Golden Cross Inn, Golden Cross

UPDATE 2015.


Planning permission has been submitted to turn the Golden Cross into three separate flats. This former Harveys tied house west of Hailsham is Grade-II listed, but has been closed since July 2014. Objections against redevelopment were lodged by the South East Sussex Branch, but the Parish Council of Chiddingly proposed to Wealden Council planners that the conversion should go ahead! Viability was cited as the reason behind the closure and subsequent planning application, although it is felt that this free-of-tie pub should have been much more thoroughly marketed, to sell or lease as a going concern. This pub is therefore re-categorised as Permanently Closed.

The former description is shown below. 





This 19th century pub with its 1950s refit has recently been 'gastro'd' but is otherwise little changed - possibly saved by its grade II listing?. The left hand public bar, which would probably two rooms prior to the 1950s, has a bar counter now painted red, bar back now painted black, dado panelling now painted red and a brick fireplace that all look they date from the 1950s. On the right the saloon bar also looks like it would have been two rooms in the past and has old dado panelling at the rear and the brick fireplace could be 1930s or 1950s. However, the bar counter is a much more modern now painted grey one as are the bar back shelves which is very modern - it could be that the off sales was lost for these newer fittings. At the rear a red and black quarry tiled floor passage leads to he former function room now a dining room in a wood clad extension which would appear to have been added in the 1950s with floor to ceiling panelling, brick fireplace and some fixed seating.