Probably the first picture of the North Star pub as a pub rather than the beer-house it started out as. Old maps dating back to 1888 show a double-length building on the corner of a large plot of land.

At this time, it was surrounded by undeveloped land, but it was well positioned on the coaching route between Chichester and Broadwater, ideal for passing trade.

We know it was rebuilt in 1928, where it was centralised in the middle of the plot, which allowed for a large front car park as we moved into the motorised world of transport.

The picture on the left shows the Littlehampton road running right across the front of the original building.
 

Sorry, not the best picture in the world.

Sat in a pub one evening, a local chap handed me a film strip that contained this image taken in sometime in the 1970s. It was a negative and I didn't have the facilities to turn it back into a proper picture. The image was the best I could do at the time. Hopefully I can did out the original and do it properly.

An advert in the local press for The North Star dated 1994

Its hard to believe that over 30 years ago (at the time of writing) that vegetarianism was a thing, or Veganism, come to that. New to me was Ovo-Lactose, apparently this was no animal meat, but eggs and dairy were fine.

A discount was offered to members of the V.S.U.K., which is an organisation unknown to me. The only thing I could find was related to animal vets.

 Time Line

 A little bit extra

1853 - Mr Edmunds (Beer House)
1871 - 1881 Charles Humphrey
1890 - Henry or Harry Reed
1901 - Susan E Curd
1899 - 1905 Elizabeth Curd
1915 - 1934 George Willard
1928 - Rebuilt
1971 - Ken Ferenbach
1980 - Peter Loader
1988 - Ron and Gill Bennett
2011 - Steve Sayer

Undated Landlords thought to have been the 1970s
from a list kindly supplied.
Dave & Jean Spicer
John & Wendy Freeman
Richard & Pat ?
Gerald & Deborah ?
Ron & Gill Bennett
Derrick & Hilary
? & Julia Cheetham
Ash & Lyn Woodford
Mark & Barbara ?
Grant & Celine ?