Historic Hastings pub saved from demolition
Planners have refused an application to demolish the Millers Arms in Winchelsea Road, Ore, and build new houses.
The plans were for four two-bedroom and four three-bedroom homes, car space and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements.
The pub, which closed in 2023, was once an important and thriving community hub. There was a free juke box every Sunday and the pub raised money through the year to put on a free Bonfire Night for the community.
There were a number of teams playing darts, pool and petanque.
The Millers before it closed was one of only two pubs still open in Ore Village. The area once had seven pub, now only the Old King John remains.
The pub was described in the Campaign for Real Ale’s database as “A small traditional pub with a pleasant garden, quiet in the mornings but busy in the evenings.”
The Millers Arms is thought to be named for a windmill that once stood nearby on The Ridge. It is believed to be Victorian but may be older.
There is a record of a meeting of agricultural labourers held in the Millers Arms in September 1874 to establish a branch of a labourers union.