Thursday 5 February 2009

Plumbers Arms & Brickmakers Arms update

Just recvd an interesting update re the Plumbers Arms and the Brickmakers Arms from one of my readers so am posting it up without edit as follows:

Greetings,

Just been reading your item about the “Plumbers Arms” in Limpsfield. I’ve lived in the Oxted area, on and off since 1966. I went to the Primary School next to Limpsfield Common from 1966 to 1971 and I remember the “Plumbers Arms”. Your closure/demolition date is a bit out. During my last few months at that school, work started on widening (to dual carriage way) from the top of Pebble Hill down to the traffic lights, so the pub was doomed anyway. However, its’ closure was brought forward to a truck crashing into the side of the pub and severe damage caused to the building to be condemned. This occurred in late 1971. A trawl through the Surrey Mirror archives could probably come up with something, as I do vaguely remember it featuring. It was probably the most exciting thing to happen in the village for years!

Slightly more up to date, the “Brickmakers Arms” at Crowhurst Lane End closed on 24th January this year (2009) and the pub is for sale. The owners are still living on the premises,
Regards,
Peter