The Eagle Inn, 9 Bourne Street, All Saints (HT 5745)

On 6 & 7 Feb 1760 Elizabeth Lock widow of William Lock mariner conveyed the house to Thomas Bossom cooper for £40. Bossom's will of 27 Aug 1787 gave his wife Elizabeth a life estate with remainder to his daughter Mary, wife of Thomas Pumphrey & their children as tenants in common. In return for an annuity of £4 10s, the widow (now of Bexhill) released her interest to her son-in-law Thomas Pumphrey of Bexhill gent on 25 & 26 July 1794. The property is described as E of the pavement adjoining the Bourne, S of Richard Page's house, N of John Martin & Thomas Bossom senior's house & W of John Taught senior's house; it was occupied by John Lock (AMS5828/24/1, 2)

On 22 & 23 June 1796 Pumphrey (a customs riding officer) & his wife sold to Thomas Mannington blacksmith who had purchased at an auction, 20 Apr 1796, for £94 (AMS5828/24/3 - 5)

By a settlement of 5 & 6 Mar 1800 William Duke of Bexhill gent was appointed trustee for sale of Thomas Mannington's property (subject to his wife Mary's life estate) for the benefit of their children. Mary died 26 Oct 1821 & on 5 & 6 Nov 1824 Duke & the five children (Thomas M ironmonger, John M ironmonger, Mary wife of Thomas Phillips of Ore gent, Ann wife of Henry Tindall seedsman & Sarah M spinster) conveyed to George Wenham tailor & William Bishop gent his trustee for £175; the house was occupied by Samuel Hide (AMS5828/24/6, 7). Wenham's will of 23 June 1836 appointed Thomas Curtis Hutchinson (a former pierwarden) & Thomas White shopkeeper trustees for sale; he died 21 Oct & the will was proved at Lewes 9 Dec 1836 & on 25 - 26 Oct 1837 the property was sold to Elizabeth Wenham widow for £125 (AMS5828/24/8, 9). Elizabeth Wenham's will of 12 Oct 1843 appointed Thomas Standen baker & James Wenham tailor trustees. She died 25 Oct, the will was proved (Lewes) 7 Jan & on 15 Mar 1845 the trustees sold to John Betts baker & his trustee Henry Bishop for £86. On 24 June 1879 the property (now the Eagle Inn occupied by Mr White) was sold by Benjamin Coffret Betts of Portslade baker to Kate Burfield widow for £450. On 30 Sept 1912 Jessie Hall Burfield as executrix & widow of Herbert Burfield brewer (d 15 Nov 1911) sold the property (now 9 Bourne Street) to Sigismunda Eliza & Florence Agnes Alice Frances Adolphus of St Leonards spinsters for £80 (AMS5828/24/10-12)