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Exeter Pub List

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last update 12 August 20076

This list is as complete as I can make it - new establishments and data will be added when found. All dates are the earliest or latest that I have seen - many pubs are older than indicated by the trade directories or the date I have researched. Current pub count 470. Some pubs may be duplicates - it is not always possible to trace name changes.

If you know any other information or have a photo of a pub please email me. This list has been compiled from hundreds of hours of research - use of small extracts in other websites and publications is prohibited unless there is a clear acknowledgement to Exeter Memories and David Cornforth of the material.

Note on sources - the sources for this section are the various trade directories, plus books by Robert Dymond, W G Hoskins, Maryanne Kowaleski, Robert Newton, Todd Gray, Hazel Harvey, Thomas/Warren, Stanton and Todd, Andrews, Elston and Shiel, John Willing, Chips Barber and the Exeter City Council history website. The Express & Echo, Exeter Gazette and Trewman's Exeter Flying Post archives at the West Country Studies Library including notes of A E Richards, and maps including tithe and insurance at the Records Office were all invaluable. Geoffrey Prings History of the Exe Island and City Brewery. With thanks to Robin Quant.

Pub - Hotel Name previous names	Street and area	Evidence of existence, notes and date closed
Eagle House Le Egle Inn	High Street, opposite the Guildhall	First recorded in a will of 1420, a grant of 1432, and lease records between 1481 and 1527. It was formerly the town house of the Wilford family. Between 1472 and 1555, the Eagle was the home of the Cloth Market in the city. Fate unknown. The Eagle is a heraldic device.
Eagle Tavern Spread Eagle Marquis of Wellington	Howell Road	See Eagle Tavern for a full history.
Early Bird	Pancras Lane (Guildhall Centre)	Existed mid 18th Century. Dymond speculates that it was popular with artizans on their way to work in the early morning. Fate unknown.
Elephant and Castle Inn	Summerland Street	First listed in 1878 1942 - blitzed. Elephant and Castle is the sign of the Cutler's Company.
Elephant Inn	North Street	Brice's Weekly ran an advert to let in 1728. It was mentioned in May 1800, when the wife of the late landlord Mrs Sowdon died. A notice of sale by auction in 1819 states "This Inn has been established for considerably more than Half a Century.... There is attached to the house a yard and 4 stables, one unstalled and the others containing stalls for 14 horses..... apply to Mr Pitt, the tenant". The landlord in July 1878 was Mr G Lee. The inn had a covered way from North Street to a rear yard. It was demolished circa 1975 for the Guildhall shopping centre. The photo only shows the left half of the Elephant Inn, but it can be seen to be a handsome, half-timbered building. Photo by Alan H Mazonowicz.
Era Hotel King's Arms	Sidwell Street	Situated close to the present day Force and Sons. Previously known as the Kings Arms (see entry lower down). From 1889 it was listed as the Era Hotel with Robert Williamson the landlord. The last landlord, Archibal Oliver saw the hotel close in 1918. From 1919 it as listed as Freeth's Toffee.
Exeter Hotel	Sidwell Street	Only listing 1894/5. It was listed as a greengrocer in 1878, and in 1897 a builder.
Exeter Inn	High Street, Topsham	First listed in 1897, it was last listed in Kelly's in 1972. It has the only thatched roof still surviving in Topsham. Photographs from before the First World War show the inn with a plain name board - the modern inn sign has a picture of HMS Exeter. Two early landlords were Pring and Turner.
Exeter Motel	Middlemoor	First listed in 1967 and still trading.
Exeter Tavern	Alphington	Its only listing was in 1844. There is a 'to let' advert in the Flying Post during 1781 for an Exeter Inn - this maybe the same establishment.
Exmouth Arms	WQ Coombe Street - aka Rock's Lane	Mentioned in the Flying Post in 1824, it was listed in 1830 existed. It was listed in the City Brewery inventory of 1833 with Richard Gould in residence and a 1000 year lease.
