Grand Central, 29-30 Surrey Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3PA
West Street Brewery (1852)-1892; Catt 1892-1899; Tamplins 1899-(1964)[1]
History[]
The Railway Hotel opened in the early 1840s. The hotel was completely rebuilt in its present form in 1925.[2] Was also known as Finnegan's Wake in the 1990s(?). Has the Nightingale Theatre above.
Landlords[]
- 1839 - Chas S Penfold (Pigots Directory)
- 1854 - George Burrell (Original Brighton & Hove Directory)
- 1855 - George Burrell (Kellys Directory)
- 1859 - Mrs E Burrell (Post Office Directory)
- 1864 - George Adderson (Folthorps)
- 1866 - W Herbert (Post Office Directory)
- 1878 - Henry Divall (Post Office Directory)
- 1881 - Henry Divall (census)
- 1890 - Joseph Pearn (Post Office Directory)
- 1891 - Joseph Pearn (Post Office Directory)
- 1899 - Joseph Pearn (Post Office Directory)
- 1905 - Albert Quick (Post Office Directory)
- 1913 - Albert Quick (Post Office Directory)
- 1915 - Albert Quick (Post Office Directory)
- 1918 - Albert Quick (Post Office Directory)
- 1927 - Stephen Casey (Kellys Directory)
- 1930 - Stephen Casey (Post Office Directory)
- 1938 - Stephen Casey (Post Office Directory)
Census information[]
1881 census[]
- Henry Divall - 45 - Licensed Victualler - Keymer, Sussex
- Mary A Divall - 40 - Wife - Newport, Monmouth
- Ann Marchant - 19 - Barmaid - Brighton, Sussex
- Elizabeth Marchant - 17 - Barmaid - Brighton, Sussex
- Elizabeth Linfield - 21 - Cook - Warnham, Sussex
- Edward Duke - 18 - Hotel Porter - Brighton, Sussex