Blimey, you've got a memory, The Kings Head closed in about 1985 and The Hebe closed in about 1979! The old Radio 1 DJ Annie Nightingale used to drink in there. Didn't know the Burrells had gone.Shoreham has it bad too.....
In the last little while we have lost:-
The Kings Head
The Morning Star
The Burrells
The Surrey
The Hebe
Indeed we did. I noticed it had closed last June, but then it re-opened again. Sad if it's gone for goodMany an Albion fan cut their drinking teeth in the Ball Tree - and it was Sompting, not Lancing. ...
Many an Albion fan cut their drinking teeth in the Ball Tree - and it was Sompting, not Lancing. Another family local, the Clifton, is sadly gathering dust. Changing times and a changing working class.
My sister used to work in the ball tree
Genuine question, can you name any of the lewes pubs that have closed down apart from the ones above? apparently even the bridgeview club has gone ?We've lost a few in Lewes over the years. The Windmill, The Meridian, The Prince of Wales and The Fruiterers to name a few. And many more if you go back down the years long enough. A couple of years ago I bought two bottles of Becks in a pub in London and they charged me £7.50. Last Christmas, with the help of a money off voucher, I bought 36 bottles for £10. That's one of the reasons why pubs are going bust.
I shagged a barmaid from the ball tree before.
Fifteen years ago a can of lager cost about a pound, today a can of lager still costs about a pound. Yet the price of a pint must have about doubled.
In 1977 a pint was 26p......2007 it was £2-60.