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| RUNNING HORSE - 21 PARAGON STREET - 1851 to 1961 | |
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The Running Horse was a
popular town centre pub which sat comfortably in a side road known
as Paragon Street. Sadly it, and the street, disappeared in 1961
with the creation of the bowling alley and multi-storey Grafton car park
above. This is the only known photograph of the pub. The swing sign is clearly visible but that's about the best we're going to get. Unless of course a better one comes to light. May also have been known as the Jolly Fisherman or Fisherman's Arms. The emblem above the sign looks very much like that of the Phoenix Brewery. |
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We had
originally thought that Paragon Street was well under the bowling
ally car park and shops and all trace removed but further research
seems to show that its still there - and in use, but as an alley to
the car park. This may explain its wide width. |
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| Known landlord/manager | Snippet |
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1835 - Edward
Stilwell |
1832: And on Saturday last a fellow of the name of Holden was committed to Horsham gaol, charged with breaking into the house of Mr. Stilwell, who keeps the Fisherman's Arms in Paragon Buildings. |
| From: The Worthing Journal | |
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1934: Thomas
Cornford, landlord of the Running Horse, Paragon street, and his
barmaid, Daisy Conyers D'arcy, were each fined £1 by Worthing
Magistrates for serving a drunk. Mr Cornford had been a publican for
41 years - 21 as landlord of the Running Horse. |
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