Exmouth Inn	Holloway Street	Recorded in Trewman's Exeter Flying Post during 1844 this is the only known reference.
Exmouth ph	South Street	Origin unknown - the only evidence of its existence is a reference in 1909 to the inn by J P Rippon, the son of the City Herald as recorded by A E Richardson.
Exonia Vaults	South Street	First listed in 1878 listed 1923 - 1942 blitzed.
Falcon Inn	Lower North Street - adjoining North Gate	There are deeds dating from 1752 for the Falcon Inn and another reference to it in 1756 (ref AER). It was listed in a directory in 1796. Jenkins, in his 1805 History of Exeter stated that the Falcon stood "near the scite of the ancient North Gate" where there was a cold bath, supplied by a fine spring thatissued "from under the City walls". The Falcon was mentioned in the plans proposed by the Improvement Commission for the new Iron Bridge in 1834. The last listing I have traced is for 1851 when the landlord was one Thomas Dare. It was situated at what is now 11 Lower North Street. The Falcon is a sign of the House of York.
Fat Pig Coachmakers Arms	Smythen Street John Street	See Coachmakers' Arms for a history.
Fermat's Number It's a Scream O'Neill's Osborne Hotel Osborne Commercial Hotel	St Davids Hill	A postcard of the opening of the electric tram in 1905, shows the Osborne Commercial Hotel in the background. After the Second War it was used as offices for the Ministry of Agriculture for a time. After being empty for several years, it was opened as O'Neills by Barry McGuigan, the boxer in September 1996. In 1998, the same brewery renamed and refurbished it as a student Its a Scream bar. The current name is Fermat's Number.
The Ferry	Topsham	No history at present known.
Fireman's Arms Duke of Clarence	WQ Preston Street	First listed in 1830 as Duke of Clarence renamed Firemans' Arms ref GP. Frank Shooter, the hero of the Exe was landlord for a time. See Pubs of the West Quarter in 1897 for more on Shooter.
First & Last Falmouth Inn	Cowick Street	First listed in 1822, it was rebuilt in 1913 as the Falmouth Inn. It was late in the 20th century that it was named the First and Last. There were plans to demolish it, in 1993, for a new roundabout - still trading. The terminus of the tram line was here, hence the First and Last pub on the line. Opposite was the site of the turnpike gate which was removed in 1884.
Five Sealers	Topsham	Apart from its existance, nothing else known at present.
Starz Fizgig & Firkin	Lower North Street	Originally St Annes brewery - it has had a variable history in the last few years and is now trading as Starz.
Fleece	Goldsmith's Lane	A reference dated 1756 has been recorded by A E Richardson, fate unknown.
Fleece	North Gate	Apart from its existence, nothing is known about this establishment.
Fleur de Luce Old Flower de Luce 1756	WQ Guinea Street	1756 "by which is a passage into the butcherow" Sherborne paper. In 1791 Robert Wreford purchased the inn from Sophia de Vial - her name may reflect the French name of the inn. A fleur de luce is a perennial herb. The inn may have also been known as the Golden Lion (see entry) and Staggs.
Flying Horse Country House Inn	Dryden Road	First listed in 1878, listed in 1911 in the Norman & Pring inventory, enlarged 1936 when two cottages incorporated into original house. Up until the 1930's, when the Burnthouse Lane Estate was built, it was a sleepy, country pub. It was named the Flying Horse in 1963. The Flying Horse was originally an animal associated with the Knights Templar.
Follett's Arms Tavern	St Davids Hill	Only listing 1844, fate unknown.
Foresters' Arms	Red Cow Village	Listed in 1894/5, and again in 1906 as a refreshment house run by Mrs Bessie Delaney. It was situated between the Red Cow and John Bull Inn.
Foresters' Arms nicknamed the Drum and Monkey	Sidwell Street	First listed as a beerhouse in 1878, listed again in 1911 with William West and 1918 with W H Lee after a succession of landlords through the war years. It was listed in 1919 without a landlords name. It took its name from Forester's Court, to which it was adjacent. Situated at number 78, close to where the present Odeon Cinema is located. It was the headquarters for St Sidwells United who went on to form Exeter City.
