Abergavenny Public House by Ted Brooke 7 March 2005I am interested in any information regarding the pub. It was situated at the south-east side of Rifle Butt Road, and stood on the cliff top.2 replies Re: Abergavenny Public House by Andy Grant 8 March 2005Ted, A few years back I had a query from a participant on the Sussex Plus list about one of his ancestors, who was a landlord at the Abergavenny Arms. If you give me an email address I can attempt to put you in contact. Anyway, the Abergavenny Arms was constucted sometime in the mid to late 1820’s and was first listed in a directory of 1828 (see below). The pub and the Cliff Creamery were demolished in 1935 due to the constant erosion of the cliff face threatening to undermine them. The cliff wall was built shortly afterwards. From various directories:-Hide Richard Tavern (Abergavenny Arms) Black Rock p698 Pigot 1828 Hide Rd. Tavern (Abergavenny Arms) Kemp Town p1020 Pigot 1832 Kennedy George Tavern (Abergavenny Arms) Black Rock p674 Pigot 1840 Hayes Samuel Ford Tavern (Abergavenny Arms) Black Rock p1492 Kelly 1859 Hayes Samuel Ford Tavern (Abergavenny Arms) Black Rock p1975 Kelly 1867Regards Andy Re: Abergavenny Public House by Chris Farrington 9 March 2005My ancestor Samuel Ford Hayes was publican there from AFT1856 until c1874. He is listed there in both 1861 and 71 censuses. He was Chinese (or part Chinese). When he died in 1876 his death in the newspaper was recorded as “Death of a Chinaman”. It was reported that the locals referred to him as Chin Chin. Add your replyHiddenAdd your title Add your wordsWould you like to add some images (optional)? If so, how many images would you like to add? 1 2 3 4 5 6Your image files will be uploaded when you submit this form. They should be .jpg or .png files. The maximum filesize is 5Mb.First imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleSecond imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleThird imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleFourth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleFifth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleSixth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleAbout youFinally, please tell us a few details about you, so we can contact you about your contribution if we need to. We won't use your contact details for any other purpose.Your name First Last Your e-mail address* SubmitThat's all. Thanks very much. You now just need to agree to our Terms of Use and press the Submit button. After that, please wait until your contribution is uploaded. You'll then see a 'Thankyou' page.Terms of Use* I accept this website's Terms of Use (opens in new window) and confirm that the material I am uploading does not infringe the copyright of any third party.Privacy* I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this contribution, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the contribution if necessary. My name may be published alongside the contribution on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). *Δ Share thisFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin
