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Don't look for it, it's not there! Situated, or not in this case, on the corner of Wallace Avenue and Goring Road was a plot of land that was destined to become the Elm Tree Hotel. A licence application was applied for in advance of any structure being built. This turned out to be the second such application for that plot, which had also been refused. There were many objections in spite of this becoming a growing community. Because of the past objections, the proposal was to construct the three storied building 55 feet way from the corner with a grass plot placed in front. |
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The idea was to mitigate any danger a building like this might have on a a busy corner. The bidders also said they would be happy to surrender the licence of the Cannon Inn. Local property owners objected on the ground of de-valuing their own property, and future plans were in hand to extend a line of shops that were already in the area. Colonel Harry Sturgis, manager of the Kemp Town Brewery said that the land had been bought by his company 10 years previously, with the intension of building a house there, when the Bench saw fit to grant a licence. It was noted that the site was scheduled under the Town Planning scheme as a residential one. Application refused. |
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This might go some way to explaining why this particular corner remains open and expansive. |
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This wasn't the first attempt
to build a public house in the Elm Grove area. Back in 1912, a
licensing application was made by Lambert & Norris, brewers of
Arundel, to construct a building on the new housing estate at the
north west corner of Elm Grove. A representative for the brewery pointed out that since a license was granted for the Downview hotel 22 years ago, there had been no new licenses granted in this direction at all. The brewery would give an undertaking if the application were granted, to surrender an old 1869 beerhouse - The Montague Brewery. The application was refused on the grounds that as yet there had not been sufficient development in that part to justify the application. |
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We have to bear in mind that
Elm Grove used to extend down to the sea, and that the north west
corner may have been the same position as the Elm Grove Hotel above. We have dismissed this as this would make it mid Elm Grove, plus the mention of a new housing estate, Bruce Avenue area we think as it was undeveloped at that time. We would not call any part of Goring Road an estate. Plus the mention of the Downview, which was more or less on the same road as the proposal. We could be wrong of course! |
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| We have heard many rumours of a pub, or two as it would turn out, being planed for this area but details were at best vague. Thankfully we discovered printed records of the licensing authorities hearing such applications and included the positions of such intended structures. The maps here follow those descriptions. | |
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The Elm Tree Hotel plans: From the Alf Regis Collection via Bygone Worthing Group |
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