Foresters' Arms	WQ Commercial Road	First listed in 1822, and last listed in 1912.
Fortune of War	Old Exe Bridge	In December 1775, the Flying Post reported that 9 vagrant lodgers died in a fire which may have been caused by their manufacturing matches made of 15 cm lengths of deal - they would dip the points into a pot of melted brimstone over a fire. The brimstone boiled over and caught aflame on the fire causing the disaster. The fate of the Fortune of War is unknown.
Fuller's Arms	WQ Coombe Street aka Rock's Lane and Roch's Lane	First listed in 1816 and last listed in 1830 - since demolished.
John Gandy Vines 2001	Gandy Street	Origin is unknown. According to the Express and Echo it was sold in 1983 and again 1985. Its predecessor, Vines gained a reputation as a music venue in the city. Still trading as a wine bar.
Gardeners' Arms	Coronation Road South Wonford	First listed in 1878, and listed in 1972 in Kelly's, closed 1998, demolished in 2000 for housing.
George Inn	North Street	Mentioned in a 1578 deed, also mentioned in 1759 ref AER, and first listed in 1796. Last listed in 1844. However, the Besley map of 1850 shows the George Inn, and the building is still marked on the 1881 OS map. According to Peter Thomas, the Gaumont Cinema occupies the site of the inn and the yard, and some early maps confirm this. Roques map of 1744 places the George Inn on the site of Tiger Bill's, North Street.
George and Vulture Tavern	n/k	Mention June 19 1851 Flying Post, ref AER, fate unknown.
George's Meeting House	South Street	See George's Meeting House for a full history.
Gifford's Hotel	High Street	Listing in 1894/5, and again in 1901 - fate unknown.
Globe Alehouse	Smith Street	Mentioned in a 1781 Flying Post, ref AER, fate unknown.
Globe Hotel	Topsham	See Globe, Topsham for a full history.
Globe Hotel	Cathedral Yard	See Globe Hotel for a full history.
Globe Inn/Tavern	Clifton Road	See Globe, Newtown for a full history.
Globe Tavern	Bartholomew Street	Only listed 1844 fate unknown.
Golden Ball Tavern New Golden Ball Tavern	Mary Arches Street	First listed in 1816. Listed as New Golden Ball in 1850, last listed in 1897 - sold at auction 1909. The name is associated with silk merchants. See Butlers.
Golden Eagle /Tavern	Bartholomew Street	First listed in 1844, last listed 1897. The owner of the inn must have wanted to close his business, for in August 1904 he offered the Council the inn for the sum of £400, for road widening. They refused the offer and in September 1904, he again offred the inn, this time for £350 - they again refused, on the basis that they did not require the whole of the premises. The matter didn't end there, for in May 1906, the Council Minutes note that the inn had been purchased for the sum of £380.
Golden Fleece Tavern	WQ Smythen Street John Street	Burned 10 Nov 1826 ref AER - first listed in 1828, last listed in 1851 -fate unknown. Name derived from woollen drapers.
Golden Lion aka New Golden Lion Country House Inn 1833	Clifton Road	See Golden Lion for a history.
Golden Lion	WQ Guinea Street	This may have been the Fleur de Luce in the late 18th century. Destroyed by fire in the May 1942 blitz.
Golden Lion	Magdalen Street	Origin unknown, fate unknown.
Grapes Inn	South Street	Dymond claims William Langham became landlord from the Mitre in 1721 - The City Brewery purchased it in June 1879 for £1,250. It was lost in the 1942 blitz. Compensation was paid of £2,755 in 1951 and the site sold to ECC for £700 in 1955. The licence was transferred to the Chevalier, now the Hogs Head in 1955.
Great Western Hotel 1923 Railway /Hotel 1848	Red Cow St David's Station	See Great Western Hotel for a full history.
