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Formally
The Anchor,
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may have also been known as the
Golden Anchor. The name may have originated from the word 'Anker', a measure of brandy (10 gallons). Guide books at the time also refer to the poverty of Worthing where land could be purchased for as little as 'half an anker' Lyndhurst Road was originally Anchor Lane until 1874.
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 What happened to the missing chimney? |
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Sometime in 1881, as revellers left the inn, they must have had trouble believing what they were seeing, for before their very eyes was a windmill and it wasn't there when they went in! The mill in Cross Street was on the move. Due to recent building work, the mill no longer received the wind it required to turn and so the owner decided to relocate it to Park Crescent. In doing so, it became stuck on the sharp bend just beyond the Anchor Inn and was not freed until the next day.
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It was noted
in the 1800s, that the grounds of the Anchor had
a pleasure ground
with Archery and a bowling green. |
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A street plan view of the Anchor in 1877, a very different building from what we see today. There is clearly a yard in the front with an outbuilding and an almost formal garden in the rear. |
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An approximation of the original pub position using existing boundary walls and a tiny bit of guesswork - I think I'm within a few feet of its previous resting place. One thing that has become quite clear, is that the large amount of room available would easily support a stable block, or as claimed in one written work, an archery practice range. The enclosed yard directly behind the pub (to the right) may have been a decorative or formal garden.
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Lorraine Pavett, the current landlady has recently changed the name of the pub from the Jack Horner to The Stage. This may possibly be to reflect the number of drag acts that perform there. The Jack Horner was Worthing's first openly gay pub and the Stage carries on this tradition. |
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Sadly, the original swing sign was in a bad state of repair and fell apart when it was brought down.
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