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Built in 1835 by George Greenfield, this also included the brewery
behind. The Worthing Herald reports: The Egremont in Brighton Road became yet another Worthing pub to call time when it closed its doors for the last time on December 23 (2009). The pub re-opened in early 2010. |
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It is probable that KTB stands
for Kemp Town Brewery whom The Egremont would have been 'tied' to at
one time. Like all pubs of age, it catered for different people with both a Saloon and Public bar, whilst the hotel entrance separated the guests from the drinking classes. The Egremont was one of the few local pubs that still has the old brewery attached, now turned in to luxury flats. |
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EH in the stained glass window
stands for Egremont Hotel |
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Behind the Egremont, was the
Tower Brewery owned by Harry Chapman. for more details of the
brewery visit the
brewery page or
click here. Jug owned by Chris Austin. Used with permission.
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Down in the cellar of the Egremont and we discover a bricked up archway that presumably connected the pub to the brewery behind. | ||
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Left: The black
hole- above here and just visible, is the metal hatchway to the
street level above – it is here that barrels are lowered down to the
cellar. Unusually, there is no ramp to roll them down, but of
course, when next door was a brewery they were simply moved across
the then adjoining cellar, never seeing daylight. Pub cellars are not glamorous places being purely functional, but carefully cooled and controlled. The appeal to us at Worthingpubs.com, is that no matter how much the pub above changes, the cellar remains the same - a small time capsule of architectural history. |
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1839 - George
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