Green Dragon Dragon 1728	High Street/Bedford Street corner (then Bedford Lane) opposite Half Moon, "just above the New"	Known as the Dragon in the 17th century, it appeared in a Brice's Weekly, August 1728 advert, and was marked on a 1734 map by Rocque. The building was demolished in 1878, although it had closed years before. The sign of the Green Dragon is associated with the Earls of Pembroke.
Green Gables Inn King's Arms	Buddle Lane	See Green Gables for a history.
Greyhound Inn	Paris Street	Situated next to the Bude Hotel, the inn had good stabling in the 19th century and a brewhouse. In 1898, £120 was paid for brewing plant by the City Brewery. First listed in 1850, its freehold was purchased by the City Brewery for £2,700 in 1898. It was lost in 1942 in the blitz. £5,365 war compensation was paid in 1950 and the site sold to ECC for £2,400 in 1955. The licence was transferred to the new Greyhound Hotel in Sidwell Street in 1958. A Greyhound is a traditional heraldic device associated with the Tudors.
Grocers' Arms	n/k	Token from 1659, Richard Freke and 1663, John Maber, fate unknown.
Haberdashers' Arms	n/k	Token from 1663, John Pearce, fate unknown.
Half Moon Hotel	High Street/Bedford Street	See Half Moon Hotel for a full history.
Half Moon Inn	Topsham	No 22 High Street , was recorded as the Half Moon Inn in 1787. In 1830, according to Pigots, Robert Drake was in residece. It became the Sun Inn circa 1850.
Half Moon ph	Waterbeer Street - possibly corner of North Street	Mentioned in North Street 1791 ref AER - only listing 1850, fate unknown.
Half Moon Tap part of Half Moon High Street	Catherine Street	A standing only bar at the back of the Half Moon. Only listing 1889 listed 1897 - demolished in 1912 to be replaced by Lloyds Bank and Dellers Cafe.
Half-Way House	Tiverton Road Crediton Road	First listed in 1850 listed 1856. I'm not able to place this establishmenty.
Tiger Bills Hart's Golden Hart 1973 Porter Black Hexter's Vaults - Long Bar See George Inn above.	North Street	First listed in 1923, and last listed in 1972 as Hexter's Vaults, this establishment has been through many changes and has just reopened after a period of closure, as Tiger Bills, a bar and a wok grill. During the 1920's and 30s it was frequented by the workers from the Garton and King foundry in Waterbeer Street. In the 1960s it was run by Harold Garnsworthy whose family also ran the Globe, Newtown and the Prince Albert Cowick Street. The bar on the first floor was known as Bar Acuda and gained a reputation as the centre of the red light district. It had a six day licence and was closed on Sundays. Harold Garnsworthy resisted the move to keg beer and continued to serve from a traditional beer engine. He employed a bar woman known as Mata Hari who wore a floor length black apron and collected glasses by pushing through the crowd with a couple of metal milk bottle crates. They stopped serving at 10.15pm and started hosing down the floor at 10.30 - an altogether colourful bar, in the heart of the city. See Lady in Red for a memory of the Long Bar.
Heart of Oak	Main Road Pinhoe	This pub was originally a coaching house. It was first listed in a trade directory in 1889. The property, along with a meadow, was sold in June 1892 for the sum of £600. It was described as a 'Good Roadside Public House with Stabling, Outhouses, Garden and 3 Cottages.' In 1986 the Sun offered the lease of the pub as a prize in a competition. It was renamed, A Place in the Sun and careful publicity shots made it seem like a quiet, rose covered pub, hiding the busy road out front. Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins, Eric Bristow the darts player, and several page 3 girls including Linda Lusardi visited to generate even more publicity. A rival newspaper endeavoured to put the record straight by referring to a paint peeling local. The lucky winner turned down the lease and opted for a cash prize.
Hell	Northgate	The name given to a dark and dingy drinking room in the Northgate, ref AER, fate unknown.
