Tag Archives: Public houses

The Campbell family and the Railway and Royal public houses in St Leonards on Sea

A year ago I led a pub walk around St Leonards on Sea and afterwards posted here on The pubs of St Leonards: closures in 1905. This post follows two repeats of that walk, after I discovered the fate of Frederick Campbell, who I erroneously, last year, had thought had died as only Mary his […]

The Intoxicating Liquors (Sale to Children) Act of 1901: the reaction of St Leonards landlords

The Intoxicating Liquors (Sale to Children) Act of 1901 provided, briefly, that: A landlord must not knowingly sell to children under 14 any liquor, except in sealed and corked bottles, and he cannot supply less than a reputed pint to such children; nor must he sell spirits to any person apparently under the age of […]

William Mantell Eldridge, St Leonards brewer and public house owner

In the 9 May 1848 issue of the Sussex Advertiser there was a report on magistrates hearing an application for a liquor license. This was by Louisa Barnett, single woman, for the license of the Tivoli Inn, recently held by Richard Harman. She was represented by her lawyer, Mr Baker. The Tivoli was situated on […]