The Seven Sisters Pub - known locally as 'The Sevens'
Charlotte welcomes you into her unusual curved 1930's roadhouse pub set back from Alfriston Road, originally with a three-bar layout, but since opened out.
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The building was originally designed and built by Brighton, Hove & Portsmouth Breweries and named after the local chalk cliffs landmark.
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The site where the pub is built used to be a traction engine repair yard, owned by the French family. After the demise of the traction engines, the ground was used for several years as a site for travelling funfairs until it was bought by the brewery.
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This Art Deco building, once a hotel, was constructed by Ringmer Building Works on what was to be the main Dover to Honiton trunk road, first opening in January 1931.
The Second World War put a halt to the trunk road, leaving 'The Sevens' at a right angle to the road on the outskirts of sleepy Seaford. During the war itself, 'The Sevens' became a home from home and alleged black market for the Canadian Expeditionary Forces who were billeted in St Peter's School which was a little further up Alfriston Road.
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A profusion of private prep schools grew in Seaford in the 1950's, and 'The Sevens' enjoyed a period of prosperity as a small hotel, with visiting reps during the week and parents at the weekends. The town continued to grow and 'The Sevens' became surrounded by houses.
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In 1987 the bars were altered and refurbished. A dining area was created and the first floor function room was enlarged and gained its own bar. The refurbishment tried to keep to the original Art Deco feel with the inclusion of Tiffany lighting and the retention of a lot of the original panelling. The oak chairs that can be found in the dining area were made especially for 'The Sevens'.
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