Henry's Bar 1997 Mount Pleasant Inn	Blackboy Road	First listed in 1851, listed in the 1967 Kelly's, refurbished and renamed in 1997, still trading.
Hog's Head Winston's/Humphrey B's Churchill's Chevalier Inn 1929 Fountain Tavern 1765	Fore Street	See Chevalier Inn for a full history.
Hole in the Wall	Fore Street - Fore Street Hill	Existed early 19th C, fate unknown. Hole in the Wall derives from a small retreat - it can also derive from a literal hole in the wall for serving drinks..
Hole in the Wall	Little Castle Street	Origin unknown, Duchy of Cornwall property, still trading as a Berni Inn,
Hole in the Wall	Rock Lane	The Post-master or Loyal Mercury in 1723 was stated as dwelling house on the corner by James Meeting House.
Honest John	Lower Shapter Street, Topsham	No 29, Lower Shapter Street is thought to have once been the Honest John Inn. There is evidence that the Drill Hall off Lower Shapter Street may have been a brew and malt house for the Honest John, circa 1826.
Honiton Inn/Tavern	Paris Street	See Honiton Inn for history.
Horse and Dray 1989 George and Dragon The Temeraire	Blackboy Road	See Horse and Dray for a history.
Heavitree 2006 Horse and Groom Horse and Jockey1825 Buffalo's Head 1742	Fore Street, Heavitree	See The Heavitree for a history
Horse and Groom	Salutary Mount, Heavitree	Only listing 1850, fate unknown.
Horse and Groom	St Sidwell Street	Only listing 1816, fate unknown - probably King Billy's in Longbrook Street.
Hour Glass Inn	Melbourne Street	See Hour Glass for a history.
Hub - 2006 Three Fat Fish The Exchange Mitre London Ale House David's Ale House 1744	Mary Arches Street / Bartholomew St	First listed in 1816 as London Ale House. In 1958, the landlord, Reg Bowden, was relocated to the Spirit Vaults in South Street for the London Ale House to be demolished for road widening. The rebuilt pub was named the Mitre, with Reg Bowden in residence. It is now named the Hub.
Imperial Imperial Hotel	New North Road	See Imperial for a history.
Ironmongers' Arms	n/k	Evidence for its existence comes from a token from 1657, enscribed on the reverse Thos. Gloyne and 1659, Edward Hickman.
The Ivy	North Street	This bar restaurant existed in 2001 next to Garton and King. It is now a bistro named the Conservatory. No other history is known. Photo by Sean Creech
Joan Goldsmyth tavern	n/k	Circa 1377, innkeeper accused of running a brothel, fate unknown. Found in city records.
John Bull Tavern	Exwick (Exweeke)	Only listing 1844 with John Alfred Cullum as the landlord, fate unknown. See the Village Inn, Exwick.
John Piers Tavern	n/k	Circa 1377, was also a wine importer, fate unknown. Found in the city records.
John Splot Hosteler	n/k	Circa 1377, innkeeper was also a cordwainer, alderman and leather worker, fate unknown. Found in the city records.
Jolly Porter 1957 George's Drink and Food Factory 1988 The Elmfield Hotel 1870	St Davids Hill	See Jolly Porter for a history.
Jolly Sailor / Tavern	Quay Hill - on city wall	Probably built 1750, listed 1830 listed 1878 - license lapsed. It was located immediately behind the Customs House, wedged against Quay Hill.
Tiggas Branch Office Judge Jefferies Branch Office Acorn Inn	Magdalen Street, carpark	This pub, as the Acorn Inn, dates from May 1966 when it was built in the carpark in the middle of the road junction at the bottom of South Street, Western Way. See the Acorn Inn for details of its predecessor. This Acorn was nicknamed the Gaycorn during the 1980's. It has gone through three name changes to Tiggas and is now a venue for many gigs - an ideal pub in the middle of a roundabout - that should please the locals worried about the noise.
King Alfred Tavern	Fore Street/ Friernhay Street	Mentioned by James Cossins as existing circa 1827, it was on the corner of Friernhay Street. Earliest directory listing was in 1844, last listed 1853.
