Buckingham - 80 Montague Street - 1835 to 1987
Shoppers browsing in the Body Shop have no idea they've stepped into a former pub of that it formed Worthing's own pub Bermuda Triangle.
The Buckingham formed part of a triangle of three pubs, each a dart throw from the other. The Buckingham, the King's Arms and the Victoria - very handy if the landlord kicked you out!
Steve Coombes recalls: "My friend's mum and dad had this pub in 1980. The ground floor and first floor were for drinking and the top floor was where they lived. My friend's name was Marko Hill. When you went in the bar was on the left and there was seating down the right. The Body Shop put the building on the side I think in about 1986 (EDIT: Pub closed in 1987!). I remember being able to sit in the bar and have crisps and a coke."
The Buckingham formed part of a triangle of three pubs, each a dart throw from the other. The Buckingham, the King's Arms and the Victoria - very handy if the landlord kicked you out!
Steve Coombes recalls: "My friend's mum and dad had this pub in 1980. The ground floor and first floor were for drinking and the top floor was where they lived. My friend's name was Marko Hill. When you went in the bar was on the left and there was seating down the right. The Body Shop put the building on the side I think in about 1986 (EDIT: Pub closed in 1987!). I remember being able to sit in the bar and have crisps and a coke."
The Buckingham today, a retail outlet for the Body Shop chain.
The right-hand structure was an addition to the original building which allowed it to stretch out over the end of Buckingham Road, possibly because Montague Street become pedestrianised?
It was common practice to have a door on the corner at that time (before the side addition) but here it has been converted into a window. The pediment above still exists, although slightly blunted.
The right-hand structure was an addition to the original building which allowed it to stretch out over the end of Buckingham Road, possibly because Montague Street become pedestrianised?
It was common practice to have a door on the corner at that time (before the side addition) but here it has been converted into a window. The pediment above still exists, although slightly blunted.
A close-up of where the front door was to the pub, taken a few years ago when the shop had a different colour scheme.
The original doorway pilars had fluting, or groves within the rendered surface. The added extension also had these put in to marry up with the main building.
The original doorway pilars had fluting, or groves within the rendered surface. The added extension also had these put in to marry up with the main building.
1986 new years Eve - thanks to Rebecca Scott
Rebecca Scott writes:
The reason why the pub closed was down was to the Landlord and landlady getting a divorce. Justine was their adopted daughter. I slept in the spare room above the pub twice.
I don't remember the Landlord or Landlady's names, there must be a record somewhere. I remember going to the pub for the first time in 1985 and Justine's parents were running the pub, but they could have been the owners, I don't know.
The reason why the pub closed was down was to the Landlord and landlady getting a divorce. Justine was their adopted daughter. I slept in the spare room above the pub twice.
I don't remember the Landlord or Landlady's names, there must be a record somewhere. I remember going to the pub for the first time in 1985 and Justine's parents were running the pub, but they could have been the owners, I don't know.
Known landlords
1839 - Richard Bacon.
1855 - John Goble.
1861 - Charlotte Stent.
1866 - Charlotte Stent.
1871 - Thomas Chandler.
1883 - Mrs Eliza Chandler to George Cobden
1891 - George Hobden
1892 - Nathaniel Morling.
1914 - H Gosling
1960's Edmund (Jim) and Maud (Winks) Greenfield.
1987 - Closed
1839 - Richard Bacon.
1855 - John Goble.
1861 - Charlotte Stent.
1866 - Charlotte Stent.
1871 - Thomas Chandler.
1883 - Mrs Eliza Chandler to George Cobden
1891 - George Hobden
1892 - Nathaniel Morling.
1914 - H Gosling
1960's Edmund (Jim) and Maud (Winks) Greenfield.
1987 - Closed