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| RAMBLER - WEST STREET - 1830 to 1931 | |
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The first, and probably last picture of the Rambler Inn in West Street. The pub closed in 1931 and the building taken over by Fletchers Fruit and Veg Merchants after remaining derelict for some time. |
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Today its place has been taken by Wyvern Court. Oddly, the Worthing Friendly Burial Society was formed in the inn before moving to the Spaniard.
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In 1831 the Rambler is given a brief mention in a book entitled Watering Places of Great Britain. Whilst the book extols the virtues of the better hotels and drinking places along the sea front, it does go on the say "and for the less wealthy grade of traveller and sojourners the Rambler in West Street. These houses, as may be imagined, vary as to the scale of prices and corresponding accommodation". |
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| An item I found on a book auction site. No approximant value was given. | |
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? - William
Cook Closed 1931 |
Recollection from Mike
Lawrence: Until I was 11 (1960), we lived in West Street a few doors away from the building that housed the Rambler Inn. Although the building was used by the fruit & veg wholesalers (Fletchers) that occupied the site I can still remember the front door had the etched glass stating that it was the bottle & jug entrance.
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