King Billy 2006 Strikers 1997 Threepenny Bit Dunkirk Horse & Groom	Longbrook Street	Dates from 1740. It was rebuilt and opened June 1967. Listed in the 1972 Kelly's as the Coach & Horses although by 1976 it was named the Dunkirk, when it was a popular meeting place for the ABC Cinema. When named the Threepenny Bit, it was sold in 1997, still trading as King Billy. The corner of Longbrook Street was removed when Debenhams was buyilt and the pub rebuilt, making it the first building on the right - previously it was the 12th down the terrace from Sidwell Street.
King John's Tavern King George's Tavern 1714	South Street, in the serge market opposite Little Stile	In 1745, when Catholics were very much in the background, it was reported that divine service was cautiously celebrated in an upper back room of Mr Flashman's house, which was King John's Tavern. In 1815 it was reopened by O MacDonald ref Flying Post, first listed 1816, last listed 1828 - front removed road widening circa 1838, demolished for Lloyd's Tobacco Factory. The illustration right, of the staircase in the tavern appeared in the 1873 An Account of Exeter's Merchant Adventurers.
King William	WQ West Quarter	First listed in 1844, last listed in 1856, fate unknown.
King William	Paul Street	Only listing 1850, last listed in 1856, fate unknown.
King's Arms P.H./Tavern	WQ West Street	First listed in 1822, last listed in 1823, closed 1936 ref GP. Named after the Royal coat of arms.
King's Arms Tavern	Sidwell Street	It was recorded in 1772 tht the King's Arms had "stabling for 100 horses" ref AER - first listed in 1816 with J Owen in charge. It is thought that the Kings Arms was the last inn in Exeter to stage a play in its back yard by a travelling troupe of players. It also had at its entrance, the last mounting block in Exeter, for folk to mount their packhorses, after a drinking session. John Martin in 1859 was the landlord to see it closed. The premises became the Era Hotel in 1889 - see the separate entry above.
King's Arms Tavern	WQ Coombe Street	First listed in 1844, last listed in 1897, fate unknown. George Lee was the Innkeeper between 2 Apr 1871 and his death in 6 May 1878.
King's Head Tavern	Sidwell Street	First listed in 1816.The freehold was purchased by the City Brewery in 1909 for £1,400. Lost in the blitz. The sum of £3,117 was paid in 1951 for war damage and in 1957, the site was sold to ECC for £1,600. The names Pope's Head and Abbot's Head were popular for inns up to the Reformation. Landlords quickly changed the name to King's Head so as not to incur the wrath of Henry VIII.
King's Head	Fore Street	Mentioned 1755 ref Western Flying Post, fate unknown.
King's Head	Spillers Lane	Unknown origin, fate unknown.
King's Head	Shapter Street, Topsham	First listed in the 1830 edition of Pigot's Directory with John Please in residence. The present pub is next to Shapter House which some speculate was the original inn. The present premises contain Dutch bricks and were modernised in the 1930s. In former times it was a favoured drinking hole for the many shipwrights of Topsham. The photo by Alan H Mazonowicz was taken in the 1960s.
The King's King's Arms Tavern	Cowick Street	Although first listed in 1828, there is this entry in Izacke's 'The King's Arms near the head of the new Haven, were erected at this City's Charge, as formerly.' for the year 1664, a predecessor for the present pub. During the 19th Century the King's Arms was one of the meeting places of the Committee of Mill Owners who would elect their Captain of the Leats to oversee the maintenance of the leats. Minutes of the meetings were kept from 1825. The present King' Arms was rebuilt on the same site, sometime after the second war with a car park at the front, that disappeared when Cowick Street was widened. In 1974, Heavitree Brewery applied for permission to place a British Railways restaurant car beside the pub, to act as an overspill for the lounge bar. Although one councillor was in favour, the proposal was turned down. It has been renamed The King's and is still trading.
