub.