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| ROYAL OAK - 67 BRIGHTON ROAD - 1877 | |
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| Renovation work in 2019 to become the Cow & Oak | |
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Royal Oak in 1933 as viewed from Denton gardens. The
pub was actually a
small building that later incorporated the house next door
before being completely rebuilt. It may have formally been the Sovereign. Unlike most pubs called the Royal Oak, this one did not depict a king hiding up a tree, but rather referred to a class of British war ship known as Sovereign class of which the Royal Oak was a type. The original pub dates back to 1877 and maybe a little before.
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A picture that has recently
come to light clearly shows the Royal Oak in the early 1900's. This
building differs from the one above which looks like a single story
rather than two floors.
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Original photograph of the
Royal Oak supplied by Rod Waller of Denton Motors around the corner
in Park road.
Rod's parents, Leslie and Ivy Waller, ran the pub in the late 50 to 60s. Leslie was a great car enthusiast and bought the garage behind the pub, eventfully leaving the pub to run the garage full time. His son Rod still owns it. The name Denton Motors comes from the name of the park across the road, Denton Gardens.
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The pub sign is a double sided
(different pictures) hand painted sign created by Nick Hallard of
Eyebright,
creator of traditional pub signs, who we are pleased to say, is based
in Worthing. Nick
is responsible for several local signs.
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| Known landlord/manager | Titbit |
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1835 |
Discovered a
newspaper cutting which read: Article attributed to 'thisisworthing.co.uk' |
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