The Dorset Arms

From Historical Hastings

The Dorset Arms opened in the 1860s as a beer retailer at 17[a] Wellington Road (now Duke Road). It has a short and interesting history and was nicknamed 'The Bug and Flea' by locals. In 1880 it was a butchers as well as a beer retailer, ceasing to be a public house in 1909.[1]


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References & Notes

  1. Buckle gives the street number as 21


  1. Buckle, Alan & Hastings Local History Group (2013). : From waterfall to windmill, p. 81.