Knave of Clubs	Larkbear, on the Waterside	There was an advert Brice's Weekly for a large, newly built house in 1725, situated on the river, close by to where the Sutbrook (Southbrook) flowed into the river. Demolished in the mid 19th Century - the land is now part of Larkbear House.
Labour in Vain	Back Lane	Mentioned Flying Post 1846 ref AER, fate unknown. One known derivation of this name is displayed on the sign - it shows a black-boy being washed to make him white - they weren't so politically correct in former times.
Lamacraft	Clifton Road	Only listing 1923, fate unknown. Harry Lamacraft is one of a long line of Lamacrafts who ran pubs across the city in the 19th century. Harry Lamacraft ran the Globe Inn, Newtown from 1889 to 1919 before appearing as the last Lamacraft in the directories, running this place. It is possible that this establishment is the Globe.
Lamb and Flag	South Street	First listed in 1816, last listed as the Lamb & Flag in 1828. It was renamed the Dove (see entry Dove).. Lamb and Flag is a Templars sign.
Lamb Inn	Southgate Street	A document of 1721 records its purchase for conversion to a private house and the landlord John Legg moving to the Black Lyons.
Lamb Inn	Topsham	This inn is known through lease from Abraham Gibbs, gentlemen dated 1717.
Lazy Landlord Princess Alexandra	Bonhay Road	First listed in 1878 as Princess Alexandra. In 1879, the torso of 6 month old Reginald Hyde was found in the leat of Powhay Mill by Edward Stookes. The child's head, hands, and feet were also found close by and all were taken to the Princess Alexandra Inn to be examined by a surgeon. Annie Tooke was convicted of his murder and hanged at Exeter Gaol. It was taken over by Austin Outside Caterers when they moved from their Bartholomew Street base in 1969. The move gave them a license to sell alcohol which they could use for outside catering events. It was closed by the brewery in May 1982 before re-opening as the Lazy Landlord. In 2000 the Princess Alexandra was finally closed, and in 2002 demolished and replaced with apartments. The photo, courtesy of Mrs Nora Austin, shows the Princess Alexandra in the 1970's when the Austins were in residence.
Lighter Inn	Topsham Quay/Fore Street	See the Lighter for a history.
Locomotive Inn South Western Hotel	New North Road	See Locomotive for a history.
London and South Western South Western Hotel, name alternated	Paul Street, north side	First listed in 1878, last listed in 1923, closed September 1924 according to Geoffrey Pring. The area was demolished for road widening and the Paul Street bus station created. This hotel was approximately where the entrance to Harlequins is today.
The Longbrooke 2000 Valiant Soldier Devenish Valiant Soldier	Cowick Street	Appears in the 1972 Kelly's directory as the Devenish Valiant Soldier, it quickly became the Valiant Soldier. Renamed in 2000, the Longbrooke. Looking like it's surrounded by a used car lot, the Longbrooke at the St Thomas Shopping Centre.
Lord Cornwallis ph	Mary Arches Street	Mentioned in 1796 ref AER, fate unknown.
Lord Nelson Inn	High Street Topsham	The building dates from the early 19th Century, with some modern additions. The earliest directory listing was in Pigot's from 1830, with Thomas Marshall in residence. There used to be a trough and pump at the front for the many horse and carts that drew up alongside. Local boys would pump the water into the trough, to be rewarded with a few pennies by the animals owner for their trouble. Behind are several limestone buildings that were formerly used as a brewhouse. The Inn is next to Nelson Close, which was formerly Davy's timber field. Earliest listing I have found was in 1878.
Lord Nelson	Paul Street	First listed in 1816, last listed in 1830, fate unknown.
Lord Nelson	Russell Street	Only listing 1889, fate unknown.
Lord Nelson	Spillers Lane	First listed in 1856, last listed in 1894/5, fate unknown.
Lord Nelson	WQ Coombe Street	Origin unknown, fate unknown. There are several pubs in the West Quarter that appeared and quickly disappeared, probably due to the introduction of the Beerhouses Act of 1830.