Before Anchor and The Old Ship, High Street, Bosham
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Before Anchor and The Old Ship, High Street, Bosham
Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 24 Sep 2009
The two buildings are both Grade II Listed. The Blue Before Anchor is an 18th century house whilst the 19th century The Old Ship was originally two and possibly three cottages, later possibly a public house, later again a club, now a single house. Trubshawe, a friend of actor Anthony Steel and a 6ft 6ins tall ex-army officer with a huge handlebar moustache owned the small residential club here. Pat Roc and Steel used the club to carry on a clandestine affair. Pat returned to England in 1952 so I'm assuming that the club existed in the 1950's but it seems likely it was 601 squadron's private club prior to this and during the war years when it is described in at least one reminiscence as a pub.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.828597
Longitude
-0.858088