Lamb - 159 Salvington Road - 1809
Now the Park View

 

  

The Lamb pub was first recorded in a guide to Worthing town in 1809, deriving its name from the first Landlord who was of course, a shepherd.

Left shows a view down what is now Durrington Lane looking southwards. The building behind the horse and cart is the Lamb pub in what is thought to be the original, unmodified structure.

The flint cottages on the left were demolished, and the pub was rebuilt slightly back from the position shown here. It's a little ironic that the flint cottages were only to be replaced within the last few years with flint-faced cottages.
   
   
1962
   

1962: The Worthing Corporation wanted to issue a compulsory acquisition on behalf of the Ministry of Transport for the car park of the Lamb Public House for road widening. Owners, Tamplin and Co Ltd, objected to any loss of their facilities.

The corporation stated that the pub forecourt formed a promontory that protruded onto the carriageway. They said, "If a vehicle is proceeding down Durrington Hill, a driver, if not vigilant, would end up in the forecourt of the Lamb Pub and a couple of feet from the saloon bar door. This may be very desirable from the licensee's point of view, but not from that of a road engineer."
   
   
1984
   

1984: The Worthing Gazette did a feature focusing on Durrington and the Overington family, but it did mention the Lamb pub.

It described the Inn as an improvised asylum for poor wandering scholars and maimed soldiers returning from the French wars. In 1818, two quarts of beer (4 pints) exchanged hands for no more than one shilling, while a dinner for two would be a florin and a glass of gin for sixpence.

Pictured are Trevor and Mary Vaughan, landlords since 1955.
   

Pictured in 1986, Mary and Trevor Vaughan retire after almost 31 years at the Lamb Public House. The Lamb was their first pub!

They came to Durrington when it was a small Worthing Suburb in 1955. Mr. Vaughan, a Welshman from Cardiff, had moved down from Cheam in Surrey.

Both played an active part behind the bar over all those years. They plan to spend their retirement at their home in Plantation Way and hope to visit their son in South Africa.
   
2018
   
At the end of March 2018 the Lamb closed for a much-needed refit. It was to reopen as the Park View
 in late April under the management of its new Landlord, Steve Pease, a Worthing resident.
   
   
   
   

Furnished in a contemporary style has opened up this surprisingly roomy building. The north door enters the Public bar, where the pool table has been removed, giving more space for local bands and TV sports events.
The lounge bar, entered from the west side or south facing garden is twice the size and caters for family dining or just passing the time at the bar which offers 3 real ales.

The garden, notably far from level, is massive in comparison. The grassy mounds imply there was something underneath but a map of 1880 shows an empty space and has always been part of the original Inn.
   
The rebirth of the Lamb pub as the Park View pub and kitchen made extensive use of its immense south-facing garden and veranda. It's firmly targeting itself as family-oriented with an outside kitchen, pizza oven, and events.
   
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 Time Line

 A little bit extra

1809 - First record of the pub in a guide to the town
1839 - George Stafford
1878 - 1890 Henry Mills
1881 - 1904 Frederick Ansfield
1904 - 1909 Ellen Ansfield (wife of above)
1910 - George Sargeant Arnold
1910 - Rebuild and rename to John Selded
1911 - Samuel Sandham
1914 - Thomas Andrew Nash
1934 - Alfred Nash
1955 - 1986 Trevor & Mary Vaughan
1985 - 1999 Eddie and Carol Griffin
1987 - Bill Reay
2018 - Steve Pease

1928: Special Constables of Durrington were entertained to a dinner at the Lamb Inn by the vicar, the Rev E Penfold, who was their Sergeant.

1987: Two Sompting girls with Muscular disease were sent to Disney world, Orlando with their parents after regulars raised £2,200 fundraising.

1991: Regulars presented the Highdown School for youngsters with learning difficulties with a new carpet and snooker table for their lounge.