Bell and Anchor, Nutbourne, Sussex - c.1917-20 - Ref- 1278 - click image below to return
Lambert & Norris, Arundel Ales - H Whitney, proprietor
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Eagle House was built around 1870 and was formerly a pub, the Eagle Inn, until about 1950. The
property contains substantial timbers, reputed to have been sourced from local seafaring vessels.
Another large neighbouring pub the Bell and Anchor was demolished in 1995 and the site
redeveloped for residential use. This has been a pattern all along the A259, as there has been less local
custom for pubs. Also, drinking and driving has become unacceptable. One former notable resident of
the property was the British Olympic diver Valerie Lloyd-Chandos, who represented Britain at the 1952
Summer Games, later living in France. Also in the 1950s, the Main Road, then still the A27 Trunk Route,
was straightened. As part of these roadworks, a small local General Store and a more substantial
residential property both sited immediately to the west of Eagle House, were compulsorily purchased
and demolished. The garden of the demolished residential property was subsequently amalgamated
with that of Eagle House, remnants of the original dividing garden wall can still be seen. At about this
time, the wreckage of a German aircraft, WW2 bomber, was discovered in Chidham in a farmer’s barn,
and while being transported by low-loader to Thorney Island, the starboard wing reportedly struck and
damaged the eastern corner brickwork of Eagle House. The damage was quickly covered over. During
extensive refurbishment works conducted in mid 2019, this damage was rediscovered and on this
occasion repaired properly. A black flying eagle motif was displayed until recently above the front door,
although it has now been removed following the reinstatement after many years of a porch awning,
similar to that which can be seen in the historic photographs of the Eagle Inn
