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Prince Albert Inn

RoyPenfold — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:52:56 GMT

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Foresters Arms

RoyPenfold — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:21:24 GMT

Peter Jenkins (1840-1899)

RoyPenfold — Sun, 31 May 2026 08:50:26 GMT

Construction work

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 Located in [[Rock-a-Nore Road]], this pub was built in 1789, becoming the Forester's Arms in 1847, then the [[Prince Albert]] in 1852.
 The [[Winkle Club]] was formed here in 1899. It closed as a pub in 1953<ref>{{BNA|0000293/19540403/069/0004}}</ref> and is now the [[Mermaid Restaurant]]
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−	There would appear to have been ~~two~~ Foresters Arms, one located on [[Pinders Road]] since 1886, and another in [[Shepherd Street]]	+	There would appear to have been several public houses known as the Foresters Arms, one located on [[Pinders Road]] since 1886, one in [[Prince Albert Inn\|Rock-a-Nore]] between 1847 and 1852, and another in [[Shepherd Street]].

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 In addition to his building much of West St Leonards including [[St. Leonards Church|St Leonards Church]], he built the [[Deluxe Cinema]] and during 1866 following his purchase of the building, constructed a short-lived swimming pool and public baths in the basement of the [[St. Leonards Assembly Rooms]]. Other construction works include reservoirs at [[Maze Hill Reservoir|Maze Hill]], [[Shornden Reservoir|Shornden]], the sea wall from [[St. Leonards Church|St Leonards Church]] to [[Grosvenor Gardens]]<ref name="hastingschronicle.net">The Hastings Chronicle: [https://hastingschronicle.net/key-events/1850-1899/ 1850-1899 – The Hastings Chronicle], accessdate: 28 December 2019</ref> and [[Halton Reservoir|Halton]], and was building a further reservoir at at the time of his death on the 27 June 1899. He rebuilt the East Sussex Club (on the corner of [[Warrior Square]] and [[Grand Parade]]), and erected the drill halls at [[Rock-a-Nore]] and [[Middle Street]].<ref name="fohc1"/><ref name="hc">https://hastingschronicle.net/archives/hc-archives/page/57/</ref>
-He made all his bricks in nine brickyards around Sidley & Guestling, and reportedly aimed to make between ten and eleven million bricks during one season at the peak in production. There would be three and a half million bricks required for the new Workhouse.<ref name="fohc2"/><ref name="hc"/>
+He made all his bricks in nine brickyards around Sidley & Guestling, and reportedly aimed to make between ten and eleven million bricks during one season at the peak in production. There would be three and a half million bricks required for the new Workhouse, which he had won the contract for building.<ref name="fohc2"/><ref name="hc"/>
 == Wealth ==