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| SELDEN ARM'S - LYNDHURST ROAD 1869 | |
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The Selden Arms in Lyndhurst Road, built around 1869. The picture on the left was taken in 1899 as a delivery was taking place. The dray horses clearly seen here. We will assume the landlord and his lady are posing just in front of the doorway. Having a photograph taken in those days was an event. |
| 2023 APRIL - BRIEF VISIT | |
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Colin and I (Jimmy) had cause
to pass by the Selden Arms in late April and dropped in because its
where the idea of the Worthingpubs website began.
There have been some changes, having been taken over in February by the The Hole In The Wall in Brighton. The indomitable Michele is no longer there after a good 24 and a half years behind the bar, she will be missed I'm sure. However, time moves on as it always does. |
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Although our visit was brief
we were pleasantly surprised at how light and spacious it now
seemed. The pub had always been very traditional in its appearance as had its clientele, which may have been because being locked in by buildings each side and fronting the street it just couldn't expand. Ripping out the interior was a good move that's made a positive difference and as for the selection of beers, impressive. Note: Our visit was on a quiet early Monday evening, but its still as popular as it was before. |
| HISTORY | |
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Motor bike
picture - Edwin Brunton, son of Landlord Herbert Brunton, holding
a motorcycle outside The Selden Arms. |
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John Fuller sent me this email . . .
When we moved out in '68, Ron & Min Baker, who had been customers took over, but I'm not sure how long they stayed. John Fuller
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I had heard it mentioned that
the landlord of the Selden decided to move to another pub during the
war. His reasoning was that the pub was far to close to the gasometers for his comfort, a prime target for the German bombers. The pictures above seem to bear out his fears. On October the 8th 1940, two houses were destroyed by bombing - just four doors west of the pub and slightly north to the origin position of the gasometers. The picture on the left shows the scene today, the houses destroyed were never rebuilt. Today the space is occupied by a second hand car dealership. |
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This is how the Selden looked
just after Michele and Bob took over. The 'look' didn't last long,
as a
refit was long over due. However, it reflected style of the time, the
classic titled roof over the bar giving a cottage feel. With the copper
bar top and pew type bar seats in wood panelled recesses. . . it was
all the rage! The Selden remains a single bar, (it did previously have an off licence or 'Bottle & Jug' as they were known). Today, this 'just out of town' pub is a cosy, non-jukebox, real ale treasure trove and perhaps, just a bit stick in time, which the locals prefer. |
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| Known landlord/manager | |
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1876 - 1878 G
Poore |
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