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Fortunes of War Pub ??

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Trac

Trac Report 18 Jun 2008 10:18

i have just found out that rellies used to run the Fortune of war Pub in England i know very little about them or the pub there names were Bob and Betty Moore they had 2 children Steven and Kevin I think this was after the war these people are my fathers cousins Robert Moores mothers name was Dorothy Cave ? they came to Australia to live Maybe around the 1965 the have both passed now.
I have sooo many photos of this place mainly the inside can any one help with any info would love to know more about them and the pub thankyou from Tracie

Eeyore13

Eeyore13 Report 18 Jun 2008 13:01

Hi Tracie,
Do you have any idea where in the UK the Pub was?There are several.
My G.Dad was a Robert Moore & his Father who was married to Eliza (Raven)was also Robert.I'm having real problems tracing them 'cause they keep vanishing,they seem to be from the Leamington Spa area but he was in the Navy.If any of this sounds familiar please let me know-I'm going nuts trying to find them!Thanks.
All the best,
Carla

Trac

Trac Report 18 Jun 2008 22:07

Hi Carla it was in England could have been near the beach ??thankyou from Tracie

Janice

Janice Report 28 Feb 2009 22:50

Could it have been the Fortune of War Pub in Smithfield, London, Reputed to be where the Great Fire of London 1666 stopped, demolished in 1910? Not near a beach but close to the River Thames.

Janice

Janice Report 28 Feb 2009 22:57

P.S. Just found out there's a Fortune of War Pub in Brighton, which is a well known seaside holiday resort in the U.K. Apparently it resembles the upside down hull of a ship. I don't know whether that's inside or outside but it definitely overlooks the beach. Try Googleing it, put The Fortune of War in the search and click on Images. Good Luck.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 28 Feb 2009 22:58

Found this one on Google (quite near the sea):-

Fortune Of War
187 St Marychurch Rd, Torquay, TQ1 3HP

01803 326272

You could try contacting the present occupants and ask if they have a list of former landlords.

Kath. x

Trac

Trac Report 5 Mar 2009 06:33

Thankyou Janice and Kathlene for all that help i am on to now the one at Brighton is the one i have photos of the inside of it is a hull of a ship regards and thankyou to all you that reply to our ??? thankyou

Lesley

Lesley Report 18 Jul 2010 12:39

Hi Tracie
I know it has been some time but I thought I would just let you know that I lived in Brighton in the late 50s early 60s and my mum worked in The Fortune of War for a time, I remember it well, it was nothing like it is now it was just a small bar/pub situated underneath the promenade on the beach just down from West Street. It was made to look like an upturned boat much later. I have just spoken to my mum and it was run by Vera and Dave Davenport, but we are pretty sure that it was actually owned by Vera's brother in law Alec Bell Davis who also owned a massive pub called Chattfields on the corner of West Street. We left Brighton c1966 and my mum does not remember anybody called Bob or Betty.
Good luck with your search, Regards Lesley