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• I am sure my school friend David Wilkie’s mum and dad ran this Pub when we went to Finsbury Road school in about 1947. Does anyone remember him or them?

  By Pamela (06/01/2009)

• This used to be my local for years when it was run by Dennis and Gwen Alderson. Back in the 1970s it was one of only about five pubs in Brighton where real ale was still available. Den loved his pint of mild, and that was the beer he sold most of, so much in fact that when Whitbreads stopped brewing it he was given permission to sell Gale’s mild instead. Christmas night was always a special time here, with the bar billiard table covered over and bearing a great selection of food prepared by Gwen. Sadly all that atmosphere is now past.

  By Peter Coppard (19/04/2009)

• I remember Dennis when he ran the Beaufort in Queens Park Road-a really nice man.

  By David Gillam (24/03/2011)

• Sadly, The Albion is now closed. Following the Spread Eagle some years ago. This city cannot afford to keep losing its pubs at this rate!

  By Richard J. Szypulski (01/02/2015)

• Sadly, The Argus (23/8/21) reported the death of Mick Croucher. He was a barman at the Albion for many years. I believe he also worked at Allen West.

  By Richard Szypulski (23/08/2021)

• The Albion was run by the ex RAF pilot and actor Lewis Brandon from 1965. He had been a successful night fighter pilot in WW2 and his book Night Flyer is worth a read.

  By Richard Roberts (17/06/2023)

• What is the Albion Inn now, is it flats or does it rent rooms?

  By Raven (01/12/2023)

• I think the Albion is now flats. With the closure of the Montreal Arms there are no pubs in Albion Hill now.

  By Richard J. Szypulski (04/12/2023)

• When I was around 10 years old I remember Den and Gwen, when Den and my father worked for the Refuge Assurance company. It was always a pleasure to visit them, and my Dad used to drink sometimes in The Albion when Den and Gwen first took it over. They were very nice people, and Den was a long time supporter of the other Albion, playing at the Goldstone in those days.

  By David Shelton (12/02/2024)