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Built around 1863 and
remodelled in 1895 in the current Queen Ann style. A west extension
was added in the 1920s. The length of Clifton Road was known as New Town, a development in the 1800s featuring small terraced housing for the working classes at the time. The pub is supposedly named after the Clifton suspension bridge that was started in 1834 and completed in 1864. Allegedly, the pub sign (long time gone) depicted the bridge. The Worthing & District Homing Pigeon Society held its annual prize night here in 1936.
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If you ever
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An original Charrington's globe light, unfortunately this one is damaged and of no value. | ||
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Something I certainly didn't
expect to see. This bottle bearing the inscription: Clifton . Worthing . AD Brazier was a turn up for the books. The Clifton Arms didn't brew its own beer and thus, seemingly had no jugs or branded bottles until this was discovered by bottle collector Chris Austin of Worthing. The bottle is approximately 6 inches tall, thin and designed for a cork. It is not a beer bottle but I suspect a spirit container. People could and did take in jugs to be filled with beer but I have never heard of the same being done for spirits.
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The picture directly above
shows what was hidden by the false ceiling, in intricate window
frame. The picture to the left shows there's no money left in the pub business. Special thanks to Roger Beard for allowing me to use his pictures and taking me on a small tour inside. |
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Found these cast iron barrel stands in one corner of the cellar, possibly original from the 1900's. The words on the side are 'Burstow Brighton'. | ||
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Also in the cellar a stairway to nowhere. It used to lead up to a hatch just behind the bar. The entrance now was moved to a different position to prevent bar staff falling down the hole. | ||
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This used to be the pool room but originally it was the off licence. | ||
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 The Clifton Spoon. Rescued from the rubbish inside the Clifton Arms is this carved wooden spoon that appears to be a Darts Trophy from around 1980 to 1991. Were you part of the team that won it one year? we'd love to know more, do you have any pictures?
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